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Paul Reiser

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Paul Reiser

Born
March 30, 1956
From
New York City, New York, USA
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54
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5
Decades active

In short · Acting since 1982, 5 decades active, 54 credits.

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Biography

Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, television writer, and musician. He is known for his role as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom *My Two Dads*, and as Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom *Mad About You*. He also portrayed Modell in the 1982 film *Diner*, Carter Burke in the 1986 film *Aliens*, and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984) and *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987). More recently, Reiser appeared as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film *Whiplash* and as Doug Getty in the Amazon Video series *Red Oaks*.

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