Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, to parents Jean, a homemaker, and Joe Badalucco, a set dresser, movie set carpenter and property person. He graduated from Xaverian High School in Brooklyn in 1972. After attending SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz, New York, he went on to pursue an acting career. Badalucco gained recognition for his portrayal of lawyer Jimmy Berluti on the ABC legal drama The Practice, earning him the 1999 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.