Born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y. Youngest of three sons. His father was a Heating Contractor and his Mother was a school teacher. As a young boy, he fell in love with Saturday Night Live and the film Raging Bull. At thirteen, inspired by both Belushi and Deniro, he became part of a Children's Repertory Company. At seventeen, Erik was arrested for assault and the charges were later expunged. He went to an all boys catholic High School, Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, NY. Fellow alums included, Jon Voight and Alan Alda, he later worked with the latter of the two on ER. Palladino attended Marymount Manhattan College and received his BA in theater.
