
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.
Filmography

Stranger Things
2016 · 8.5

The Boys
2019 · 8.4

Whiplash
2014 · 8.4

Mad About You
2019 · 8.2

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · 8.1

Aliens
1986 · 8.0

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · 7.6

Long Story Short
2025 · 7.6

The Kominsky Method
2018 · 7.5

Fatherhood
2021 · 7.5

Red Oaks
2014 · 7.4

Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · 7.2

Diner
1983 · 7.2

Fosse/Verdon
2019 · 7.1

Remington Steele
1982 · 7.1

Concussion
2015 · 7.1

Diner
1982 · 6.8

Mad About You
1992 · 6.8

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024 · 6.6

Behind the Candelabra
2013 · 6.6

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · 6.5

Reboot
2022 · 6.5

The Thing About My Folks
2005 · 6.5

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · 6.4

The Romanoffs
2018 · 6.4

The Book of Love
2017 · 6.4

My Two Dads
1987 · 6.2

The Story of Us
1999 · 6.1

Bye Bye Love
1995 · 6.1

The Paul Reiser Show
2011 · 6.0

One Night at McCool's
2001 · 5.9

The Problem with People
2024 · 5.9

Crazy People
1990 · 5.9

You Ruined My Life
1987 · 5.9

Funny People
2009 · 5.9

The Little Hours
2017 · 5.9

War on Everyone
2016 · 5.7

Horse Girl
2020 · 5.7

Joshy
2016 · 5.6

Life After Beth
2014 · 5.5

The Marrying Man
1991 · 5.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · 5.3

Miles
2017 · 5.3

Cross My Heart
1987 · 5.3

TripTank
2014 · 5.2

Women vs. Men
2002 · 5.2

The Gutter
2024 · 4.9

Purpose
2002 · 4.9

The Darkness
2016 · 4.7

I Do... Until I Don't
2017 · 4.7

Sunset Limousine
1983 · 4.5

Family Prayers
1993 · 4.5

Odd Jobs
1986 · 4.4

The Tower
1993 · 3.8

Pros & Cons
1999 · 3.6

Martini Ranch: Reach
1988 · 3.5

Mr. Write
1994 · 3.3

Scenes from an Empty Church
2021 · 3.0
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992 · 0.0

Strange Relations
2001 · 0.0

From Here to Maternity
1986 · 0.0