When I met Michael Rappaport − 8 April, 1997
You may be saying Who?
He's a fairly famous actor best known for his roles in "Beautiful Girls" as (Matt Dillon's buddy), "Metro" (as Eddie Murphy's sidekick), and "Higher Learning" (as a skinhead that shot Omar Epps' character) and his roles on Boston Public and The War at Home.
Mike is from New York City and has a thick accent. Most movies you see him in have the accent, so it's almost like he can't NOT do it. But he just seems like a cool dude.
Story:
I was working at Dunkelberger's Sports Outfitter on Main Street in Stroudsburg, Pa. (The Poconos is a huge vacation spot for NYC actors) This tall redheaded guy comes in to the clothing section with about 6 other people. I could tell one was his mother cuz he called her, "Ma!"
I was at the counter folding Woolrich shirts and she came up to look at the manly knickknacks under the glass (that just happened to not be for sale). As she was looking, I said, "Ma'am, has anyone ever told you that your son looks just like Michael Rappaport?" Without saying a word to me, she turns around, "Hey, Mikey this young man thinks you look like Micheal Rappaport."
He says, "No shit!" and he's shaking my hand with fever in a matter of 2 seconds. I told him I loved his movies and I really hated him in Higher Learning. He said, "Thanks Man! That's cool!" I told him that he was one of my favorite supporting actors and that I was looking forward to watching him become a leading man and that I thought he had the power to carry a movie, much like he stole the movie Beautiful Girls from Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, and Uma Thurman. He ate it up and he seemed very genuine and was very impressed that I even knew his name, let alone almost every movie he had made up to that point.
He proceeded to tell me about "Metro", the movie he just wrapped with Eddie Murphy. I told him I would watch it at the theatre when it came out. I proceeded to sell him and his family about $2,000 worth of Waxed Cotton jackets and Woolrich clothing. He signed a Dunkelberger's business card and i kept it on me until last year in my wallet. Mostly because he seemed so down to earth and actually happy to be recognized. For the rest of the day I kept explaining to my coworkers who this great actor was and they had no clue. They'd rather sit in a duck blind all day than watch a movie.
He's a fairly famous actor best known for his roles in "Beautiful Girls" as (Matt Dillon's buddy), "Metro" (as Eddie Murphy's sidekick), and "Higher Learning" (as a skinhead that shot Omar Epps' character) and his roles on Boston Public and The War at Home.
Mike is from New York City and has a thick accent. Most movies you see him in have the accent, so it's almost like he can't NOT do it. But he just seems like a cool dude.
Story:
I was working at Dunkelberger's Sports Outfitter on Main Street in Stroudsburg, Pa. (The Poconos is a huge vacation spot for NYC actors) This tall redheaded guy comes in to the clothing section with about 6 other people. I could tell one was his mother cuz he called her, "Ma!"
I was at the counter folding Woolrich shirts and she came up to look at the manly knickknacks under the glass (that just happened to not be for sale). As she was looking, I said, "Ma'am, has anyone ever told you that your son looks just like Michael Rappaport?" Without saying a word to me, she turns around, "Hey, Mikey this young man thinks you look like Micheal Rappaport."
He says, "No shit!" and he's shaking my hand with fever in a matter of 2 seconds. I told him I loved his movies and I really hated him in Higher Learning. He said, "Thanks Man! That's cool!" I told him that he was one of my favorite supporting actors and that I was looking forward to watching him become a leading man and that I thought he had the power to carry a movie, much like he stole the movie Beautiful Girls from Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, and Uma Thurman. He ate it up and he seemed very genuine and was very impressed that I even knew his name, let alone almost every movie he had made up to that point.
He proceeded to tell me about "Metro", the movie he just wrapped with Eddie Murphy. I told him I would watch it at the theatre when it came out. I proceeded to sell him and his family about $2,000 worth of Waxed Cotton jackets and Woolrich clothing. He signed a Dunkelberger's business card and i kept it on me until last year in my wallet. Mostly because he seemed so down to earth and actually happy to be recognized. For the rest of the day I kept explaining to my coworkers who this great actor was and they had no clue. They'd rather sit in a duck blind all day than watch a movie.
