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Paul Reiser

Actor

Paul Reiser

Born March 30, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA44 films

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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Aliens poster8.0Aliens1986Beverly Hills Cop poster7.2Beverly Hills Cop1984Concussion poster7.1Concussion2015Fatherhood poster7.5Fatherhood2021Beverly Hills Cop II poster6.5Beverly Hills Cop II1987The Spy Who Dumped Me poster6.4The Spy Who Dumped Me2018Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F poster6.6Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F2024Behind the Candelabra poster6.6Behind the Candelabra2013

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. 2024The GutterAngelo
  2. 2024The Problem with PeopleBarry
  3. 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FJeffrey
  4. 2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchThe Dad
  5. 2021FatherhoodPaul
  6. 2020Horse GirlGary
  7. 2018The Spy Who Dumped MeArnie
  8. 2017I Do... Until I Don'tHarvey Burger
  9. 2017The Little HoursIlario
  10. 2017MilesLloyd Bryant
  11. 2017The Book of LoveWendell
  12. 2016War on EveryoneGerry Stanton
  13. 2016JoshySteve
  14. 2016The DarknessSimon Richards
  15. 2015ConcussionDr. Elliot Pellman
  16. 2014WhiplashJim
  17. 2014Life After BethNoah Orfman
  18. 2013Behind the CandelabraMr. Felder
  19. 2009Funny PeoplePaul Reiser
  20. 2005The Thing About My FolksBen Kleinman
  21. 2002Women vs. MenBruce
  22. 2002PurposeBen Fisher
  23. 2001Strange RelationsJerry Lipman
  24. 2001One Night at McCool'sCarl Harding
  25. 1999The Story of UsDave
  26. 1999Pros & ConsPrison Man #1
  27. 1995Bye Bye LoveDonny Carson
  28. 1994Mr. WriteCharlie Fischer
  29. 1993The TowerTony Minot
  30. 1993Family PrayersDan Lidner
  31. 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & BluePaul Reiser
  32. 1991The Marrying ManPhil Golden
  33. 1990Crazy PeopleStephen Bachman
  34. 1988Martini Ranch: ReachSnakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
  35. 1987Cross My HeartBruce Gaynor
  36. 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIJeffrey Friedman
  37. 1987You Ruined My LifeDexter Bunche
  38. 1986AliensBurke
  39. 1986From Here to MaternityMarco
  40. 1986Odd JobsMax
  41. 1984Beverly Hills CopJeffrey
  42. 1983Sunset LimousineJay Neilson
  43. 1983DinerModell
  44. 1982DinerModell