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.
Long Story Short
Elliott (voice) · (1 episode)
2025
Paul Reiser: Life, Death & Rice Pudding
Self
2024
The Gutter
Angelo
2024
The Problem with People
Barry
2024
Aliens Expanded
Self
2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Jeffrey
2024
Reboot
Gordon · (8 episodes)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
George Carlin's American Dream
Self · (2 episodes)
2022
Scenes from an Empty Church
The Dad
2021
Fatherhood
Paul
2021
Horse Girl
Gary
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Mad About You
Paul Buchman · (12 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Boys
The Legend · (2 episodes)
2019
Fosse/Verdon
Cy Feuer · (2 episodes)
2019
The Kominsky Method
Martin Schneider · (6 episodes)
2018
The Romanoffs
Bob Isaacson · (1 episode)
2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Arnie
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Additional Guest · (1 episode)
2018
Beyond Stranger Things
Self · (2 episodes)
2017
I Do... Until I Don't
Harvey Burger
2017
The Little Hours
Ilario
2017
Miles
Lloyd Bryant
2017
The Book of Love
Wendell
2017
War on Everyone
Gerry Stanton
2016
Joshy
Steve
2016
Stranger Things
Sam Owens · (19 episodes)
2016
The Darkness
Simon Richards
2016
Concussion
Dr. Elliot Pellman
2015
Whiplash
Jim
2014
Red Oaks
Getty · (26 episodes)
2014
Life After Beth
Noah Orfman
2014
TripTank
Gary (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Behind the Candelabra
Mr. Felder
2013
The Paul Reiser Show
Paul Reiser · (4 episodes)
2011
Funny People
Paul Reiser
2009
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
The Thing About My Folks
Ben Kleinman
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2004
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Women vs. Men
Bruce
2002
Purpose
Ben Fisher
2002
One Night at McCool's
Carl Harding
2001
Strange Relations
Jerry Lipman
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paul Reiser · (1 episode)
2000
The Story of Us
Dave
1999
Diner: On The Flip Side
Self
1999
Pros & Cons
Prison Man #1
1999
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Self
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Bye Bye Love
Donny Carson
1995
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
Himself - Host
1994
Mr. Write
Charlie Fischer
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The Tower
Tony Minot
1993
Family Prayers
Dan Lidner
1993
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Paul Reiser
1992
Mad About You
Paul Buchman · (164 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
Self
1991
The Marrying Man
Phil Golden
1991
Crazy People
Stephen Bachman
1990
Comic Relief III
Self
1989
Cross My Heart
Bruce Gaynor
1987
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Self
1987
My Two Dads
Michael Taylor · (60 episodes)
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
Jeffrey Friedman
1987
You Ruined My Life
Dexter Bunche
1987
Aliens
Burke
1986
From Here to Maternity
Marco
1986
Odd Jobs
Max
1986
Beverly Hills Cop
Jeffrey
1984
Sunset Limousine
Jay Neilson
1983
Diner
Modell
1983
Remington Steele
Ivan Turbell · (1 episode)
1982
Diner
Modell
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(1 episode)
1962
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949