Michael Rapaport
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Michael Rapaport is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host who has built a prolific, decades-long career playing memorable characters across film, television, and comedy. Emerging in the early 1990s as a distinct character actor known for his gritty New York persona, fast-talking delivery, and comedic timing, he made his feature film debut in Zebrahead (1992) before landing his breakout dramatic role as a naive marine in Tony Scott's crime classic True Romance (1993). He quickly established himself as a versatile fixture of '90s cinema, delivering standout performances in critically acclaimed films such as Poetic Justice (1993), John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the crime drama Cop Land (1997), and the comedy Deep Blue Sea (1999). In television, Rapaport has maintained an equally robust presence, starring as Phoebe Buffay's police officer boyfriend Gary in NBC’s Friends, playing the lead role of a suburban father in the Fox sitcom The War at Home, and taking on major dramatic arcs in critically acclaimed series like Boston Public, Justified, Atypical, and Only Murders in the Building. Beyond scripted acting and voice work—including his prominent voice role as Ogre in the animated series The PJs—he has achieved widespread recognition as a sports and political commentator, documentary filmmaker (directing the acclaimed Beats, Rhymes & Travels: A Tribe Called Quest Documentary), and host of several popular podcasts, cementing his status as a ubiquitous and outspoken fixture in modern American entertainment.
Known for
Credits
Cop Land (1997)
as Murray "Superboy" Babitch
Sully (2016)
as Bartender - Pete
The 6th Day (2000)
as Hank Morgan
True Romance (1993)
as Dick Ritchie
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
as Tom Scoggins
Hitch (2005)
as Ben
Men of Honor (2000)
as GM1 Snowhill
The Heat (2013)
as Jason Mullins
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
as Joey the Raccoon (Voice)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
as Paul Kirkwood
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Skinhead
Kiss of Death (1995)
as Ronnie Gannon
Bamboozled (2000)
as Thomas Dunwitty
Hand Gun (1994)
as Lenny
Some Girl (1998)
as Neal
Point of No Return (1993)
as Big Stan
Next Friday (2000)
as Mailman with Tax Notice (uncredited)
Triggermen (2002)
as Tommy O'Brian
Fugly (2007)
as Jack
kid 90 (2021)
as Self
Small Time Crooks (2000)
as Denny
Metro (1997)
as Kevin McCall
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
as Coach Z
Matchmaking 3 (2026)
Actor
Chuck (2017)
as John Wepner
Lucky Numbers (2000)
as Dale
Special (2006)
as Les Franken
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
as Animation Voice (voice)
Higher Learning (1995)
as Remy
Big Fan (2009)
as Philadelphia Phil
Little Boy (2015)
as James Busbee
Poetic Justice (1993)
as Dockworker
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
as Kevin
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western (2004)
as Himself
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
as DJ (voice)
The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
as Lucky
Comic Book Villains (2002)
as Norman Link
Live Free or Die (2006)
as Putney
100%: Julian Edelman (2019)
as Self
Palmetto (1998)
as Donnelly
The Pallbearer (1996)
as Brad Schorr
A Stand Up Guy (2016)
as Colin
The Scout (1994)
as Tommy Lacy
Kiss of the Damned (2012)
as Ben Rider
The Naked Man (1998)
as Edward Bliss Jr.
A Brother's Kiss (1997)
as Stingy
I'll Be Right There (2024)
as Marshall
Money for Nothing (1993)
as Kenny Kozlowski
This Girl's Life (2004)
as Terry
Inside Out (2011)
as Jack Small
It Ain't Easy (2006)
Actor
A Day in the Life (2009)
as Detective Grant
Chain of Fools (2001)
as Hitman
The After Party (2018)
as Self (Uncredited)
Conflicted (2021)
as Mike
Grilled (2006)
as Bobby
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
as Self
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
as Danny
29 Palms (2002)
as The Cop
Kicked in the Head (1997)
as Stretch
King of the Jungle (2000)
as Francis
My Man Is a Loser (2014)
as Marty
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story (2020)
as Bill Fitch
Paper Soldiers (2002)
as Mike E.
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families (1998)
as Szarany
Glisten and the Merry Mission (2023)
as Grizz (voice)
Zebrahead (1992)
as Zack
The Deported (2010)
as Himself
The Choice Is Yours (2023)
as Self
A Good Night to Die (2003)
as August
Don't F**k with Ghosts (2024)
as Self
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
as Kevin Gower
Subway Stories (1997)
as Jake (segment "The Listeners")
Five Golden Rings (2020)
Actor
The Follow-Up (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Foot Shooting Party (1994)
as Lizard
October 8 (2025)
as Self
Illtown (1996)
as Dante
NB80s (2011)
as Self
The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)
as Self
Stealing Jokes (2024)
as Louie
Push (2006)
as Tommy G
NB90s (2013)
Actor
America Brown (2005)
as Daniel Brown
Last I Heard (2013)
as Bobby DiBianco
The Trophy King (—)
as Greg Geary
Last Shot (—)
Actor
Living the Fantasy (2015)
as Narrator