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Profile of Erik Palladino
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Erik Palladino |
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10th May 1968 |
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Yonkers, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968 in Yonkers, New York, Connecticut) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC drama series ER.
Born to Peter (a heating contractor) and Queenie (who was a junior high school teacher) Palladino he is the youngest of three sons. He wanted to be an actor after watching Robert De Niro's performance in the 1980 film Raging Bull when he was 12 years old. He joined a children's repertory company a year later.
He and his brother, Chris, performed together in Chris' alternative rock band No More Happy Faces. He had long hair at the time as he was a big fan of Jon Bon Jovi.
Erik graduated from the all-boy Catholic Archbishop Stepinac High School. This prompted him to then major in theatre at Marymount Manhattan College. He graduated in 1991 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then continued performing with Chris' rock band, No More Happy Faces, until he got his first breakthrough role in the form of the popular American TV series ER.
As of 2005 he starred in FX's Over There as "Sgt. Scream", the leader of a squad of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division soldiers involved the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The show earned the milestone of being the first entertainment-oriented production featuring a currently ongoing conflict in the United States and is featured on the FX network Wednesday nights at 10PM EST.
Trivia
He has a dog named Daisy.
Selected Credits
- Over There Television Series(2005)
- Joan of Arcadia Television Series(2003)
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Television Series(2003)
- U-571 (2000)
- ER Television Series(1999-2001)
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
- Love and Marriage Television Series(1996)
External link
- Erik Palladino at the Internet Movie Database
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