Actor profile

Paul Reiser

30th March 1956 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

53 Movies 36 TV Shows 94 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding poster

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding 19th November 2024 as Self

The Gutter poster

The Gutter 1st November 2024 as Angelo

The Problem with People poster

The Problem with People 4th October 2024 as Barry

Aliens Expanded poster

Aliens Expanded 28th June 2024 as Self

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F poster

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 20th June 2024 as Jeffrey

Scenes from an Empty Church poster

Scenes from an Empty Church 24th June 2021 as The Dad

Fatherhood poster

Fatherhood 18th June 2021 as Paul

Horse Girl poster

Horse Girl 27th January 2020 as Gary

The Spy Who Dumped Me poster

The Spy Who Dumped Me 2nd August 2018 as Arnie

I Do... Until I Don't poster

I Do... Until I Don't 1st September 2017 as Harvey Burger

The Little Hours poster

The Little Hours 30th June 2017 as Ilario

Miles poster

Miles 9th June 2017 as Lloyd Bryant

The Book of Love poster

The Book of Love 13th January 2017 as Wendell

War on Everyone poster

War on Everyone 7th October 2016 as Gerry Stanton

Joshy poster

Joshy 12th August 2016 as Steve

The Darkness poster

The Darkness 13th May 2016 as Simon Richards

Concussion poster

Concussion 12th November 2015 as Dr. Elliot Pellman

Whiplash poster

Whiplash 10th October 2014 as Jim

Life After Beth poster

Life After Beth 15th August 2014 as Noah Orfman

Behind the Candelabra poster

Behind the Candelabra 26th May 2013 as Mr. Felder

Funny People poster

Funny People 30th July 2009 as Paul Reiser

The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats 29th July 2005 as Self

The Thing About My Folks poster

The Thing About My Folks 2nd June 2005 as Ben Kleinman

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' 2nd December 2003 as Self (archive footage)

Women vs. Men poster

Women vs. Men 4th August 2002 as Bruce

Purpose poster

Purpose 21st February 2002 as Ben Fisher

Strange Relations poster

Strange Relations 7th November 2001 as Jerry Lipman

One Night at McCool's poster

One Night at McCool's 19th April 2001 as Carl Harding

The Story of Us poster

The Story of Us 14th October 1999 as Dave

Diner: On The Flip Side poster

Diner: On The Flip Side 4th April 1999 as Self

Get Bruce! poster

Get Bruce! 1st January 1999 as Self

Pros & Cons poster

Pros & Cons 1st January 1999 as Prison Man #1

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time poster

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time 8th August 1998 as Self

Bye Bye Love poster

Bye Bye Love 16th March 1995 as Donny Carson

Mr. Write poster

Mr. Write 6th May 1994 as Charlie Fischer

The Tower poster

The Tower 16th August 1993 as Tony Minot

Family Prayers poster

Family Prayers 19th March 1993 as Dan Lidner

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home poster

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home 3rd August 1991 as Self

The Marrying Man poster

The Marrying Man 5th April 1991 as Phil Golden

Crazy People poster

Crazy People 13th April 1990 as Stephen Bachman

Comic Relief III poster

Comic Relief III 18th March 1989 as Self

Martini Ranch: Reach poster

Martini Ranch: Reach 16th January 1988 as Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)

Cross My Heart poster

Cross My Heart 13th December 1987 as Bruce Gaynor

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim poster

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim 5th December 1987 as Self

Beverly Hills Cop II poster

Beverly Hills Cop II 18th May 1987 as Jeffrey Friedman

You Ruined My Life poster

You Ruined My Life 1st February 1987 as Dexter Bunche

Aliens poster

Aliens 18th July 1986 as Burke

From Here to Maternity poster

From Here to Maternity 20th April 1986 as Marco

Odd Jobs poster

Odd Jobs 1st March 1986 as Max

Beverly Hills Cop poster

Beverly Hills Cop 5th December 1984 as Jeffrey

Sunset Limousine poster

Sunset Limousine 12th October 1983 as Jay Neilson

Diner poster

Diner 8th August 1983 as Modell

Diner poster

Diner 5th March 1982 as Modell

Long Story Short poster

Long Story Short 22nd August 2025 as Elliott (voice)

Reboot poster

Reboot 20th September 2022 as Gordon

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

George Carlin's American Dream poster

George Carlin's American Dream 20th May 2022 as Self

The Movies That Made Us poster

The Movies That Made Us 29th November 2019 as Self

Mad About You poster

Mad About You 20th November 2019 as Paul Buchman

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

The Boys poster

The Boys 25th July 2019 as The Legend

Fosse/Verdon poster

Fosse/Verdon 9th April 2019 as Cy Feuer

The Kominsky Method poster

The Kominsky Method 16th November 2018 as Martin Schneider

The Romanoffs poster

The Romanoffs 11th October 2018 as Bob Isaacson

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale 18th February 2018 as Self - Additional Guest

Beyond Stranger Things poster

Beyond Stranger Things 27th October 2017 as Self

Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things 15th July 2016 as Dr. Sam Owens

Red Oaks poster

Red Oaks 28th August 2014 as Getty

TripTank poster

TripTank 2nd April 2014 as Gary (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Paul Reiser

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Mad About You poster

Mad About You 23rd September 1992 as Paul Buchman

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

My Two Dads poster

My Two Dads 20th September 1987 as Michael Taylor

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Ivan Turbell

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962

The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards 25th January 1949 as Self