Michael Rapaport

Rapaport in 2007, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Michael David Rapaport

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 20, 1970

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Michael Rapaport is an American actor, director, comedian, and podcaster. His family is Jewish, from Poland and Russia.

Michael is the son of June Brody, a radio personality, and David Rapaport, a radio executive. He has two children with his former wife, writer and producer Nichole Beattie.

His half-sister is actress Claudia Lonow. His stepfather was comic Mark Lonow, who co-owned The Improv.

Michael’s paternal grandparents likely are Albert/Abraham Rapaport and Frances Fanny Weiner.

A 23andMe DNA test taken by Michael stated that his genetic ancestry is:

*100% Ashkenazi Jewish