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Paul Reiser

Acting · Born March 30, 1956 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with Paul Reiser

• Whiplash (2014) — Jim
• Aliens (1986) — Burke
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — Jeffrey
• Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — Jeffrey Friedman
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) — Arnie
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) — Jeffrey
• Funny People (2009) — Paul Reiser
• The Little Hours (2017) — Ilario
• Concussion (2015) — Dr. Elliot Pellman
• The Story of Us (1999) — Dave
• Fatherhood (2021) — Paul
• Life After Beth (2014) — Noah Orfman

TV shows with Paul Reiser

• Stranger Things (2016) — Dr. Sam Owens
• Mad About You (1992) — Paul Buchman
• The Kominsky Method (2018) — Martin Schneider
• Red Oaks (2014) — Getty
• Reboot (2022) — Gordon
• Long Story Short (2025) — Elliott (voice)
• My Two Dads (1987) — Michael Taylor
• Mad About You (2019) — Paul Buchman