Michael Badalucco received the 1999 Emmy Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated
in the same category in 2000 for his work on the ABC television
series The Practice. He got his start in the entertainment industry
at a very young age, going to work with his father who was a
carpenter on movie sets. During the filming of Fail Safe, a photo
of a young boy was needed; eight-year-old Badalucco posed for
the picture and thus began his acting career.
Most recently Badalucco was seen in The Man Who Wasn't There
and in O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Badalucco's first speaking part was in the feature film Raging
Bull, which led to roles in such movies as Broadway Danny Rose,
Miller's Crossing, Sleepless in Seattle, Jungle Fever, The Professional,
Mac, One Fine Day, The Search For One-Eye Jimmy, Summer of Sam
and the box-office hit You've Got Mail.
Badalucco also guest starred in the television series Law & Order
as Davey, a mentally challenged man.
While earning a BA in theater arts from SUNY New Paltz, Badalucco
performed in more than 20 plays with the New Paltz Repertory
Company. His New York stage credits include Waiting for the Dough,
The Tooth of Crime, Of Mice and Men, Steel on Steel and The Love
of Don Perlimplin for Belisa in His Garden.
Badalucco and his wife, Brenda, make their home in New York City.
He is known as a raconteur, often entertaining his friends and
colleagues with his countless stories.
