Paul Reiser
Acting • Born 1956-03-30
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Beverly Hills Cop
Movie • 1984
Jeffrey
Beverly Hills Cop II
Movie • 1987
Jeffrey Friedman
One Night at McCool's
Movie • 2001
Carl Harding
Aliens
Movie • 1986
Burke
Bye Bye Love
Movie • 1995
Donny Carson
Pros & Cons
Movie • 1999
Prison Man #1
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Movie • 1998
Self
The Thing About My Folks
Movie • 2005
Ben Kleinman
The Story of Us
Movie • 1999
Dave
Diner
Movie • 1982
Modell
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
Crazy People
Movie • 1990
Stephen Bachman
Get Bruce!
Movie • 1999
Self
Odd Jobs
Movie • 1986
Max
Purpose
Movie • 2002
Ben Fisher
Cross My Heart
Movie • 1987
Bruce Gaynor
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Movie • 1987
Self
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
Movie • 1991
Self
You Ruined My Life
Movie • 1987
Dexter Bunche
The Tower
Movie • 1993
Tony Minot
Behind the Candelabra
Movie • 2013
Mr. Felder
Life After Beth
Movie • 2014
Noah Orfman
Funny People
Movie • 2009
Paul Reiser
Women vs. Men
Movie • 2002
Bruce
Diner: On The Flip Side
Movie • 1999
Self
Whiplash
Movie • 2014
Jim
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Movie • 2024
Jeffrey
Concussion
Movie • 2015
Dr. Elliot Pellman
Mr. Write
Movie • 1994
Charlie Fischer
The Problem with People
Movie • 2024
Barry
From Here to Maternity
Movie • 1986
Marco
Miles
Movie • 2017
Lloyd Bryant
The Gutter
Movie • 2024
Angelo
Joshy
Movie • 2016
Steve
Family Prayers
Movie • 1993
Dan Lidner
The Book of Love
Movie • 2017
Wendell
I Do... Until I Don't
Movie • 2017
Harvey Burger
The Darkness
Movie • 2016
Simon Richards
Aliens Expanded
Movie • 2024
Self
The Little Hours
Movie • 2017
Ilario
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie • 1997
Self
War on Everyone
Movie • 2016
Gerry Stanton
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Movie • 1992
Paul Reiser
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie • 2018
Arnie
Sunset Limousine
Movie • 1983
Jay Neilson
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
Movie • 1994
Himself - Host
Fatherhood
Movie • 2021
Paul
Horse Girl
Movie • 2020
Gary
The Marrying Man
Movie • 1991
Phil Golden
Strange Relations
Movie • 2001
Jerry Lipman
Diner
Movie • 1983
Modell
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Scenes from an Empty Church
Movie • 2021
The Dad
Comic Relief III
Movie • 1989
Self
Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
Movie • 2024
Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
Movie • 1988
Snakeoil Salesman (uncredited)
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Paul Buchman
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Ivan Turbell
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
My Two Dads
TV • 1987
Michael Taylor
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Beyond Stranger Things
TV • 2017
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
The Paul Reiser Show
TV • 2011
Paul Reiser
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Paul Reiser
Red Oaks
TV • 2014
Getty
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self
Reboot
TV • 2022
Gordon
George Carlin's American Dream
TV • 2022
Self
TripTank
TV • 2014
Gary (voice)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV • 2018
Self - Additional Guest
The Boys
TV • 2019
The Legend
Stranger Things
TV • 2016
Dr. Sam Owens
The Kominsky Method
TV • 2018
Martin Schneider
Mad About You
TV • 2019
Paul Buchman
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Fosse/Verdon
TV • 2019
Cy Feuer
The Romanoffs
TV • 2018
Bob Isaacson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Long Story Short
TV • 2025
Elliott (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Host