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Paul Reiser

Acting · Born March 30, 1956 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Paul Reiser movies and shows

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show2019
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
  • Saturday Night Live1975
  • The View1997
  • Stranger Things2016
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003
  • The Boys2019
  • Late Night with David Letterman1982
  • Sherri2022
  • The Tamron Hall Show2019
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm2000
  • Mad About You1992
  • Remington Steele1982
  • Whiplash2014
  • Aliens1986
  • People's Choice Awards1975
  • The Kominsky Method2018
  • Red Oaks2014
  • The Movies That Made Us2019