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Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC drama series ER.

Early life

Palladino was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, the son of a school teacher and heating contractor from the Bronx.^[1] He is the youngest of three sons born into an Italian-American family.^[2] When he was 12 years old, he decided he wanted to be an actor after watching Robert De Niro's performance in the 1980 film Raging Bull. Another big influence for Palladino was John Belushi on Saturday Night Live. In 1981 he joined the Children's Repertory Company (CRC) in New Rochelle when he was 13 years old. This was his first foray into acting. He has been quoted as saying, "Finding acting and music was a good outlet for me...had I not gotten those outlets I may have ended up in trouble." And he did. He was arrested for assault when he was seventeen. Charges were later expunged. He and his brother, Chris, performed together in Chris' alternative rock band No Happy Faces. He had long hair at the time, as was always a big fan of Heavy Metal.

Erik graduated from the all-boy Catholic High School Archbishop Stepinac. Fellow alumni included Alan Alda whom he later worked with. He then enrolled into an all girls college, which was coed, for theatre majors. 1986 Marymount Manhattan College. He graduated in 1991, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.

Career

Palladino has appeared in over 20 films. He is also known for his work in television on shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fringe, Burn Notice, NCIS and ER. When he first landed in Hollywood he was known for his work in sitcoms; Love & Marraige, Murphy Brown, Diresta. He asked to be let out of his contract from the short lived UPN show, Diresta, after coming to the conclusion that he was, "tired of playing the same cliched version of the cute dopey Italian guy." The Producers were kind enough to let him out of his contract and on the last day of Diresta he got an offer to co-star in the movie U-571. Which he shot in Italy for six months, alongside, one of his favorite actors, Harvey Keitel.

Palladino landed his breakthrough role, one month after returning back to the states from shooting U-571, on the popular American television series ER as Dr. Dave Malucci, which he played from Seasons 6 to 8 (1999 to 2001). He once said, "In one year I went from being on the lowest rated show in America, Diresta, to being on the number one show in America, ER. It's silly. That's why you can't take any of it too seriously."

In 2005, he starred in the FX television series 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 and Palladino garnished great reviews but did not get the ratings needed for another season. The show earned the milestone of being the first entertainment-oriented production featuring a currently ongoing conflict in the United States.

Erik also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hollywood charity.

Erik is the lead singer for the rock band Hearing Red.^[3]

Filmography

The New Daughter (2009)
NCIS (2009)
Burn Notice (2009)
Fringe (2009)
Make It or Break It (2009)
Private Practice (2009)
Reaper (2009)
Criminal Minds (2008)
Hotel California (2008)
Numb3rs (2007)
Return to House on Haunted Hill
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 6 Episode "Werewolves" (2006)
Over There (2005)
Dead & Breakfast (2005)
Latter Days (2004)
Joan of Arcadia television series (2003)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003)
Judging Amy (2002)
U-571 (2000)
Finder's Fee (2001)
ER (1999–2001)
Road Kill (1999)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Murphy Brown (1999)
Love and Marriage (1996)

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Erik-Palladino.html

[2] ttp://www.noerf.com/stars.html

[3] ttp://www.myspace.com/hearingred

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 ==Career==
-Palladino has appeared in over 20 films. He is also known for his work in Television on shows such as CSI, LAW AND ORDER:SVU, FRINGE, BURN NOTICE, NCIS and ER. When he first landed in Hollywood he was known for his work in sitcoms; LOVE AND MARRIAGE, MURPHY BROWN, DIRESTA. He asked to be let out of his contract from the short lived UPN show, DIRESTA,  after coming to the conclusion that he was, "tired of playing the same cliched version of the cute dopey Italian guy."   The Producers were kind enough to let him out of his contract and on the last day of Diresta he got an offer to co-star in the movie U-571. Which he shot in Italy for six months, alongside, one of his favorite actors, Harvey Keitel.
+Palladino has appeared in over 20 films. He is also known for his work in television on shows such as [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]], [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]], [[Fringe]], [[Burn Notice]], [[NCIS]] and [[ER]]. When he first landed in Hollywood he was known for his work in sitcoms; [[Love & Marraige]], [[Murphy Brown]], [[Diresta]]. He asked to be let out of his contract from the short lived [[UPN]] show, [[Diresta]],  after coming to the conclusion that he was, "tired of playing the same cliched version of the cute dopey Italian guy."   The Producers were kind enough to let him out of his contract and on the last day of [[Diresta]] he got an offer to co-star in the movie [[U-571]]. Which he shot in Italy for six months, alongside, one of his favorite actors, [[Harvey Keitel]].
-Palladino landed his breakthrough role, one month after returning back to the states from shooting  U-571, on the popular American television series ''ER'' as Dr. [[Dave Malucci]], which he played from Seasons 6 to 8 (1999 to 2001). He once said, "In one year I went from being on the lowest rated show in America, DIRESTA, to being on the number one show in America, ER. It's silly. That's why you can't take any of it too seriously."
+Palladino landed his breakthrough role, one month after returning back to the states from shooting  [[U-571]], on the popular American television series ''[[ER]]'' as Dr. [[Dave Malucci]], which he played from Seasons 6 to 8 (1999 to 2001). He once said, "In one year I went from being on the lowest rated show in America, [[Diresta]], to being on the number one show in America, ER. It's silly. That's why you can't take any of it too seriously."
-In 2005, he starred in the FX television series ''[[Over There (TV series)|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 and Palladino garnished great reviews but did not get the ratings needed for another season.  The show earned the milestone of being the first entertainment-oriented production featuring a currently ongoing conflict in the United States.
+In 2005, he starred in the [[FX]] television series ''[[Over There (TV series)|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 and Palladino garnished great reviews but did not get the ratings needed for another season.  The show earned the milestone of being the first entertainment-oriented production featuring a currently ongoing conflict in the United States.
 Erik also plays on the [[World Poker Tour]] in the Hollywood Home games for the [[Boys and Girls Clubs]] of Hollywood charity.

v t e ER
Characters	Mark Greene Doug Ross Susan Lewis John Carter Carol Hathaway Peter Benton Jeanie Boulet Kerry Weaver Anna Del Amico Elizabeth Corday Lucy Knight Robert Romano Luka Kovač Cleo Finch Dave Malucci Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen Abby Lockhart Greg Pratt Neela Rasgotra Sam Taggart Tony Gates Cate Banfield
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Episodes	"24 Hours" "Love's Labor Lost" "Motherhood" "Hell and High Water" "Ambush" "The Show Must Go On" "Strange Bedfellows" "No Place to Hide" "There Are No Angels Here" "Twenty-One Guns" "And in the End..."