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Paul Reiser
Highest Rated: 94% Aliens (1986)
Lowest Rated: 3% The Darkness (2016)
Birthday: Mar 30, 1957
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Veteran stand-up comedian and actor Paul Reiser was best known for his role as Paul Buchman on the long-running sitcom "Mad About You" (NBC, 1992-99). Born in New York City in 1957, Reiser enrolled at Binghamton University as a music major, but it was his performances with his dorm's community theater program Hinman Little Theater that allowed him to explore his skills as an actor. Simultaneously, Reiser began practicing stand-up comedy at various New York clubs during his summer breaks, eventually resulting in a combination of skills that made him an ideal candidate for a comedic film-a trait noticed by casting director Ellen Chenowith when he auditioned for Barry Levinson's ensemble comedy "Diner" (1982). Reiser's charisma soon found him cast as detective Jeffrey Friedman in the action comedy "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984), and even more famously as the slippery corporate executive Burke in the smash hit "Alien" (1979) sequel "Aliens" (1986). The following year, he moved to the realm of television, taking on the role of Michael on the sitcom "My Two Dads" (NBC, 1987-1990) in 1987. Reiser married future clinical psychologist Paula Ravets the following year. He would appear with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in "The Marrying Man" (1991) shortly after the series wrapped in 1990, but by this time, Reiser was already planning his return to TV, writing, producing, and co-starring with Helen Hunt on the sitcom "Mad About You" starting in 1992. The show's simple premise about the everyday misadventures of a pair of Manhattan newlyweds proved an excellent showcase for Reiser's comedic voice, and he found even more content along this theme with his first book, a collection of humorous essays on committed relationships titled Couplehood, published in 1995. He would later expand upon these themes to include discussions about parenting in 1998's Babyhood. Meanwhile, the consistently popular "Mad About You" finally ending its run in 1999. The new millennium brought a role in the sleeper hit "One Night at McCool's" (2001) before Reiser wrote, produced, and starred with the legendary Peter Falk in the comedy "The Thing About My Folks" (2005). He would similarly write, produce, and star in the sitcom "The Paul Reiser Show" (NBC, 2011), though reportedly minimal promotion led to the show lasting just seven episodes. Undeterred, Reiser published another book, Familyhood, and took on the role of the thanklessly supportive father in the critically acclaimed "Whiplash" (2014). He would also become a regular face on comedy series like "Married" (FX, 2014-15) and "Red Oaks" (Amazon, 2014-17). After supporting turns in "Concussion" (2015) and "War on Everyone" (2016), Reiser began portraying government operative Sam Owens on the phenomenally popular series "Stranger Things" (Netflix, 2016-). The part left many critics praising not only Reiser's performance, but the subtle nod many felt his character made to his iconic role in "Aliens." Reiser would go on to join the cast of the cult hit comedy series "The Kominsky Method" (Netflix, 2018-) in 2019.
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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66% |
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Jeffrey Friedman (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aliens Expanded | Self | - | 2024 |
88% | No Score Yet | The Gutter | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Problem with People |
Barry (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2023 |
82% |
|
Scenes from an Empty Church | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
68% |
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Fatherhood | Paul (Character) | - | 2021 |
71% |
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Horse Girl | Gary (Character) | - | 2020 |
49% |
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The Spy Who Dumped Me | Arnie (Character) | $33.5M | 2018 |
28% |
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I Do... Until I Don't | Harvey (Character) | $279.3K | 2017 |
64% |
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Miles | Lloyd Bryant (Character) | $2.1K | 2016 |
62% |
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Dirty Cops - War on Everyone | Lt. Gerry Stanton (Character) | - | 2016 |
8% |
|
The Book of Love | Wendell (Character) | - | 2016 |
81% |
|
Joshy | Steve (Character) | - | 2016 |
3% |
|
The Darkness | Unknown (Character) | $10.7M | 2016 |
58% |
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Concussion | Dr. Elliot Pellman (Character) | $33.8M | 2015 |
94% |
|
Whiplash | Jim (Character) | $13.2M | 2014 |
45% |
|
Life After Beth | Noah (Character) | $80.3K | 2014 |
94% |
|
Behind the Candelabra | Mr. Felder (Character) | - | 2013 |
45% |
|
The Thing About My Folks |
Ben Kleinman (Character), Writer, Producer |
$814.7K | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
|
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy |
Writer, Executive Producer |
- | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Women vs. Men | Bruce (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
|
My Beautiful Son | Dr. Jerry Lipman (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
|
Purpose | Ben Fisher (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man vs Woman | Bruce (Character) | - | 2002 |
33% |
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One Night at McCool's | Carl (Character) | $6.3M | 2001 |
72% |
|
Get Bruce! | Self | $43.2K | 1999 |
26% |
|
The Story of Us | Dave, Ben's Literary Agent (Character) | $27.1M | 1999 |
23% |
|
Bye Bye, Love | Donny (Character) | $11.4M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
|
Mr. Write | Charlie Fischer (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Prayers | Dan Linder (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tower | Tony Minot (Character) | - | 1993 |
10% |
|
The Marrying Man | Phil (Character) | $12.4M | 1991 |
35% |
|
Crazy People | Stephen Bachman (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Locos, Locos de Remate | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
42% |
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Cross My Heart | Bruce Gaynor (Character) | $768.7K | 1987 |
49% |
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Beverly Hills Cop II | Det. Jeffrey Friedman (Character) | $151.7M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Ruined My Life | Dexter Bunche (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Odd Jobs | Max (Character) | - | 1986 |
94% |
|
Aliens | Carter J. Burke (Character) | $77.6M | 1986 |
82% |
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Beverly Hills Cop | Jeffrey (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
|
Sunset Limousine | Jay Neilson (Character) | - | 1983 |
92% |
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Diner | Modell (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020-2021 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 2018 2020-2021 2023 |
84% | 70% | Reboot | Gordon (Character) | 2022 |
91% | 90% | Stranger Things | Dr. Owens (Character) | 2017 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Josh Gates Tonight | Guest | 2021 |
93% | 88% | The Kominsky Method | Martin (Guest Star) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Guest | 2019 |
42% | 83% | Mad About You |
Paul Buchman (Character), Creator, Writer |
2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2019 |
81% | 85% | Fosse/Verdon | Cy Feuer (Character) | 2019 |
49% | 63% | The Romanoffs | Bob Isaacson (Character) | 2018 |
83% | 70% | The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2017 |
83% | 71% | There's ... Johnny! |
Executive Producer, Creator |
2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2017 |
93% | 92% | Red Oaks | Getty (Character) | 2014-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Real Time With Bill Maher | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
5% | No Score Yet | The Paul Reiser Show |
Paul Reiser (Character), Executive Producer |
2011 |
92% | 91% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You |
Paul Buchman (Character), Writer |
1992-1999 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Two Dads | Michael Taylor (Character) | 1987-1990 |