Acting
Paul Reiser
Born 1956-03-30
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Paul Reiser
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Stranger Things
2016
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Whiplash
2014
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The Boys
2019
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Aliens
1986
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Beverly Hills Cop
1984
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
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Concussion
2015
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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (112 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Long Story Short | Elliott (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding | Self | Movie | 2024 |
| Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Gutter | Angelo | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Problem with People | Barry | Movie | 2024 |
| The Problem with People | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
| The Problem with People | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Aliens Expanded | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Jeffrey | Movie | 2024 |
 | Reboot | Gordon | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Sherri Shepherd Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | George Carlin's American Dream | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Scenes from an Empty Church | The Dad | Movie | 2021 |
 | Fatherhood | Paul | Movie | 2021 |
 | Horse Girl | Gary | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Movies That Made Us | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Boys | The Legend | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Fosse/Verdon | Cy Feuer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Kominsky Method | Martin Schneider | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Romanoffs | Bob Isaacson | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Arnie | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Additional Guest | TV Series | 2018 |
 | There's... Johnny! | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2017 |
| There's... Johnny! | Writer | TV Series | 2017 |
| There's... Johnny! | Creator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Beyond Stranger Things | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | I Do... Until I Don't | Harvey Burger | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Little Hours | Ilario | Movie | 2017 |
 | Miles | Lloyd Bryant | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Book of Love | Wendell | Movie | 2017 |
 | War on Everyone | Gerry Stanton | Movie | 2016 |
 | Loco x Vos | Creator | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Joshy | Steve | Movie | 2016 |
 | Stranger Things | Dr. Sam Owens | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Darkness | Simon Richards | Movie | 2016 |
 | Concussion | Dr. Elliot Pellman | Movie | 2015 |
 | Whiplash | Jim | Movie | 2014 |
 | Red Oaks | Getty | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Life After Beth | Noah Orfman | Movie | 2014 |
 | TripTank | Gary (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Behind the Candelabra | Mr. Felder | Movie | 2013 |
| The Paul Reiser Show | Paul Reiser | TV Series | 2011 | |
| The Paul Reiser Show | Creator | TV Series | 2011 | |
 | Funny People | Paul Reiser | Movie | 2009 |
| Invincible | Producer | TV Series | 2008 | |
 | The Aristocrats | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Thing About My Folks | Ben Kleinman | Movie | 2005 |
| The Thing About My Folks | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
| The Thing About My Folks | Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Executive Producer | Movie | 2004 |
| Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Women vs. Men | Bruce | Movie | 2002 |
 | Purpose | Ben Fisher | Movie | 2002 |
 | Strange Relations | Jerry Lipman | Movie | 2001 |
 | One Night at McCool's | Carl Harding | Movie | 2001 |
 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Paul Reiser | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Story of Us | Dave | Movie | 1999 |
 | Diner: On The Flip Side | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Pros & Cons | Prison Man #1 | Movie | 1999 |
 | Get Bruce! | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | The View | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1997 |
| The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
| Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Bye Bye Love | Donny Carson | Movie | 1995 |
| Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters | Himself - Host | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Mr. Write | Charlie Fischer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Tower | Tony Minot | Movie | 1993 |
 | Family Prayers | Dan Lidner | Movie | 1993 |
| Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue | Paul Reiser | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | TV Series | 1992 |
| Mad About You | Writer | TV Series | 1992 |
| Mad About You | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1992 |
| Mad About You | Creator | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home | Self | Movie | 1991 |
| Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home | Writer | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Marrying Man | Phil Golden | Movie | 1991 |
 | Crazy People | Stephen Bachman | Movie | 1990 |
 | Comic Relief III | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Martini Ranch: Reach | Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Cross My Heart | Bruce Gaynor | Movie | 1987 |
 | Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim | Self | Movie | 1987 |
| Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | My Two Dads | Michael Taylor | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Jeffrey Friedman | Movie | 1987 |
 | You Ruined My Life | Dexter Bunche | Movie | 1987 |
 | Aliens | Burke | Movie | 1986 |
 | From Here to Maternity | Marco | Movie | 1986 |
 | Odd Jobs | Max | Movie | 1986 |
 | Beverly Hills Cop | Jeffrey | Movie | 1984 |
 | Sunset Limousine | Jay Neilson | Movie | 1983 |
 | Diner | Modell | Movie | 1983 |
 | Remington Steele | Ivan Turbell | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Diner | Modell | Movie | 1982 |
 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV Series | 1949 |