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