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After graduating from the State University of New York at New Paltz (where he met and acted with John Turturro), former altar boy Michael Badalucco joined Local 52, his father's union, and began working in the movies as a prop man. His first big break came when Robert De Niro saw him (and Turturro) in an off-Broadway production of a Sam Shepard play, leading to a small speaking role in "Raging Bull" (1980). His acting career was slow to take off, however, and over the next decade and a half he continued to work behind-the-scenes, often doing double duty by playing bit roles for directors like
1964
His trips with father to movie sets led to him posing for a photograph that was used in "Fail-Safe", starring Henry Fonda
Appeared in over twenty productions with the New Paltz Repertory Company
Joined Local 52 (his father's union) as a prop man
1978
First feature credit as a set dresser assistant on "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground", directed by John G Avildsen
1979
Worked as a prop man on Woody Allen's "Manhattan"
Appeared with John Turturro in stage production of Sam Shepard's "The Tooth of Crime"; Robert De Niro saw the play, and suggest both actors to Martin Scorsese
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