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

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medical drama '' ER'' and Frank in the Amazon series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.'' He is also known for his recurring roles as Lt. Michael Daghlian in ''

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'', Vostanik Sabatino in '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and Kevin Miller on '' Suits''. He has also had major supporting roles in the films '' Buried'', '' Latter Days'' and '' U-571''.

Early life

Palladino was born the youngest of three boys in

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, to an Armenian mother, Queenie, a high school teacher, and Peter Palladino, a heating contractor of Italian descent. His older brothers are Chris (b. 1961) and Todd (b. 1963). Palladino's maternal grandfather, Harry Mozian, came to America from Armenia on December 3, 1922, with his mother Maritza Mozian.

Career

Palladino has been in over 20 feature films. He is also known for his work in television on shows such as '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', '' Burn Notice'', '' NCIS'' and '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He has starred in movies '' U-571'' alongside

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, ''Finders Fee'' opposite

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, the teen comedy ''Can't Hardly Wait'' and TV series '' Suits'' as Kevin Miller. In 1999, Palladino landed his breakthrough starring role, one month after returning from the ''U-571'' shoot in

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, on '' ER'' as Dr. Dave Malucci, which he played in the sixth season until the eighth season in 2001. In 2005, he starred in the FX war drama ''

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'' as Sgt. Scream, the leader of a squad of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division soldiers involved in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. He is a singer of the rock band Hearing Red. Palladino was also the host of the short-lived TV series, ''Hit Parader's Heavy Metal Meltdown'', in the late '80s.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palladino, Erik 1968 births Living people American people of Armenian descent American people of Italian descent American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Yonkers, New York 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors