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Actor
Paul Reiser
- Born March 30, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Stranger Things2016
Whiplash2014
The Boys2019
Aliens1986
Beverly Hills Cop1984
Beverly Hills Cop II1987
Concussion2015
The Spy Who Dumped Me2018
Filmography
- 2025Long Story ShortSeriesElliott (voice)
- 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FFilmJeffrey
- 2024The Problem with PeopleFilmBarry, Writer, Producer
- 2024Aliens ExpandedFilmSelf
- 2024The GutterFilmAngelo
- 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice PuddingFilmSelf, Writer
- 2022RebootSeriesGordon
- 2022George Carlin's American DreamSeriesSelf
- 2022SherriSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2021FatherhoodFilmPaul
- 2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchFilmThe Dad
- 2020Horse GirlFilmGary
- 2019The BoysSeriesThe Legend
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSeriesSelf
- 2019Fosse/VerdonSeriesCy Feuer
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeriesSelf
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2019Mad About YouSeriesPaul Buchman
- 2018The Spy Who Dumped MeFilmArnie
- 2018The Kominsky MethodSeriesMartin Schneider
- 2018The RomanoffsSeriesBob Isaacson
- 2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSeriesSelf - Additional Guest
- 2017The Little HoursFilmIlario
- 2017The Book of LoveFilmWendell
- 2017Beyond Stranger ThingsSeriesSelf
- 2017I Do... Until I Don'tFilmHarvey Burger
- 2017MilesFilmLloyd Bryant
- 2017There's... Johnny!SeriesExecutive Producer, Writer, Creator
- 2016Stranger ThingsSeriesDr. Sam Owens
- 2016The DarknessFilmSimon Richards
- 2016War on EveryoneFilmGerry Stanton
- 2016JoshyFilmSteve
- 2016Loco x VosSeriesCreator
- 2015ConcussionFilmDr. Elliot Pellman
- 2014WhiplashFilmJim
- 2014Life After BethFilmNoah Orfman
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeriesSelf, Self - Guest
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2014Red OaksSeriesGetty
- 2014TripTankSeriesGary (voice)
- 2013Behind the CandelabraFilmMr. Felder
- 2011The Paul Reiser ShowSeriesPaul Reiser, Creator
- 2009Funny PeopleFilmPaul Reiser
- 2008InvincibleSeriesProducer
- 2005The AristocratsFilmSelf
- 2005The Thing About My FolksFilmBen Kleinman, Writer, Producer
- 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for PappyFilmExecutive Producer, Writer
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SeriesSelf
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeriesSelf
- 2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002PurposeFilmBen Fisher
- 2002Women vs. MenFilmBruce
- 2001One Night at McCool'sFilmCarl Harding
- 2001Strange RelationsFilmJerry Lipman
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmSeriesPaul Reiser
- 1999The Story of UsFilmDave
- 1999Get Bruce!FilmSelf
- 1999Pros & ConsFilmPrison Man #1
- 1999Diner: On The Flip SideFilmSelf
- 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last TimeFilmSelf
- 1997The ViewSeriesSelf - Guest, Self
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeFilmSelf
- 1995Bye Bye LoveFilmDonny Carson
- 1994Mr. WriteFilmCharlie Fischer
- 1994Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of CharactersFilmHimself - Host
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1993The TowerFilmTony Minot
- 1993Family PrayersFilmDan Lidner
- 1992Mad About YouSeriesPaul Buchman, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
- 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BlueFilmPaul Reiser
- 1991The Marrying ManFilmPhil Golden
- 1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from HomeFilmSelf, Writer
- 1990Crazy PeopleFilmStephen Bachman
- 1989Comic Relief IIIFilmSelf
- 1988Martini Ranch: ReachFilmSnakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIFilmJeffrey Friedman
- 1987My Two DadsSeriesMichael Taylor
- 1987Cross My HeartFilmBruce Gaynor