Born 1956 (age 70) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 95 titles

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.

Filmography

Whiplash
8.4
Whiplash
2014
as Jim
Aliens
8.0
Aliens
1986
as Burke
Beverly Hills Cop
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Jeffrey
Beverly Hills Cop II
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Jeffrey Friedman
Concussion
7.1
Concussion
2015
as Dr. Elliot Pellman
The Spy Who Dumped Me
6.4
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Arnie
Fatherhood
7.5
Fatherhood
2021
as Paul
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
6.7
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Jeffrey
Funny People
5.9
Funny People
2009
as Paul Reiser
Behind the Candelabra
6.6
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Mr. Felder
Life After Beth
5.5
Life After Beth
2014
as Noah Orfman
The Little Hours
5.9
The Little Hours
2017
as Ilario
The Darkness
4.8
The Darkness
2016
as Simon Richards
Horse Girl
5.7
Horse Girl
2020
as Gary
War on Everyone
5.7
War on Everyone
2016
as Gerry Stanton
One Night at McCool's
5.9
One Night at McCool's
2001
as Carl Harding
The Story of Us
6.1
The Story of Us
1999
as Dave
Diner
6.8
Diner
1982
as Modell
The Book of Love
6.4
The Book of Love
2017
as Wendell
The Aristocrats
6.0
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self