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

• Long Story Short — Elliott (voice)
• 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — Jeffrey
• 2024Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding — Self, Writer
• 2024The Gutter — Angelo
• 2024The Problem with People — Barry, Producer, Writer
• Reboot — Gordon
• 2021Fatherhood — Paul
• 2021Scenes from an Empty Church — The Dad
• 2020Horse Girl — Gary
• Fosse/Verdon — Cy Feuer
• Mad About You — Paul Buchman
• The Boys — The Legend
• The Kominsky Method — Martin Schneider
• The Romanoffs — Bob Isaacson
• 2018The Spy Who Dumped Me — Arnie
• 2017I Do... Until I Don't — Harvey Burger
• 2017Miles — Lloyd Bryant
• 2017The Book of Love — Wendell
• 2017The Little Hours — Ilario
• There's... Johnny! — Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2016Joshy — Steve
• Loco x Vos — Creator
• Stranger Things — Dr. Sam Owens
• 2016The Darkness — Simon Richards
• 2016War on Everyone — Gerry Stanton
• 2015Concussion — Dr. Elliot Pellman
• 2014Life After Beth — Noah Orfman
• Red Oaks — Getty
• TripTank — Gary (voice)
• 2014Whiplash — Jim
• 2013Behind the Candelabra — Mr. Felder
• The Paul Reiser Show — Paul Reiser, Creator
• 2009Funny People — Paul Reiser
• Invincible — Producer
• 2005The Thing About My Folks — Ben Kleinman, Writer, Producer
• 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy — Executive Producer, Writer
• 2002Purpose — Ben Fisher
• 2002Women vs. Men — Bruce
• 2001One Night at McCool's — Carl Harding
• 2001Strange Relations — Jerry Lipman
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Paul Reiser
• 1999Pros & Cons — Prison Man #1
• 1999The Story of Us — Dave
• 1995Bye Bye Love — Donny Carson
• 1994Mr. Write — Charlie Fischer
• 1993Family Prayers — Dan Lidner
• 1993The Tower — Tony Minot
• 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue — Paul Reiser
• Mad About You — Paul Buchman, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home — Self, Writer
• 1991The Marrying Man — Phil Golden
• 1990Crazy People — Stephen Bachman
• 1988Martini Ranch: Reach — Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
• 1987Beverly Hills Cop II — Jeffrey Friedman
• 1987Cross My Heart — Bruce Gaynor
• My Two Dads — Michael Taylor
• 1987Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim — Self, Writer
• 1987You Ruined My Life — Dexter Bunche
• 1986Aliens — Burke
• 1986From Here to Maternity — Marco
• 1986Odd Jobs — Max
• 1984Beverly Hills Cop — Jeffrey
• 1983Diner — Modell
• 1983Sunset Limousine — Jay Neilson
• 1982Diner — Modell
• Remington Steele — Ivan Turbell

Appearances as themselves (28)

• 2024Aliens Expanded — Self
• George Carlin's American Dream — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Movies That Made Us — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — Self - Additional Guest
• Beyond Stranger Things — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' — Self (archive footage)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 1999Diner: On The Flip Side — Self
• 1999Get Bruce! — Self
• 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time — Self
• 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• 1994Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters — Himself - Host
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1989Comic Relief III — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self