Paul Reiser
Acting·March 30, 1956 — 70 years old·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.
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2025Long Story ShortTVElliott (voice)2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice PuddingSelf · Writer2024The GutterAngelo2024The Problem with PeopleBarry · Writer · Producer2024Aliens ExpandedSelf2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FJeffrey2022RebootTVGordon2022SherriTVSelf - Guest2022George Carlin's American DreamTVSelf2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchThe Dad2021FatherhoodPaul2020Horse GirlGary2019The Movies That Made UsTVSelf2019Mad About YouTVPaul Buchman2019Tamron HallTVSelf - Guest2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf2019The BoysTVThe Legend2019Fosse/VerdonTVCy Feuer2018The Kominsky MethodTVMartin Schneider2018The RomanoffsTVBob Isaacson2018The Spy Who Dumped MeArnie2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleTVSelf - Additional Guest2017There's... Johnny!TVExecutive Producer · Writer · Creator2017Beyond Stranger ThingsTVSelf2017I Do... Until I Don'tHarvey Burger2017The Little HoursIlario2017MilesLloyd Bryant2017The Book of LoveWendell2016War on EveryoneGerry Stanton2016Loco x VosTVCreator2016JoshySteve2016Stranger ThingsTVDr. Sam Owens2016The DarknessSimon Richards2015ConcussionDr. Elliot Pellman2014WhiplashJim2014Red OaksTVGetty2014Life After BethNoah Orfman2014TripTankTVGary (voice)2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf - Guest2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf · Self - Guest2013Behind the CandelabraMr. Felder2011The Paul Reiser ShowTVPaul Reiser · Creator2009Funny PeoplePaul Reiser2008InvincibleTVProducer2005The AristocratsSelf2005The Thing About My FolksBen Kleinman · Writer · Producer2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for PappyExecutive Producer · Writer2004The Tony Danza ShowTVSelf - Guest2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self (archive footage)2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTVSelf2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf2002Women vs. MenBruce2002PurposeBen Fisher2001Strange RelationsJerry Lipman2001One Night at McCool'sCarl Harding2000Curb Your EnthusiasmTVPaul Reiser1999The Story of UsDave1999Diner: On The Flip SideSelf1999Pros & ConsPrison Man #11999Get Bruce!Self1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last TimeSelf1997The ViewTVSelf - Guest · Self1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf1995Bye Bye LoveDonny Carson1994Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of CharactersHimself - Host1994Mr. WriteCharlie Fischer1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTVSelf - Guest1993The TowerTony Minot1993Family PrayersDan Lidner1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BluePaul Reiser1992Mad About YouTVPaul Buchman · Writer · Executive Producer · Creator1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from HomeSelf · Writer1991The Marrying ManPhil Golden1990Crazy PeopleStephen Bachman1989Comic Relief IIISelf1988Martini Ranch: ReachSnakeoil Salesman (uncredited)1987Cross My HeartBruce Gaynor1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimSelf · Writer1987My Two DadsTVMichael Taylor1987Beverly Hills Cop IIJeffrey Friedman1987You Ruined My LifeDexter Bunche1986AliensBurke1986From Here to MaternityMarco1986Odd JobsMax1984Beverly Hills CopJeffrey1983Sunset LimousineJay Neilson1983DinerModell1982Remington SteeleTVIvan Turbell1982DinerModell1982Late Night with David LettermanTVSelf - Guest1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Host1975People's Choice AwardsTVSelf - Host1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1949The Emmy AwardsTVSelf