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.
