Paul Reiser Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actor , Screenwriter , Creator more
Nationality American
Birth March 30, 1957 (New York, United States)
BIOGRAPHY
Attracted by comedy, Paul Reiser discovered his talents as a comedian and took his first steps in the world of New York stand-up in the early 1980s. Barry Levinson directed him in 1982 in his first feature film Diner , at the alongside other young talents like Steve Guttenberg , Mickey Rourke and Kevin Bacon . In the process, he landed the role of Detective Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop , a film that launched the career of Eddie Murphy . James Cameron then chose him to star opposite Sigourney Weaver in Aliens: The Return . To everyone’s surprise, he plays the devious Carter Burke who forces Ripley to accept a suicide mission by confronting a horde of aliens.

In 1987, the actor was one of the protagonists of the sitcom Mes deux papas . In this series, two single men inherit custody of the deceased’s daughter after the death of one of their exes. The show, which has no less than three seasons, has a series of funny situations and allows Paul Reiser to become a familiar face to viewers. His popularity skyrocketed in 1992 with Mad About You , a hit sitcom which he co-created with Danny Jacobson and in which he co-starred with Helen Hunt . The series explores the ups and downs of a couple who learn to overcome everyday obstacles with humor and tenderness. Crazy about you was in the heyday of the NBC network for seven seasons. This emblematic role of Paul Buchman earned Paul Reiser numerous nominations at the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the main award ceremonies in American television.

Liking to surprise his audience, in 2001 Paul Reiser played a man suffering from leukemia following in the footsteps of his biological mother in the disturbing TV film In Search of the Truth . The following year, he guest-starred in an episode of Larry and His Navel , reuniting with Larry David , another stand-up fan. Passionate about music, the actor has never stopped composing. He also wrote the credits for his own series Madgue de toi . Occasionally, he collaborates with artists like Melissa Manchester or Julia Fordham, notably with the title “UnSung Hero” dedicated in 2010 to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

In 2011, Paul Reiser developed The Paul Reiser Show with Jonathan Shapiro. , a comedy intended for NBC which did not meet with the expected success. This semi-autobiographical series suffers from poor programming. The show was taken off the air after two episodes had been broadcast. Matt Damon ‘s lawyer in My Life with Liberace , father of Miles Teller in Whiplash , the actor has no shortage of projects. In the Amazon series Red Oaks , he plays the president of the country club where the protagonist ( Craig Roberts ) works.

Viewers discovered him in 2017 in season 2 of Stranger Things . Unlike his role in Aliens: The Return , his character, the scientist Sam Owens, apprehended as a villain, ultimately turns out to be a valuable ally for Eleven, the heroine played by Millie Bobby Brown in the Netflix event series . Nostalgic, Paul Reiser reunites in 2019 with his partner Helen Hunt for 12 new episodes of Madgue de toi . Their characters, Paul and Jamie Buchman, see their lives turned upside down after their daughter Mabel ( Abby Quinn ) leaves for college. In 2021, the actor was nominated again for the Emmy Awards for his performance in The Kominsky Method , a series in which he played the boyfriend of Michael Douglas ‘s daughter ( Sarah Baker ) . In season 3 of The Boys , the Amazon series about superheroes out of control, Paul Reiser appears as a guest in the skin of The Legend , the predecessor of Stillwell ( Elisabeth Shue ) who has long worked in the shadows to cover up the misdeeds of countless stars. Steve Levitan is banking on him for his new series Reboot , from the Hulu platform, about actors forced to work together again for the needs of the reboot of a successful family sitcom from the late 1990s. Reiser plays Gordon, the creator of the original series.