Paul Rudd

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He primarily appears in comedies, and is best known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My Affection, Role Models, I Love You, Man and How Do You Know. On television, he is also well known for his role on the NBC sitcom Friends, playing Mike Hannigan, Phoebe Buffay's boyfriend and later husband.

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Early life

Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey.[1] His parents, who emigrated from England, were Jewish, and Rudd had a bar mitzvah celebration.[2][3][4] His ancestors had moved from Russia and Poland to England, and his family's original surname, "Rudnitzky", was changed by his grandfather to "Rudd".[5][6] Rudd's father, Michael, was a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother, Gloria, was a sales manager at the television station KSMO-TV.[7][8] When he was ten, Rudd's family moved to Overland Park, Kansas, where he was raised.[9][10] He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West and college at the University of Kansas, where he became a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.[11][12] He spent three months studying Jacobean drama at the British American Drama Academy based in Oxford, UK.[13][14]
[edit]Career

Rudd made his breakout performance in the 1995 film Clueless, which turned him into a minor teen idol. Additional early-career credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Cider House Rules, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, and The Object of My Affection. He also garnered recognition with a recurring role on Friends as Mike Hannigan, who married Phoebe Buffay. Rudd's Broadway credits include The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997), Twelfth Night (1998), and Three Days of Rain (2006). He guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series, Veronica Mars, in an episode titled "Debasement Tapes". He has also appeared in the audiobook recordings of John Hodgman's books The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require. In 2006, he appeared in several episodes of Reno 911! as "Guy Gerricault" (pronounced "jericho"), the coach of a lamaze class, and portrayed a drug lord in the film Reno 911!: Miami.
Rudd became a full fledged comedy star with his co-starring roles in Judd Apatow pictures The 40-Year-Old Virgin (directed by Apatow) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (produced by Apatow). In 2007, he starred as frustrated husband Pete in Knocked Up, his third collaboration with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen. That year he also starred in indie favorite The Oh in Ohio and The Ten, which reunited him with David Wain and Michael Showalter. The former film was a box-office and critical disappointment as was his next starring vehicle, Over Her Dead Body opposite Eva Longoria. He quickly bounced back with a memorable supporting role as Kunu (Hawaiian for "Chuck") the drug-addled surf instructor in Nicholas Stoller's Forgetting Sarah Marshall which also starred Jason Segel and was produced by Apatow. The film was a hit, as was his next comedy Role Models, where he starred opposite Seann William Scott as a depressed energy drink salesman forced to perform community service at a child mentoring program. Rudd also cameoed in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Year One and Night at the Museum.


Rudd (right) with I Love You, Man co-stars Jason Segel and Rashida Jones at the premiere in March 2009
In 2009, he starred with Jason Segel in I Love You Man. He lent his voice to the star studded Dreamworks computer animated hit Monsters Vs. Aliens. In 2010, Rudd reunited with Steve Carell for the first time since Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy for the Jay Roach-directed comedy Dinner for Schmucks, also starring Zach Galifinakis and Ron Livingston.
Rudd has become one of the most popular and marketable stars of Judd Apatow's films and others in the same vein, starring often with other Apatow regulars like Seth Rogen (four films), Jonah Hill (three films), Leslie Mann (three films), Kristen Wiig (three films), Jason Segel (three films), Steve Carell (four films), Elizabeth Banks (three films), and less noticeably Joe Lo Truglio (five films).
[edit]Running gags on television
As part of a running gag during his appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan, Rudd has brought a clip from the film Mac and Me, where the wheelchair-using Eric (Jade Calegory) flies off a cliff while Mac watches on, instead of showing clips from the actual film he is there to promote.[15][16] He also has appeared on stage for Conan O'Brien's live tour.
[edit]Personal life

In 2003, Rudd married his girlfriend of five years, Julie Yaeger; they have a son, Jack Sullivan, and a daughter, Darby, and live in Manhattan, New York. Rudd frequently travels to Overland Park, Kansas, where he went to high school.[17] He is a fan of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he narrated the HBO special Hard Knocks in 2007.
[edit]Filmography

[edit]Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Tommy Doyle as Paul Stephen Rudd
Clueless Josh
1996 Romeo + Juliet Dave Paris
The Size of Watermelons Alex
1997 The Locusts Earl
1998 Overnight Delivery Wyatt Trips
The Object of My Affection George Hanson
1999 200 Cigarettes Kevin
The Cider House Rules Wally Worthington
2000 Gen Y Cops Ian Curtis
The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway TV
2001 Wet Hot American Summer Andy
Reaching Normal Kenneth
The Château Graham Granville
2003 The Shape of Things Adam Sorenson
Two Days Paul Miller
House Hunting Daniel
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brian Fantana
P.S. Sammy Silverstein
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Brian Fantana
2005 The Baxter Dan Abbott
The 40-Year-Old Virgin David
Tennis, Anyone...? Lance Rockwood
2006 The Oh in Ohio Jack Chase
Diggers Hunt
Night at the Museum Don
2007 Reno 911: Miami Ethan the Drug lord
I Could Never Be Your Woman Adam Pearl
The Ex Leon
Knocked Up Pete
The Ten Jeff Reigert Also Producer
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story John Lennon Uncredited Cameo
2008 Over Her Dead Body Dr. Henry Mills
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Chuck or "Kunu"
Role Models Danny Donahue Also Writer
2009 I Love You, Man Peter Klaven
Monsters vs. Aliens Derek Voice Only
Year One Abel Uncredited Cameo
2010 Dinner for Schmucks Tim Conrad
How Do You Know George Madison
2011 Our Idiot Brother Ned
Wanderlust George Producer, Post-Production
2012 Casting By Himself Post-Production[18]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Bill Filming [19]
This is Forty (Knocked Up Spin-Off) Pete Filming [20]
[edit]Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992–1995 Sisters Kirby Quimby Philby Recurring guest star
1994 Wild Oats Brian Grant Series regular
1996 Clueless Sonny Guest star, episode: "I Got You Babe"
2000 Deadline Zander Price Guest star, episode: "Lovers and Madmen"
Strangers with Candy Brent Brooks Guest star, episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank"
2002–2004 Friends Mike Hannigan Recurring guest star 18 episodes
2005 Stella Greg Guest star, episode: "Office Party"
2006 Cheap Seats Dave Penders Guest star, episode: "1996 Spelling Bee: Part 2"
Robot Chicken Jasper the Douchebag Ghost, Ang Lee Guest star, episode: "Book of Corrine"
2006–2007 Reno 911! Guy Gerricault Recurring guest star
2007 The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Antagonistic Passenger Guest star, episode: "Gold Watch"
Veronica Mars Desmond Fellows Guest star, episode: "Debasement Tapes"
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs Himself Narrator
2008 Little Britain USA French president Guest Star
Saturday Night Live Himself Host (November 15)
2009 Delocated Himself Guest Star (February 13)
Saturday Night Live Himself Cameo (May 16)
2010 Saturday Night Live Himself Cameo (March 6)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself, Celery Man, Oyster, Tayne Guest star, episode: "Man Milk"
The Simpsons Homer's Therapist, Dr. Zander Guest star, season 22
Saturday Night Live Himself Host (December 11)
2011 Saturday Night Live Himself Host (August 27)

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