
Paul Reiser
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-30 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- پل رایزر
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.
Known For
TV Shows (35)

The Boys
2019
as The Legend

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest

Stranger Things
2016
as Dr. Sam Owens

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Paul Reiser

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Mad About You
1992
as Paul Buchman

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

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Remington Steele
1982
as Ivan Turbell
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host

The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self

The Kominsky Method
2018
as Martin Schneider

Red Oaks
2014
as Getty

The Romanoffs
2018
as Bob Isaacson

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Additional Guest

TripTank
2014
as Gary (voice)

My Two Dads
1987
as Michael Taylor

Long Story Short
2025
as Elliott (voice)

Mad About You
2019
as Paul Buchman

Fosse/Verdon
2019
as Cy Feuer

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

Beyond Stranger Things
2017
as Self

Reboot
2022
as Gordon

George Carlin's American Dream
2022
as Self
The Paul Reiser Show
2011
as Paul Reiser
Movies (56)

Whiplash
2014
as Jim

Aliens
1986
as Burke

Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Jeffrey

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Jeffrey Friedman

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Jeffrey

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Arnie

The Little Hours
2017
as Ilario

Concussion
2015
as Dr. Elliot Pellman

Fatherhood
2021
as Paul

Funny People
2009
as Paul Reiser

The Story of Us
1999
as Dave

Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Mr. Felder

Horse Girl
2020
as Gary

Life After Beth
2014
as Noah Orfman

Joshy
2016
as Steve

Crazy People
1990
as Stephen Bachman

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self

The Aristocrats
2005
as Self

One Night at McCool's
2001
as Carl Harding

Diner
1982
as Modell

The Darkness
2016
as Simon Richards

Sunset Limousine
1983
as Jay Neilson

War on Everyone
2016
as Gerry Stanton

The Marrying Man
1991
as Phil Golden

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

The Book of Love
2017
as Wendell

Miles
2017
as Lloyd Bryant

The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Ben Kleinman

Bye Bye Love
1995
as Donny Carson
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Self

Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self

Family Prayers
1993
as Dan Lidner

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

Pros & Cons
1999
as Prison Man #1

I Do... Until I Don't
2017
as Harvey Burger

Cross My Heart
1987
as Bruce Gaynor

The Gutter
2024
as Angelo

Odd Jobs
1986
as Max

Purpose
2002
as Ben Fisher

Mr. Write
1994
as Charlie Fischer

The Tower
1993
as Tony Minot

The Problem with People
2024
as Barry

Women vs. Men
2002
as Bruce

Scenes from an Empty Church
2021
as The Dad

Diner
1983
as Modell

You Ruined My Life
1987
as Dexter Bunche

Strange Relations
2001
as Jerry Lipman

Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)

Comic Relief III
1989
as Self

Diner: On The Flip Side
1999
as Self

From Here to Maternity
1986
as Marco

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
1991
as Self
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
1994
as Himself - Host
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
2024
as Self
About Paul Reiser
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. With 91 credits spanning from 1949 to 2025, Paul Reiser has appeared in 56 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Reiser Movies
- Whiplash (2014) — as Jim
- Aliens (1986) — as Burke
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Jeffrey
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — as Jeffrey Friedman
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) — as Jeffrey
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