Paul Reiser
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Beverly Hills Cop
as Jeffrey
1984
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Jeffrey Friedman
1987
One Night at McCool's
as Carl Harding
2001
Aliens
as Burke
1986
Bye Bye Love
as Donny Carson
1995
Pros & Cons
as Prison Man #1
1999
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
as Self
1998
The Thing About My Folks
as Ben Kleinman
2005
The Story of Us
as Dave
1999
Diner
as Modell
1982
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
Crazy People
as Stephen Bachman
1990
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
Odd Jobs
as Max
1986
Purpose
as Ben Fisher
2002
Cross My Heart
as Bruce Gaynor
1987
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
as Self
1987
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
as Self
1991
You Ruined My Life
as Dexter Bunche
1987
The Tower
as Tony Minot
1993
TV Appearances
Mad About You
as Paul Buchman
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2004
Remington Steele
as Ivan Turbell
1982
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
My Two Dads
as Michael Taylor
1987
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Beyond Stranger Things
as Self
2017
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949