Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1956 in New York , New York ) is an American actor and author.
Life
Reiser graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and received his BA from Binghamton University , where he focused on music (primarily piano playing and composing). He played in numerous theater productions at his university.
He started his career as a stand-up comedian . In 1986 he was best known for his role as an unscrupulous corporate employee in James Cameron's Aliens: The Return of a wider public. But also by he helped develop TV series Mad About You ( Engl. : Mad About You), where he alongside Helen Hunt played a major role, he became popular. The series was so successful that Reiser and Hunt each got $ 1 million per episode in the final season in 1999 . For the series he contributed the title song Final Frontier , which he recorded with Don Was .
He is also making a name for himself as an author. To date he has written three books called Couplehood , Babyhood (German: One Father's Day is More Beautiful Than Another ) and Familyhood . The books were on the American bestseller lists for weeks.
He has been married to Paula Ravets since August 21, 1988 , with whom he has two sons and lives in Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Remington Steele (TV series, episode 1x13 Good Night, Steele )
- 1982: American Diner
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop - I'll definitely solve the case (Beverly Hills Cop)
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
- 1987: Beverly Hills Cop II
- 1987: what now? (Cross My Heart)
- 1987–1990: One Father Too Many ( My Two Dads , TV series)
- 1988: Martini Ranch - Reach (music video)
- 1991: The Marrying Man (The Marrying Man)
- 1992: The Tower
- 1992-1999: Mad About You ( Mad About You , television series, 162 episodes)
- 1993: Family Affairs - My Father the Gambler (Family Prayers)
- 1994: Advertising for Love (Mr. Write)
- 1995: Bye Bye, Love
- 1998: Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
- 1999: By Your Side (The Story of Us)
- 2001: One Night at McCool's (One Night at McCool's)
- 2002: Purpose
- 2002: Women vs. Men (TV movie)
- 2005: Pure Thing (The Thing About My Folks)
- 2009: As Life Plays (Funny People)
- 2013: Liberace - Too much of a good is wonderful (Behind the Candelabra)
- 2014: Whiplash
- 2014: Life After Beth
- 2014–2015: Married (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2014–2017: Red Oaks (TV series)
- 2015: Shattering Truth (Concussion)
- 2016: Joshy - A great weekend (Joshy)
- 2016: Dirty Cops - War on Everyone (War on Everyone)
- 2016: Rendezvous with Life (The Book of Love)
- 2016: The Darkness
- 2016: Miles
- 2017: The Little Hours
- since 2017: Stranger Things (TV series)
- 2018: Bad Spies (The Spy Who Dumped Me)
- 2019: The Kominsky Method (TV series)
Web links
- Paul Reiser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reiser, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , NY , USA |