Erik Palladino

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

Born in Yonkers, New York, to Peter (a heating contractor) and Queenie (a junior high school teacher) Palladino, Erik is the youngest of three sons born into an Italian-Armenian family. [http://www.noerf.com/stars.html] 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". 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.

Career

Palladino continued performing with the band until he landed his breakthrough role on the popular American television series "ER" as Dr. Dave Malucci which he played from Season 6 to 8 (1999 to 2001).

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 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 [http://www.myspace.com/hearingred Hearing Red] .

elected credits

*"Criminal Minds" (2008)
*" Hotel California" (2008)
*"Return to House on Haunted Hill"
*"", Season 6 Episode "Werewolves" (2006)
*"Over There" (2005)
*"Dead & Breakfast" (2005)
*"Latter Days" (2004)
*"Joan of Arcadia" television series (2003)
*"" (2003)
*"U-571" (2000)
*"Finder's Fee" (2001)
*"ER" (1999–2001)
*"Road Kill" (1999)
*"Can't Hardly Wait" (1998)
*"Love and Marriage" (1996)

External links

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* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&poker-player=4249 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://erikpalladino.com Erik Palladino Fan Site]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25886540 Erik Palladino] at MySpace