Paul Reiser
- Born
- March 30, 1956 · New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
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 · 23 credits
- 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F · Actor (Deputy Chief Jeffrey Friedman)
- 2021Fatherhood · Actor (Howard)
- 2021Scenes from an Empty Church · Actor (The Dad)
- 2017I Do... Until I Don't · Actor (Harvey)
- 2016The Darkness · Actor (Simon Richards)
- 2016The Book of Love · Actor (Wendell)
- 2014Whiplash · Actor (Jim Neimann)
- 2014Life After Beth · Actor (Noah Orfman)
- 2014Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of the Comic Strip · Actor
- 2005The Thing About My Folks · Actor (Ben Kleinman)
- 2005The Thing About My Folks · Writer
- 2005The Thing About My Folks · Producer
- 2001One Night at McCool's · Actor (Carl)
- 1995Bye Bye Love · Actor (Donny)
- 1994Mr. Write · Actor (Charlie Fischer)
- 1993Family Prayers · Actor (Dan Linder)
- 1991The Marrying Man · Actor (Phil Golden)
- 1990Crazy People · Actor (Stephen Bachman)
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop II · Actor (Jeffrey Friedman)
- 1987Cross My Heart · Actor (Bruce Gaynor)
- 1986Aliens · Actor (Burke)
- 1986Odd Jobs · Actor (Max)
- 1982Diner · Actor (Modell)