Acting
Paul Reiser
Born March 30, 1956 · 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
8.6
Stranger Things
Dr. Sam Owens
8.5
Whiplash
Jim
8.5
The Boys
The Legend
8.4
Aliens
Burke
7.4
Beverly Hills Cop
Jeffrey
6.6
Beverly Hills Cop II
Jeffrey Friedman
7.1
Concussion
Dr. Elliot Pellman
6.1
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Arnie
6.6
Fatherhood
Paul
6.4
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Jeffrey
6.3
Funny People
Paul Reiser
8.8
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paul Reiser
7.0
Behind the Candelabra
Mr. Felder
5.7
Life After Beth
Noah Orfman
5.8
The Little Hours
Ilario
4.5
The Darkness
Simon Richards
6.0
Horse Girl
Gary
8.0
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
5.8
War on Everyone
Gerry Stanton
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self, Self - Guest
Filmography
- 2025Long Story ShortElliott (voice)Series
- 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice PuddingSelf, WriterMovie
- 2024The GutterAngeloMovie
- 2024The Problem with PeopleBarry, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2024Aliens ExpandedSelfMovie
- 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FJeffreyMovie
- 2022RebootGordonSeries
- 2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022George Carlin's American DreamSelfSeries
- 2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchThe DadMovie
- 2021FatherhoodPaulMovie
- 2020Horse GirlGaryMovie
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
- 2019Mad About YouPaul BuchmanSeries
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 2019The BoysThe LegendSeries
- 2019Fosse/VerdonCy FeuerSeries
- 2018The Kominsky MethodMartin SchneiderSeries
- 2018The RomanoffsBob IsaacsonSeries
- 2018The Spy Who Dumped MeArnieMovie
- 2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSelf - Additional GuestSeries
- 2017There's... Johnny!Executive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 2017Beyond Stranger ThingsSelfSeries
- 2017I Do... Until I Don'tHarvey BurgerMovie
- 2017The Little HoursIlarioMovie
- 2017MilesLloyd BryantMovie
- 2017The Book of LoveWendellMovie
- 2016War on EveryoneGerry StantonMovie
- 2016Loco x VosCreatorSeries
- 2016JoshySteveMovie
- 2016Stranger ThingsDr. Sam OwensSeries
- 2016The DarknessSimon RichardsMovie
- 2015ConcussionDr. Elliot PellmanMovie
- 2014WhiplashJimMovie
- 2014Red OaksGettySeries
- 2014Life After BethNoah OrfmanMovie
- 2014TripTankGary (voice)Series
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf, Self - GuestSeries
- 2013Behind the CandelabraMr. FelderMovie
- 2011The Paul Reiser ShowPaul Reiser, CreatorSeries
- 2009Funny PeoplePaul ReiserMovie
- 2008InvincibleProducerSeries
- 2005The AristocratsSelfMovie
- 2005The Thing About My FolksBen Kleinman, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for PappyExecutive Producer, WriterMovie
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SelfSeries
- 2002Women vs. MenBruceMovie
- 2002PurposeBen FisherMovie
- 2001Strange RelationsJerry LipmanMovie
- 2001One Night at McCool'sCarl HardingMovie
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmPaul ReiserSeries
- 1999The Story of UsDaveMovie
- 1999Diner: On The Flip SideSelfMovie
- 1999Get Bruce!SelfMovie
- 1999Pros & ConsPrison Man #1Movie
- 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last TimeSelfMovie
- 1997The ViewSelf - GuestSeries
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelfMovie
- 1995Bye Bye LoveDonny CarsonMovie
- 1994Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of CharactersHimself - HostMovie
- 1994Mr. WriteCharlie FischerMovie
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
- 1993The TowerTony MinotMovie
- 1993Family PrayersDan LidnerMovie
- 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BluePaul ReiserMovie
- 1992Mad About YouPaul Buchman, Executive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
- 1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from HomeSelf, WriterMovie
- 1991The Marrying ManPhil GoldenMovie
- 1990Crazy PeopleStephen BachmanMovie
- 1989Comic Relief IIISelfMovie
- 1988Martini Ranch: ReachSnakeoil Salesman (uncredited)Movie
- 1987Cross My HeartBruce GaynorMovie
- 1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimSelf, WriterMovie
- 1987My Two DadsMichael TaylorSeries
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIJeffrey FriedmanMovie
- 1987You Ruined My LifeDexter BuncheMovie
- 1986AliensBurkeMovie
- 1986From Here to MaternityMarcoMovie
- 1986Odd JobsMaxMovie
- 1984Beverly Hills CopJeffreyMovie
- 1983Sunset LimousineJay NeilsonMovie
- 1983DinerModellMovie
- 1982Remington SteeleIvan TurbellSeries
- 1982DinerModellMovie
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - HostSeries
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelfSeries