Actor

Paul Reiser

1982–presentb. 1956ComedyDramaDocumentaryRomance

Comic Visionary

Also wrote 6 screenplays ↗

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Known For

56 acting credits

as Jim

Whiplash

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2014

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as Burke

Aliens

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1986

Aliens

Filmography

2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FJeffrey6.7 2024The Problem with PeopleBarry5.9 2024The GutterAngelo4.9 2024Aliens ExpandedSelf8.9 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice PuddingSelf2.2 2021FatherhoodPaul7.5

About

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.

As Screenwriter

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2024The Problem with People 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy 1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home 1987Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim 2005The Thing About My Folks 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding

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