8.5
TV
Acting
Paul Reiser
- Born
- (age 70)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 95 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.4
Movie
Whiplash
8.4
TV
The Boys
8.0
Movie
Aliens
7.2
Movie
Beverly Hills Cop
6.5
Movie
Beverly Hills Cop II
7.1
Movie
Concussion
6.4
Movie
The Spy Who Dumped Me
7.5
Movie
Fatherhood
6.6
Movie
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
5.9
Movie
Funny People
8.1
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
6.6
Movie
Behind the Candelabra
5.5
Movie
Life After Beth
5.9
Movie
The Little Hours
4.8
Movie
The Darkness
5.7
Movie
Horse Girl
6.9
TV
Saturday Night Live
Acting credits 91
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Long Story Short TV | Elliott (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2024 | Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding Film | Self |
| 2024 | The Gutter Film | Angelo |
| 2024 | The Problem with People Film | Barry |
| 2024 | Aliens Expanded Film | Self |
| 2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Film | Jeffrey |
| 2022 | Reboot TV | Gordon (8 ep) |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2022 | George Carlin's American Dream TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Scenes from an Empty Church Film | The Dad |
| 2021 | Fatherhood Film | Paul |
| 2020 | Horse Girl Film | Gary |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Mad About You TV | Paul Buchman (12 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Boys TV | The Legend (3 ep) |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon TV | Cy Feuer (2 ep) |
| 2018 | The Kominsky Method TV | Martin Schneider (6 ep) |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs TV | Bob Isaacson (1 ep) |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me Film | Arnie |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale TV | Self - Additional Guest (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Beyond Stranger Things TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don't Film | Harvey Burger |
| 2017 | The Little Hours Film | Ilario |
| 2017 | Miles Film | Lloyd Bryant |
| 2017 | The Book of Love Film | Wendell |
| 2016 | War on Everyone Film | Gerry Stanton |
| 2016 | Joshy Film | Steve |
| 2016 | Stranger Things TV | Dr. Sam Owens (19 ep) |
| 2016 | The Darkness Film | Simon Richards |
| 2015 | Concussion Film | Dr. Elliot Pellman |
| 2014 | Whiplash Film | Jim |
| 2014 | Red Oaks TV | Getty (26 ep) |
| 2014 | Life After Beth Film | Noah Orfman |
| 2014 | TripTank TV | Gary (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self, Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra Film | Mr. Felder |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show TV | Paul Reiser (4 ep) |
| 2009 | Funny People Film | Paul Reiser |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats Film | Self |
| 2005 | The Thing About My Folks Film | Ben Kleinman |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Women vs. Men Film | Bruce |
| 2002 | Purpose Film | Ben Fisher |
| 2001 | Strange Relations Film | Jerry Lipman |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's Film | Carl Harding |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm TV | Paul Reiser (1 ep) |
| 1999 | The Story of Us Film | Dave |
| 1999 | Diner: On The Flip Side Film | Self |
| 1999 | Pros & Cons Film | Prison Man #1 |
| 1999 | Get Bruce! Film | Self |
| 1998 | Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time Film | Self |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Film | Self |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love Film | Donny Carson |
Crew credits 11
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding Film | Writer |
| 2024 | The Problem with People Film | Writer, Producer |
| 2017 | There's... Johnny! TV | Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (7 ep) |
| 2016 | Loco x Vos TV | Creator (67 ep) |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show TV | Creator |
| 2008 | Invincible TV | Producer (6 ep) |
| 2005 | The Thing About My Folks Film | Writer, Producer |
| 2004 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Film | Executive Producer, Writer |
| 1992 | Mad About You TV | Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (17 ep) |
| 1991 | Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home Film | Writer |
| 1987 | Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim Film | Writer |