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Paul Rudd
Rudd at Hollywood Life magazine's 8th Annual Breakthrough Awards, December 2007
Born	Paul Stephen Rudd April 6, 1969 (1969-04-06) (age 39) Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Spouse(s)	Julie Yaeger (2003 - present)

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor of stage, screen and television.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Running gag on Conan O'Brien 1.4 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links

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 Rudd, 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's breakout performance was 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 with Jennifer Aniston and Tim Daly, 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 the coach of a birthing 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, I Could Never Be Your Woman, a direct-to-video release opposite Michelle Pfeiffer (reuniting him with Clueless director Amy Heckerling), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Role Models.

In 2008, he appeared on Little Britain USA as the French President.

Running gag on Conan O'Brien

As part of a running gag during Rudd's appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Conan frequently shows a clip 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 movie Rudd is there to promote.⁸

Personal life

In 2003, he married his girlfriend of five years, Julie Yaeger. In 2006, their son, Jack, was born. They now reside in Pleasant Valley, New York.^{citation needed}

Paul Rudd's father, Michael Rudd, died of lung cancer on Friday October 17, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House.^{citation needed}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Clueless	Josh
	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	Tommy Doyle
1996	William Shakespeare's 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	also writer
2009	I Love You, Man	Greg Moton	post-production
	Monsters vs. Aliens	Derek (voice)	post-production
	The Year One	Abel	post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Family Reunion	Lane Lyman	Television debut
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	Vince Vaughn	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
2008	Saturday Night Live	Himself	Host (November 15)

References

External links

• Paul Rudd at the Internet Movie Database
• Paul Rudd at the Internet Broadway Database
• Paul Rudd on National Public Radio
• Interview with Paul Rudd about Knocked Up

v • d • e Works of Judd Apatow Director The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) · Knocked Up (2007) · Funny People (2009) Writer Heavyweights (1995) · Celtic Pride (1996) · The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) · Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) · Knocked Up (2007) · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) · You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) · Pineapple Express (2008) · Funny People (2009) Producer Heavyweights (1995) · The Cable Guy (1996) · Celtic Pride (1996) · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) · Kicking & Screaming (2005) · The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) · Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · The TV Set (2006) · Knocked Up (2007) · Superbad (2007) · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) · Drillbit Taylor (2008) · Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) · Step Brothers (2008) · Pineapple Express (2008) · The Year One (2009) · Funny People (2009) · Get Him to the Greek (2009) Television The Ben Stiller Show (1992–93) · The Critic (1994–95) · The Larry Sanders Show (1993–98) · Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) · Undeclared (2001–02) Related articles Apatow Productions · Seth Rogen · Jonah Hill · Paul Rudd · Leslie Mann · Jason Segel · Bill Hader