Person
Paul Reiser
Acting · Born 1956-03-30 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, television writer, and musician. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads, Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You, Modell in the 1982 film Diner, Carter Burke in the 1986 film Aliens, as Detective Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). More recently, Reiser is recognized as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film Whiplash and Doug Getty in the Amazon Video series Red Oaks.
Known for
The Boys
The Legend
Stranger Things
Dr. Sam Owens
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paul Reiser
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The View
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Filmography
- 2025Long Story ShortElliott (voice)
- 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice PuddingSelf
- 2024The GutterAngelo
- 2024The Problem with PeopleBarry
- 2024Aliens ExpandedSelf
- 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FJeffrey
- 2022RebootGordon
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022George Carlin's American DreamSelf
- 2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchThe Dad
- 2021FatherhoodPaul
- 2020Horse GirlGary
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSelf
- 2019Mad About YouPaul Buchman
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019The BoysThe Legend
- 2019Fosse/VerdonCy Feuer
- 2018The Kominsky MethodMartin Schneider
- 2018The RomanoffsBob Isaacson
- 2018The Spy Who Dumped MeArnie
- 2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSelf - Additional Guest
- 2017There's... Johnny!Executive Producer
- 2017Beyond Stranger ThingsSelf
- 2017I Do... Until I Don'tHarvey Burger
- 2017The Little HoursIlario
- 2017MilesLloyd Bryant
- 2017The Book of LoveWendell
- 2016War on EveryoneGerry Stanton
- 2016Loco x VosCreator
- 2016JoshySteve
- 2016Stranger ThingsDr. Sam Owens
- 2016The DarknessSimon Richards
- 2015ConcussionDr. Elliot Pellman
- 2014WhiplashJim
- 2014Red OaksGetty
- 2014Life After BethNoah Orfman
- 2014TripTankGary (voice)
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2013Behind the CandelabraMr. Felder
- 2011The Paul Reiser ShowPaul Reiser
- 2009Funny PeoplePaul Reiser
- 2008InvincibleProducer
- 2005The AristocratsSelf
- 2005The Thing About My FolksBen Kleinman
- 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for PappyExecutive Producer
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
- 2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self (archive footage)
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002Women vs. MenBruce
- 2002PurposeBen Fisher
- 2001Strange RelationsJerry Lipman
- 2001One Night at McCool'sCarl Harding
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmPaul Reiser
- 1999The Story of UsDave
- 1999Diner: On The Flip SideSelf
- 1999Pros & ConsPrison Man #1
- 1999Get Bruce!Self
- 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last TimeSelf
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf
- 1995Bye Bye LoveDonny Carson
- 1994Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of CharactersHimself - Host
- 1994Mr. WriteCharlie Fischer
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993The TowerTony Minot
- 1993Family PrayersDan Lidner
- 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BluePaul Reiser
- 1992Mad About YouPaul Buchman
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from HomeSelf
- 1991The Marrying ManPhil Golden
- 1990Crazy PeopleStephen Bachman
- 1989Comic Relief IIISelf
- 1988Martini Ranch: ReachSnakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
- 1987Cross My HeartBruce Gaynor
- 1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimSelf
- 1987My Two DadsMichael Taylor
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIJeffrey Friedman
- 1987You Ruined My LifeDexter Bunche
- 1986AliensBurke
- 1986From Here to MaternityMarco
- 1986Odd JobsMax
- 1984Beverly Hills CopJeffrey
- 1983Sunset LimousineJay Neilson
- 1983DinerModell
- 1982Remington SteeleIvan Turbell
- 1982DinerModell
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
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