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.
Known For
Whiplash
(2014)
Jim Neiman
War on Everyone
(2016)
Gerry Stanton
Aliens
(1986)
Carter J. Burke
The Spy Who Dumped Me
(2018)
Arnie
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Concussion
(2015)
Dr. Elliot Pellman
The Little Hours
(2017)
Ilario
Behind the Candelabra
(2013)
Mr. Felder
Funny People
(2009)
Paul Reiser
Fatherhood
(2021)
Paul
Horse Girl
(2020)
Gary
The Darkness
(2016)
Simon Richards
Diner
(1982)
Modell
The Story of Us
(1999)
Dave
Life After Beth
(2014)
Noah Orfman
Full Filmography
Acting
Diner
(1982)
Modell
Diner
(1983)
Modell
Sunset Limousine
(1983)
Jay Neilson
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Aliens
(1986)
Carter J. Burke
Odd Jobs
(1986)
Max
From Here to Maternity
(1986)
Marco
You Ruined My Life
(1987)
Dexter Bunche
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
(1987)
Self
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Cross My Heart
(1987)
Bruce Gaynor
Martini Ranch: Reach
(1988)
Doctor Paul
Crazy People
(1990)
Stephen Bachman
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
(1991)
Self
The Marrying Man
(1991)
Phil Golden
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
(1992)
Paul Reiser
Family Prayers
(1993)
Dan Lidner
The Tower
(1993)
Tony Minot
Mr. Write
(1994)
Charlie Fischer
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
(1994)
Himself - Host
Bye Bye Love
(1995)
Donny Carson
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
(1998)
Himself
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
Pros & Cons
(1999)
Prison Man #1
The Story of Us
(1999)
Dave
Diner: On The Flip Side
(1999)
Self
My Beautiful Son
(2001)
Jerry Lipman
One Night at McCool's
(2001)
Carl Harding
Women vs. Men
(2002)
Bruce
Purpose
(2002)
Ben Fisher
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
The Thing About My Folks
(2005)
Ben Kleinman
The Aristocrats
(2005)
Self
Funny People
(2009)
Paul Reiser
Behind the Candelabra
(2013)
Mr. Felder
Whiplash
(2014)
Jim Neiman
Life After Beth
(2014)
Noah Orfman
Concussion
(2015)
Dr. Elliot Pellman
War on Everyone
(2016)
Gerry Stanton
The Darkness
(2016)
Simon Richards
Joshy
(2016)
Steve
The Little Hours
(2017)
Ilario
The Book of Love
(2017)
Wendell
I Do... Until I Don't
(2017)
Harvey Burger
Beyond Stranger Things
(2017)
Self
Miles
(2017)
Lloyd Bryant
The Spy Who Dumped Me
(2018)
Arnie
Horse Girl
(2020)
Gary
Fatherhood
(2021)
Paul
Scenes from an Empty Church
(2021)
The Dad
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
Det. Jeffrey Friedman
The Gutter
(2024)
Angelo
Writing
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
(1987)
Writer
Paul Reiser: 3 1/2 Blocks from Home
(1991)
Writer
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
(2004)
Writer
The Thing About My Folks
(2005)
Writer
Production