{"id":2423118,"date":"2025-04-14T04:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sitcom-and-movie-actor-claims-to-have-difficulty-getting-work-after-supporting-israel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T04:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:45:22","slug":"sitcom-and-movie-actor-claims-to-have-difficulty-getting-work-after-supporting-israel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sitcom-and-movie-actor-claims-to-have-difficulty-getting-work-after-supporting-israel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sitcom and movie actor claims to have difficulty getting work after supporting Israel &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsitcom-and-movie-actor-claims-to-have-difficulty-getting-work-after-supporting-israel-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Rapaport, a sitcom adn movie actor, has expressed difficulty in securing work due to his outspoken support for Israel, which he discussed in an interview with *Jewish World Weekly*. Despite facing challenges, including receiving threats related to his advocacy, rapaport remains unapologetic about his stance, stating that supporting Israel feels natural to him. he highlighted that these threats do not intimidate him, as he has a history of encountering backlash for his political views. Rapaport&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/magnum-p-i-actor-roger-e-mosley-dead-at-83\/\" title=\"\u2018Magnum, P.I.\u2019 ... Roger E. Mosley Dead At 83\">acting career began<\/a> in the 1990s, with notable roles in films and TV shows, and he currently hosts the podcast *I Am Rapaport*. He emphasized that he has no regrets about his advocacy, seeing it as a matter of pride and identity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sitcom and movie actor claims to have difficulty getting work after supporting Israel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089959\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Michael Rapaport is having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenflation-home-prices-rose-faster-than-ever-in-2021\/\" title=\"Bidenflation: Home Prices Rose Faster Than Ever in 2021\">difficulty finding work<\/a> to continue his acting career, and he said his support for Israel is to blame.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sitcom and movie actor made the revelations during an interview on <em>Jewish World Weekly.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3379116\/katy-perry-travel-space-all-female-crew\/\">Singer Katy Perry traveling to space on Monday with all-female crew<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3379095\/trump-trashes-60-minutes-calls-on-fcc-strip-cbs-license\/\">Trump trashes 60 Minutes, calls on FCC to strip CBS of its license<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3379056\/angel-studios-king-of-kings-biggest-weekend-animated-faith-flick\/\">Angel Studios The King of Kings earns biggest weekend for animated faith flick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s been, um, how do I say it, there&rsquo;s been, um, there&rsquo;s been some issues in terms of getting jobs as an actor,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rapaport also acknowledged he previously received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michael-rapaport-claims-hes-having-trouble-finding-acting-jobs-over-his-israel-advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threats<\/a> for his advocacy and public support for the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you had a lot of pushback? Do you get threats, and are these something that likes scares you or concerns you?&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i24NEWS_EN\/status\/1909359093992534427\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> i24NEWS journalist Emily Frances.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2D7n44BCrI?si=cAkeNqX-wOmUTCMJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get threats on social media,&rdquo; Rapaport replied. &ldquo;I think if you don&rsquo;t get threats on social media, you&rsquo;re not doing social media right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the actor said he was not too concerned over threats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always gotten threats, whether it was stuff about politics, I&rsquo;ve always gotten threats on social media,&rdquo; he added. Those don&rsquo;t concern me. I&rsquo;ve had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">comedy shows protested<\/a>. That doesn&rsquo;t concern me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then mentioned the employment challenges he&rsquo;s faced due to his outspokenness. However, Rapaport explained that he has no regrets for doing so and stated that being supportive of Israel was &ldquo;very natural.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have the slightest bit of regret,&rdquo; Rapaport said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t. There was no choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;Well, if you do this, this is going to happen. Or, if you do this, this won&rsquo;t happen,&rsquo;&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Being supportive of Jews, being supportive of Israel, being supportive of our people, was not a choice. It was very, and is very natural and organic, to me.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rapaport, 55, began his acting career in 1990 with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001650\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appearance<\/a> on the ABC Vietnam War drama <em>China Beach<\/em>. His first movie role was in the 1992 film Zebrahead. He appeared in numerous films in the 1990s and 2000s, including <em>Higher Learning<\/em>, <em>The Basketball Diaries, Beautiful Girls<\/em>, <em>Cop Land<\/em>, <em>Deep Blue Sea<\/em>, <em>Hitch<\/em>, and <em>Live Free or Die<\/em>, among others. He also had recurring guest appearances in such sitcoms as <em>Friends <\/em>and <em>My Name Is Earl.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to his acting, Rapaport hosts the <em>I Am Rapaport <\/em>podcast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089959\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089959\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Michael Rapaport struggles to find work, citing his support for Israel as the reason. 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