Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

1956-03-30 New York City, New York, USA 61 Credits

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 ...

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Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding

2024

as Self

2.2
Acting

In his first standup special in over 30 years, veteran comic and Emmy nominated actor Paul Reiser is back on stage and better than ever.

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding

2024

Writer

2.2
Writing

In his first standup special in over 30 years, veteran comic and Emmy nominated actor Paul Reiser is back on stage and better than ever.

The Gutter

The Gutter

2024

as Angelo

4.6
Acting

Walt (lover of threesomes, hater of shirts) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a former Pro Bowler as they discover he might be THE GOAT of the la...

The Problem with People

The Problem with People

2024

as Barry

6.2
Acting

Two estranged cousins who never knew each other try to make amends for many generations of family dispute.

The Problem with People

The Problem with People

2024

Writer, Producer

6.2
Writing Producing

Two estranged cousins who never knew each other try to make amends for many generations of family dispute.

Aliens Expanded

Aliens Expanded

2024

as Self

9.7
Acting

Exploring James Cameron’s beloved science-fiction epic from teeth to tail, Aliens Expanded is truly the most in-depth, passionate and innovative celeb...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

as Jeffrey

6.7
Acting

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.

Scenes from an Empty Church

Scenes from an Empty Church

2021

as The Dad

3.0
Acting

In a locked-down NYC, two priests open their church doors to those seeking salvation during the most isolating of times. From the commonplace to the t...

Fatherhood

Fatherhood

2021

as Paul

7.5
Acting

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

Horse Girl

Horse Girl

2020

as Gary

5.7
Acting

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into ...

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

as Arnie

6.4
Acting

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartme...

I Do... Until I Don't

I Do... Until I Don't

2017

as Harvey Burger

4.9
Acting

In Vero Beach, Florida, a trio of couples at various points in their relationships become the subjects of a film about marriage being an antiquated id...

The Little Hours

The Little Hours

2017

as Ilario

5.9
Acting

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister A...

Miles

Miles

2017

as Lloyd Bryant

5.7
Acting

High school senior Miles Walton joins the girls volleyball team in hopes of winning a college scholarship, which causes an uproar in his small Illinoi...

The Book of Love

The Book of Love

2017

as Wendell

6.4
Acting

After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to fin...

War on Everyone

War on Everyone

2016

as Gerry Stanton

5.8
Acting

Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, howe...

Joshy

Joshy

2016

as Steve

5.7
Acting

After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to...

The Darkness

The Darkness

2016

as Simon Richards

4.8
Acting

A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation with a supernatural presence in tow.

Concussion

Concussion

2015

as Dr. Elliot Pellman

7.1
Acting

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologi...

Whiplash

Whiplash

2014

as Jim

8.4
Acting

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Life After Beth

Life After Beth

2014

as Noah Orfman

5.5
Acting

Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole wor...

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013

as Mr. Felder

6.6
Acting

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

Funny People

Funny People

2009

as Paul Reiser

5.9
Acting

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing Geo...

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

2005

as Self

5.9
Acting

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

The Thing About My Folks

The Thing About My Folks

2005

as Ben Kleinman

6.3
Acting

Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try...

The Thing About My Folks

The Thing About My Folks

2005

Producer, Writer

6.3
Producing Writing

Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try...

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

2004

Executive Producer, Writer

6.7
Producing Writing

Popeye, Olive and Bluto head out to find Popeye's long lost Pappy.

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...

Women vs. Men

Women vs. Men

2002

as Bruce

4.5
Acting

Seeking the excitement that was once part of their married lives, Bruce and Michael slip out one night to a gentleman's club. When their wives, Dana a...

Purpose

Purpose

2002

as Ben Fisher

4.4
Acting

A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeove...

One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's

2001

as Carl Harding

5.9
Acting

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bar...

Strange Relations

Strange Relations

2001

as Jerry Lipman

Acting

Drama - A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and ...

The Story of Us

The Story of Us

1999

as Dave

6.1
Acting

Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.

Diner: On The Flip Side

Diner: On The Flip Side

1999

as Self

Acting

Interviews with cast and crew about their memories on the making of the film

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

1999

as Prison Man #1

3.0
Acting

Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case ...

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

1999

as Self

6.2
Acting

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...

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

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

1998

as Self

7.4
Acting

Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the La...

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

1997

as Self

7.3
Acting

A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

1995

as Donny Carson

5.9
Acting

With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wi...

Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters

1994

as Himself - Host

Acting

Even more fun

Mr. Write

Mr. Write

1994

as Charlie Fischer

2.0
Acting

Aspiring writer (with no talent) gets a job on a TV commercial, falls for an advertising executive.

The Tower

The Tower

1993

as Tony Minot

3.4
Acting

A mix-up with a security card causes a malevolent building to try and kill an employee on his first day at work.

Family Prayers

Family Prayers

1993

as Dan Lidner

4.5
Acting

This coming of age story set in the 1960s takes a look at the effects of a couple's break-up on a sensitive, thirteen year old Jewish boy in the 1960s...

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

as Paul Reiser

Acting

Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home

1991

as Self

Acting

Paul Reiser says, "I kid, I joke, I come from love". Actually he comes from N.Y.C., just 3 1/2 blocks from the Palladium nightclub where this riotousl...

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home

1991

Writer

Writing

Paul Reiser says, "I kid, I joke, I come from love". Actually he comes from N.Y.C., just 3 1/2 blocks from the Palladium nightclub where this riotousl...

The Marrying Man

The Marrying Man

1991

as Phil Golden

5.6
Acting

Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tycoon. But, during a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas...

Crazy People

Crazy People

1990

as Stephen Bachman

5.8
Acting

A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the ...

Comic Relief III

Comic Relief III

1989

as Self

Acting

The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The event debuted...

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1987

as Bruce Gaynor

5.1
Acting

A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she h...

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

1987

as Self

Acting

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedi...

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

1987

Writer

Writing

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedi...

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

as Jeffrey Friedman

6.5
Acting

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...

You Ruined My Life

You Ruined My Life

1987

as Dexter Bunche

5.3
Acting

"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday nights) starring Soleil Moon ...

Aliens

Aliens

1986

as Burke

8.0
Acting

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...

From Here to Maternity

From Here to Maternity

1986

as Marco

Acting

Three women are on a quest to become mothers.

Odd Jobs

Odd Jobs

1986

as Max

4.1
Acting

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

as Jeffrey

7.2
Acting

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, ...

Sunset Limousine

Sunset Limousine

1983

as Jay Neilson

4.0
Acting

Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Th...

Diner

Diner

1983

as Modell

7.0
Acting

This pilot for a TV version of the critically acclaimed feature Diner (1982) focused on the complaints of the wives, Elyse and Beth, that their husban...

Diner

Diner

1982

as Modell

6.8
Acting

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating deta...