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Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 30, 1956 (69)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 13, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Paul Reiser 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 i ... n 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.

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The Problem with People

The Problem with People

2024

as Barry

The Gutter

The Gutter

2024

as Angelo

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

as Jeffrey

Fatherhood

Fatherhood

2021

as Paul

Scenes from an Empty Church

Scenes from an Empty Church

2021

as The Dad

Horse Girl

Horse Girl

2020

as Gary

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

as Arnie

I Do... Until I Don't

I Do... Until I Don't

2017

as Harvey Burger

The Book of Love

The Book of Love

2017

as Wendell

Miles

Miles

2017

as Lloyd Bryant

The Little Hours

The Little Hours

2017

as Ilario

War on Everyone

War on Everyone

2016

as Gerry Stanton

The Darkness

The Darkness

2016

as Simon Richards

Joshy

Joshy

2016

as Steve

Concussion

Concussion

2015

as Dr. Elliot Pellman

Whiplash

Whiplash

2014

as Jim

Life After Beth

Life After Beth

2014

as Noah Orfman

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013

as Mr. Felder

Funny People

Funny People

2009

as Paul Reiser

The Thing About My Folks

The Thing About My Folks

2005

as Ben Kleinman

Purpose

Purpose

2002

as Ben Fisher

Women vs. Men

Women vs. Men

2002

as Bruce

My Beautiful Son

My Beautiful Son

2001

as Jerry Lipman

One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's

2001

as Carl Harding

The Story of Us

The Story of Us

1999

as Dave

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

1999

as Prison Man #1

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

1995

as Donny Carson

Mr. Write

Mr. Write

1994

as Charlie Fischer

The Tower

The Tower

1993

as Tony Minot

Family Prayers

Family Prayers

1993

as Dan Lidner

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

as Paul Reiser

The Marrying Man

The Marrying Man

1991

as Phil Golden

Crazy People

Crazy People

1990

as Stephen Bachman

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1987

as Bruce Gaynor

You Ruined My Life

You Ruined My Life

1987

as Dexter Bunche

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

as Jeffrey Friedman

Odd Jobs

Odd Jobs

1986

as Max

Aliens

Aliens

1986

as Burke

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

as Jeffrey

Sunset Limousine

Sunset Limousine

1983

as Jay Neilson

Diner

Diner

1983

as Modell

Diner

Diner

1982

as Modell

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The Problem with People

The Problem with People

2024

Producer

The Thing About My Folks

The Thing About My Folks

2005

Producer

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

2004

Executive Producer

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Television Credits

Mad About You

as Paul Buchman

Episodes: 164

First Aired: Sep 23, 1992

My Two Dads

as Michael Taylor

Episodes: 60

First Aired: Sep 20, 1987

Red Oaks

as Getty

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Aug 28, 2014

Stranger Things

as Sam Owens

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Jul 15, 2016

Mad About You

as Paul Buchman

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 20, 2019

Reboot

as Gordon

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 20, 2022

The Kominsky Method

as Martin Schneider

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 2018

The Paul Reiser Show

as Paul Reiser

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 14, 2011

The Boys

as The Legend

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 25, 2019

Fosse/Verdon

as Cy Feuer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 09, 2019

Remington Steele

as Ivan Turbell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Paul Reiser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

TripTank

as Gary (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2014

The Romanoffs

as Bob Isaacson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2018

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Beyond Stranger Things

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 2017

George Carlin's American Dream

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 20, 2022

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1949

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Movies That Made Us

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Self - Additional Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2018

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

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