Paul Reiser
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-30 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- پل رایزر
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
TV Shows (35)
The Boys
2019
as The Legend
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Stranger Things
2016
as Dr. Sam Owens
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Paul Reiser
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Mad About You
1992
as Paul Buchman
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Remington Steele
1982
as Ivan Turbell
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
The Kominsky Method
2018
as Martin Schneider
Red Oaks
2014
as Getty
My Two Dads
1987
as Michael Taylor
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Additional Guest
The Romanoffs
2018
as Bob Isaacson
TripTank
2014
as Gary (voice)
Long Story Short
2025
as Elliott (voice)
Fosse/Verdon
2019
as Cy Feuer
Beyond Stranger Things
2017
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Reboot
2022
as Gordon
Mad About You
2019
as Paul Buchman
The Paul Reiser Show
2011
as Paul Reiser
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
as Self
Movies (56)
Whiplash
2014
as Jim
Aliens
1986
as Burke
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Jeffrey
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Jeffrey Friedman
The Little Hours
2017
as Ilario
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Jeffrey
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Arnie
Concussion
2015
as Dr. Elliot Pellman
The Story of Us
1999
as Dave
Funny People
2009
as Paul Reiser
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Mr. Felder
Fatherhood
2021
as Paul
The Darkness
2016
as Simon Richards
Life After Beth
2014
as Noah Orfman
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
One Night at McCool's
2001
as Carl Harding
Crazy People
1990
as Stephen Bachman
War on Everyone
2016
as Gerry Stanton
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Diner
1982
as Modell
The Book of Love
2017
as Wendell
Joshy
2016
as Steve
Horse Girl
2020
as Gary
The Marrying Man
1991
as Phil Golden
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Self
Bye Bye Love
1995
as Donny Carson
Miles
2017
as Lloyd Bryant
Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Sunset Limousine
1983
as Jay Neilson
The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Ben Kleinman
Pros & Cons
1999
as Prison Man #1
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Write
1994
as Charlie Fischer
The Problem with People
2024
as Barry
The Gutter
2024
as Angelo
You Ruined My Life
1987
as Dexter Bunche
I Do... Until I Don't
2017
as Harvey Burger
Purpose
2002
as Ben Fisher
Odd Jobs
1986
as Max
Diner
1983
as Modell
Scenes from an Empty Church
2021
as The Dad
Strange Relations
2001
as Jerry Lipman
Women vs. Men
2002
as Bruce
The Tower
1993
as Tony Minot
Cross My Heart
1987
as Bruce Gaynor
Family Prayers
1993
as Dan Lidner
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
Diner: On The Flip Side
1999
as Self
Comic Relief III
1989
as Self
From Here to Maternity
1986
as Marco
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
1994
as Himself - Host
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
1991
as Self
Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
2024
as Self
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Paul Reiser
About Paul Reiser
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. With 91 credits spanning from 1949 to 2025, Paul Reiser has appeared in 56 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Reiser Movies
- Whiplash (2014) — as Jim
- Aliens (1986) — as Burke
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Jeffrey
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — as Jeffrey Friedman
- The Little Hours (2017) — as Ilario
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