
Paul Reiser
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 13.827 |
Birthday | 1957-03-30 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | پل رایزر, |

1984

Beverly Hills Cop
7.2/4218
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered,...
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Beverly Hills Cop

1987

Beverly Hills Cop II
6.512/2581
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...
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Beverly Hills Cop II

2001

One Night at McCool's
5.9/340
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bar...
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One Night at McCool's

1986

Aliens
7.952/9952
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...
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Aliens

1995

Bye Bye Love
5.9/74
With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wi...
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Bye Bye Love

1999

Pros & Cons
3/2
Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case...
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Pros & Cons

1998

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
7.5/112
Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the La...
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Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

2005

The Thing About My Folks
6.3/23
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try...
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The Thing About My Folks

1999

The Story of Us
6.048/321
Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.
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The Story of Us

1982

Diner
6.8/282
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating deta...
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Diner

2005

The Aristocrats
5.9/163
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
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The Aristocrats

1990

Crazy People
5.8/87
A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the...
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Crazy People

1999

Get Bruce!
6.2/10
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...
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Get Bruce!

1986

Odd Jobs
4.2/6
Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.
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Odd Jobs

2002

Purpose
4.4/8
A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeove...
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Purpose

1987

Cross My Heart
5.1/27
A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she h...
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Cross My Heart

1987

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
0/0
Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedi...
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Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

1991

Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
0/0
Paul Reiser says, "I kid, I joke, I come from love". Actually he comes from N.Y.C., just 3 1/2 blocks from the Palladium nightclub where this riotousl...
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Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home

1987

You Ruined My Life
5.3/5
"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday nights) starring Soleil Moon...
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You Ruined My Life

1993

The Tower
3.6/9
A mix-up with a security card causes a malevolent building to try and kill an employee on his first day at work.
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The Tower

2013

Behind the Candelabra
6.6/786
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
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Behind the Candelabra

2014

Life After Beth
5.5/678
Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole wor...
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Life After Beth

2009

Funny People
5.885/1312
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing Geo...
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Funny People

2002

Women vs. Men
4.4/5
Seeking the excitement that was once part of their married lives, Bruce and Michael slip out one night to a gentleman's club. When their wives, Dana a...
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Women vs. Men

1999

Diner: On The Flip Side
0/0
Interviews with cast and crew about their memories on the making of the film
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Diner: On The Flip Side

2014

Whiplash
8.4/15391
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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Whiplash

2024

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
6.695/1182
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2015

Concussion
7.1/2566
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologi...
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Concussion

1994

Mr. Write
2/4
Aspiring writer (with no talent) gets a job on a TV commercial, falls for an advertising executive.
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Mr. Write

2024

The Problem with People
5.6/5
Two estranged cousins who never knew each other tries to make amends for many generations of family dispute.
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The Problem with People

1986

From Here to Maternity
0/0
Three women are on a quest to become mothers.
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From Here to Maternity

2017

Miles
5.6/22
High school senior Miles Walton joins the girls volleyball team in hopes of winning a college scholarship, which causes an uproar in his small Illinoi...
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Miles

2024

The Gutter
4/3
Walt (lover of threesomes, hater of shirts) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a former Pro Bowler as they discover he might be THE GOAT of the la...
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The Gutter

2016

Joshy
5.6/108
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to...
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Joshy

1993

Family Prayers
5.7/3
This coming of age story set in the 1960s takes a look at the effects of a couple's break-up on a sensitive, thirteen year old Jewish boy in the 1960s...
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Family Prayers

2017

The Book of Love
6.5/219
After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to fin...
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The Book of Love

2017

I Do... Until I Don't
5/67
In Vero Beach, Florida, a trio of couples at various points in their relationships become the subjects of a film about marriage being an antiquated id...
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I Do... Until I Don't

2016

The Darkness
4.8/610
A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation with a supernatural presence in tow.
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The Darkness

2024

Aliens Expanded
10/2
Exploring James Cameron’s beloved science-fiction epic from teeth to tail, Aliens Expanded is truly the most in-depth, passionate and innovative celeb...
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Aliens Expanded

2017

The Little Hours
5.8/573
Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister A...
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The Little Hours

1997

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
6/2
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

2016

War on Everyone
5.779/427
Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, howe...
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War on Everyone

1992

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
0/0
Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.
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Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me
6.4/2231
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartme...
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The Spy Who Dumped Me

1983

Sunset Limousine
4/7
Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Th...
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Sunset Limousine

1994

Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
0/0
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2021

Fatherhood
7.5/1421
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
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Fatherhood

2020

Horse Girl
5.661/555
A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into...
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Horse Girl

1991

The Marrying Man
5.6/114
Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tycoon. But, during a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas...
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The Marrying Man

2001

My Beautiful Son
0/0
Drama - A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and...
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My Beautiful Son

1983

Diner
5/1
This pilot for a TV version of the critically acclaimed feature Diner (1982) focused on the complaints of the wives, Elyse and Beth, that their husban...
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Diner

2003

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
7.6/20
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...
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Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

2021

Scenes from an Empty Church
3/2
In a locked-down NYC, two priests open their church doors to those seeking salvation during the most isolating of times. From the commonplace to the t...
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Scenes from an Empty Church

1989

Comic Relief III
0/0
The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The event debuted...
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Comic Relief III

2024

Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
1/1
In his first standup special in over 30 years, veteran comic and Emmy nominated actor Paul Reiser is back on stage and better than ever.
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