Biography
A versatile, young, blond performer, Rapaport segued smoothly from standup comedy to acting with a 1990 guest shot on ABC-TV's "China Beach" and a starring role in "Zebrahead" (1992) as a white high schooler involved in a tense interracial relationship. For the latter, he garnered good notices and an Independent Feature Project Spirit Award nomination. More TV work followed including a recurring role on the fleeting but acclaimed comedy-drama …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Joined the cast of NBC's "My Name Is Earl" in a recurring role | |
2007 | Co-starred in Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin's crime comedy "Live Free or Die" | |
2005 | Cast in the Fox sitcom "The War at Home," playing an average Joe type dealing with the everyday challenges of family life | |
2001 | Joined the cast of "Boston Public" (Fox) as an idealistic teacher with unorthodox methods of instruction | |
2000 | Portrayed a TV executive in Spike Lee's black comedy "Bamboozled" | |
2000 | Co-starred in Woody Allen's "Small Time Crooks" | |
1999 | Guest-starred on several episodes of "Friends," (NBC) as Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) police officer boyfriend, Gary | |
1998 | Co-wrote and co-produced the short film "Trouble Spot", about baldness; directed and co-written with actor Paul Schulze | |
1998 | Starred in Nick Gomez's "illtown" | |
1996 | Cast a boxer in Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite" | |
1993 | Had featured role in "True Romance" | |
1992 | Cast as a recurring character on the short-lived critically acclaimed comedy-drama series "Middle Ages" | |
1992 | Feature debut, starred in "Zebrahead" | |
1990 | TV acting debut, a guest shot on "China Beach" | |
1989 | Performed standup comedy at The Improv on Melrose Avenue in L.A. for two-and-a-half years (date approximate) | |
| Moved to Los Angeles | ||
| Was kicked out of seven schools in NYC | ||
Awards
2011 | Los Angeles Film Festival for Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature in Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest |
2011 | Producers Guild of America Award for Documentary Features in Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest |
1993 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Zebrahead |