Paul Reiser

Acting

Paul Reiser

Born March 30, 1956New York City, New York, USA94 credits

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

Filmography

Long Story Short
2025Long Story Short
as Elliott (voice)TV
The Gutter
2024The Gutter
as AngeloMovie
Reboot
2022Reboot
as GordonTV
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Fatherhood
2021Fatherhood
as PaulMovie
Horse Girl
2020Horse Girl
as GaryMovie
Mad About You
2019Mad About You
as Paul BuchmanTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
The Boys
2019The Boys
as The LegendTV
Fosse/Verdon
2019Fosse/Verdon
as Cy FeuerTV
The Kominsky Method
2018The Kominsky Method
as Martin SchneiderTV
The Romanoffs
2018The Romanoffs
as Bob IsaacsonTV
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Additional GuestTV
There's... Johnny!
2017There's... Johnny!
Executive ProducerTV
I Do... Until I Don't
2017I Do... Until I Don't
as Harvey BurgerMovie
The Little Hours
2017The Little Hours
as IlarioMovie
Miles
2017Miles
as Lloyd BryantMovie
The Book of Love
2017The Book of Love
as WendellMovie
War on Everyone
2016War on Everyone
as Gerry StantonMovie
Joshy
2016Joshy
as SteveMovie
Stranger Things
2016Stranger Things
as Dr. Sam OwensTV
The Darkness
2016The Darkness
as Simon RichardsMovie
Concussion
2015Concussion
as Dr. Elliot PellmanMovie
Whiplash
2014Whiplash
as JimMovie
Red Oaks
2014Red Oaks
as GettyTV
Life After Beth
2014Life After Beth
as Noah OrfmanMovie
TripTank
2014TripTank
as Gary (voice)TV
Behind the Candelabra
2013Behind the Candelabra
as Mr. FelderMovie
Funny People
2009Funny People
as Paul ReiserMovie
The Thing About My Folks
2005The Thing About My Folks
as Ben KleinmanMovie
T
2004The Tony Danza Show
as Self - GuestTV
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Women vs. Men
2002Women vs. Men
as BruceMovie
Purpose
2002Purpose
as Ben FisherMovie
Strange Relations
2001Strange Relations
as Jerry LipmanMovie
One Night at McCool's
2001One Night at McCool's
as Carl HardingMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Paul ReiserTV
Pros & Cons
1999Pros & Cons
as Prison Man #1Movie
Get Bruce!
1999Get Bruce!
as SelfMovie
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
Bye Bye Love
1995Bye Bye Love
as Donny CarsonMovie
Mr. Write
1994Mr. Write
as Charlie FischerMovie
The Tower
1993The Tower
as Tony MinotMovie
Family Prayers
1993Family Prayers
as Dan LidnerMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About You
as Paul BuchmanTV
The Marrying Man
1991The Marrying Man
as Phil GoldenMovie
Crazy People
1990Crazy People
as Stephen BachmanMovie
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988Martini Ranch: Reach
as Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)Movie
Cross My Heart
1987Cross My Heart
as Bruce GaynorMovie
My Two Dads
1987My Two Dads
as Michael TaylorTV
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987Beverly Hills Cop II
as Jeffrey FriedmanMovie
You Ruined My Life
1987You Ruined My Life
as Dexter BuncheMovie
Aliens
1986Aliens
as BurkeMovie
Odd Jobs
1986Odd Jobs
as MaxMovie
Beverly Hills Cop
1984Beverly Hills Cop
as JeffreyMovie
Sunset Limousine
1983Sunset Limousine
as Jay NeilsonMovie
Diner
1983Diner
as ModellMovie
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steele
as Ivan TurbellTV
Diner
1982Diner
as ModellMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostTV