Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born March 30, 1956
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.
TVLong Story Short
2025
as Elliott (voice)
MoviePaul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
2024
as Self
MovieThe Gutter
2024
as Angelo
MovieThe Problem with People
2024
as Barry
MovieAliens Expanded
2024
as Self
MovieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Jeffrey
TVReboot
2022
as Gordon
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVGeorge Carlin's American Dream
2022
as Self
MovieScenes from an Empty Church
2021
as The Dad
MovieFatherhood
2021
as Paul
MovieHorse Girl
2020
as Gary
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
TVMad About You
2019
as Paul Buchman
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVThe Boys
2019
as The Legend
TVFosse/Verdon
2019
as Cy Feuer
TVThe Kominsky Method
2018
as Martin Schneider
TVThe Romanoffs
2018
as Bob Isaacson
MovieThe Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Arnie
TVThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Additional Guest
TVBeyond Stranger Things
2017
as Self
MovieI Do... Until I Don't
2017
as Harvey Burger
MovieThe Little Hours
2017
as Ilario
MovieMiles
2017
as Lloyd Bryant
MovieThe Book of Love
2017
as Wendell
MovieWar on Everyone
2016
as Gerry Stanton
MovieJoshy
2016
as Steve
TVStranger Things
2016
as Dr. Sam Owens
MovieThe Darkness
2016
as Simon Richards
MovieConcussion
2015
as Dr. Elliot Pellman
MovieWhiplash
2014
as Jim
TVRed Oaks
2014
as Getty
MovieLife After Beth
2014
as Noah Orfman
TVTripTank
2014
as Gary (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieBehind the Candelabra
2013
as Mr. Felder
The Paul Reiser Show
2011
as Paul Reiser
MovieFunny People
2009
as Paul Reiser
MovieThe Aristocrats
2005
as Self
MovieThe Thing About My Folks
2005
as Ben Kleinman
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieWomen vs. Men
2002
as Bruce
MoviePurpose
2002
as Ben Fisher
MovieStrange Relations
2001
as Jerry Lipman
MovieOne Night at McCool's
2001
as Carl Harding
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Paul Reiser
MovieThe Story of Us
1999
as Dave
MovieDiner: On The Flip Side
1999
as Self
MoviePros & Cons
1999
as Prison Man #1
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
MovieJerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
MovieBye Bye Love
1995
as Donny Carson
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
1994
as Himself - Host
MovieMr. Write
1994
as Charlie Fischer
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Tower
1993
as Tony Minot
MovieFamily Prayers
1993
as Dan Lidner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Paul Reiser
TVMad About You
1992
as Paul Buchman
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MoviePaul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
1991
as Self
MovieThe Marrying Man
1991
as Phil Golden
MovieCrazy People
1990
as Stephen Bachman
MovieComic Relief III
1989
as Self
MovieMartini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
MovieCross My Heart
1987
as Bruce Gaynor
MoviePaul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Self
TVMy Two Dads
1987
as Michael Taylor
MovieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Jeffrey Friedman
MovieYou Ruined My Life
1987
as Dexter Bunche
MovieAliens
1986
as Burke
MovieFrom Here to Maternity
1986
as Marco
MovieOdd Jobs
1986
as Max
MovieBeverly Hills Cop
1984
as Jeffrey
MovieSunset Limousine
1983
as Jay Neilson
MovieDiner
1983
as Modell
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Ivan Turbell
MovieDiner
1982
as Modell
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
