Michael Badalucco Highlights

  • 2001: Reteamed with the Coen brothers to play a barber in the period drama "The Man Who Wasn't There"
  • 2000: Offered nice cameo as bank robber George Nelson in the Coen brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
  • 1999: Cast as David Berkowitz, the 'Son of Sam' killer, in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam"
  • 1997: Played Eric the Soda Man in John Andrew Gallagher's "The Deli"
  • 1997: TV series debut as a regular playing attorney Jimmy Berluti on the ABC drama series "The Practice"; Pfeiffer had recommended the actor to her husband David E Kelley, the series creator and chief writer; Kelley tailored the role especially for the actor
  • 1996: Worked with Michelle Pfeiffer on "One Fine Day"; played small role of a cop
  • 1996: Had co-starring role in "The Search for One-Eye Jimmy" (filmed in 1993)
  • 1994: Acted and worked as assistant properties master for Ephron's "Mixed Nuts"; to date, last behind-the-scenes credit
  • 1993: Appeared in "Sleepless in Seattle", credited as Mike Badalucco
  • 1992: Acted in Turturro's directorial debut, "Mac"
  • 1991: Had bit role and served as property for John Badham's "The Hard Way"
  • 1989: Worked as a prop man on Seidelman's feature "She-Devil"
  • 1988: Worked as props assistant and played a small role of a cop in "Bright Lights, Big City"
  • 1985: Played bit role as a guy from Brooklyn in Susan Seidelman's "Desperately Seeking Susan"; Turturro also appeared
  • 1984: Acted in Allen's "Broadway Danny Rose"
  • 1980: Had first speaking role in a film in Scorsese's "Raging Bull", starring De Niro
  • 1979: Worked as a prop man on Woody Allen's "Manhattan"
  • 1978: First feature credit as a set dresser assistant on "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground", directed by John G Avildsen
  • 1964: His trips with father to movie sets led to him posing for a photograph that was used in "Fail-Safe", starring Henry Fonda
  • Joined Local 52 (his father's union) as a prop man
  • Appeared with John Turturro in stage production of Sam Shepard's "The Tooth of Crime"; Robert De Niro saw the play, and suggest both actors to Martin Scorsese
  • Appeared in over twenty productions with the New Paltz Repertory Company