Michael Rapaport has always been a disruptor.
As a kid growing up in New York, Rapaport had a big mouth and could make people laugh, though teachers continually noted his "disruptive behavior" in class. "That's just a genetic disposition," says Rapaport, on the phone last month from New York. "That's just who I am and who I've always been."
It's what led him to move to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up comedy after high school. And his stand-up is what led to his acting career, after casting agents saw him perform on stage and knew he had the makings of an actor.
