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| Full Name: | Paul Rudd |
| Birth Name: | Paul Stephen Rudd |
| Famous As: | Actor |
| Date of Birth: | April 06, 1969 |
| Place of Birth: | Passaic, New Jersey, USA |
| Height: | 5' 9 |
| Nationality: | American |
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Paul Rudd
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 Rudd at Hollywood Life magazine's 8th Annual Breakthrough Awards, December 2007 |
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| Born | Paul Stephen Rudd April 6, 1969 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Yaeger (2003–present) |
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter.
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Biography
Early life
Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England;123 his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky".4 His 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 television station KSMO-TV.56 He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.7
Career
Rudd made his breakout performance in the 1995 film Clueless. Additional credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Cider House Rules, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Friends (in the recurring role of Mike Hannigan, who married Phoebe Buffay in 2004), The Object of My Affection, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. While he played the original Josh in Clueless, he returned to play the character of Sonny when the movie was adapted into a television show in 1996. Rudd's Broadway credits include The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997), Twelfth Night (1998), and Three Days of Rain (2006). He recently 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 recording of John Hodgman's book The Areas of My Expertise.
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. In 2007, he appeared in the films Knocked Up (his third collaboration with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen), and The Ten (which reunites him with frequent collaborators David Wain and Michael Showalter). The same year, Rudd provided his voice for the narration of the HBO/NFL Films series Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Kansas City Chiefs. In 2008, Rudd starred in Over Her Dead Body opposite Eva Longoria, the direct-to-video release I Could Never Be Your Woman opposite Michelle Pfeiffer (reuniting him with Clueless director Amy Heckerling), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Role Models. He also appeared on Little Britain USA as the French President. In 2009, he starred in I Love You, Man with Jason Segel.
Running gag on Conan O'Brien
As part of a running gag during his appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Rudd brings clips from the infamous film Mac and Me, where the wheelchair-bound Eric (Jade Calegory) flies off a cliff while Mac watches on, instead of showing clips from the actual film he is there to promote.89
Personal life
In 2003, he married his girlfriend of five years, Julie Yaeger. In 2005, their son Jack was born. Although they live in Manhattan, Rudd frequently travels to Los Angeles if he is shooting a movie,citation needed and Overland Park, Kansas where he went to high school.1011 He is a fan of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he narrated the HBO special Hard Knocks in 2007.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Tommy Doyle | Film debut |
| 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 | ||
| 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 Druglord | |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Adam | ||
| The Ex | Leon | Cameo | |
| Knocked Up | Pete | ||
| The Ten | Jeff Reigert | Also producer | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | John Lennon | Cameo | |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Henry | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Chuck or "Kunu" | ||
| Role Models | Danny Donhaue | also writer | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Peter Klaven | |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Derek (voice) | ||
| Year One | Abel | Cameo | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | TBA | Post-Production |
| Dinner For Schmucks | TBA | Filming |
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 |
| 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) |
References
- ^ Vancheri, Barb (2007-08-30). "Paul Rudd fondly remembers black-and-gold fever". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07243/813538-42.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ Douglas, Edward (2009-03-19). "Paul Rudd & Jason Segel Get Friendly". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53719. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ Bangitout.com: Movies that Bang! Hiller Movie Reviews: The Shape of Things (2003)
- ^ De Vries, Hilary (2002-09-01). "Simply Rudd: Actor Paul Rudd may finally be ready to be the Next Big Thing... if he can just quit being an artist". HighBeam Research. http://paulrudd01.iespana.es/newfile120.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Weiner, Caren (1998-04-26). "FILM; Suddenly the Object Of Much Attention". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E7D6163FF935A15757C0A96E958260. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Garron, Barry (1994-10-23). "Actor takes his career in stride For Paul Rudd, the cancellation of 'Wild Oats is merely a bend in the road". The Kansas City Star. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF40FAE443789D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Paul Rudd - Yahoo! TV
- ^ YouTube: MAC AND ME (1988) - infamous wheelchair scene
- ^ Paul Rudd on Conan promoting Role Models
- ^ Visitkc.com story on Rudd's Kansas City area roots
- ^ Examiner.com story on Rudd's and Jason Sudeikis' Overland Park Kansas connection
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paul Rudd |
- Paul Rudd at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Rudd at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paul Rudd at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Paul Rudd on National Public Radio
- Interview with Paul Rudd about Knocked Up
