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