Michael David Rapaport is an American actor and comedian. Beginning his career in the early 1990s, he has made over 100 appearances in film and television. His film roles include
True Romance (1993),
Higher Learning (1995),
Metro (1997),
Cop Land (1997),
Deep Blue Sea (1999),
The 6th Day (2000),
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001),
Big Fan (2009), and
The Heat (2013). On television, he headlined the Fox sitcom
The War at Home (2005â2007) and was a series regular on the Fox drama
Boston Public (2001â2004), the fourth season of the Fox serial drama
Prison Break (2008â2009), and the Netflix comedy drama
Atypical (2017â2021). Rapaport also held recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms
Friends (1999) and
My Name Is Earl (2007â2008) and the FX Western
Justified (2014).