Paul Reiser

March 30, 1956 (age 70) New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Their titles like Whiplash, Aliens, and Beverly Hills Cop - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

41 titles
Community avg: 8.46 /10
  • 1
    1
    Whiplash
    2014October 2014 by Damien Chazelle
    Drama, Music, Thriller
    Drama, Music, Thriller
    9.31 Masterpiece++
  • 2
    2
    Aliens
    1986July 1986 by James Cameron
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    8.93 Masterpiece
  • 3
    3
    Beverly Hills Cop
    1984December 1984 by Martin Brest
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 4
    4
    Beverly Hills Cop II
    1987May 1987 by Tony Scott
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.47 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Concussion
    2015November 2015 by Peter Landesman
    Drama
    Drama
    8.00 Excellent
  • 6
    6
    The Spy Who Dumped Me
    2018August 2018 by Susanna Fogel
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    7.33 Good++
  • 7
    7
    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
    2024June 2024 by Mark Molloy
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    Fatherhood
    2021June 2021 by Paul Weitz
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 9
    9
    Behind the Candelabra
    2013May 2013 by Steven Soderbergh
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 10
    10
    Life After Beth
    2014August 2014 by Jeff Baena
    Romance, Comedy, Horror
    Romance, Comedy, Horror
    6.58 Good--
  • 11
    11
    Mad About You
    1992–1999 by Paul Reiser
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    The Darkness
    2016May 2016 by Greg McLean
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    5.96 Decent
  • 13
    13
    The Little Hours
    2017June 2017 by Jeff Baena
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.92 Good
  • 14
    14
    One Night at McCool's
    2001April 2001 by Harald Zwart
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    6.93 Good
  • 15
    15
    War on Everyone
    2016October 2016 by John Michael McDonagh
    Action, Comedy, Mystery
    Action, Comedy, Mystery
    6.82 Good-
  • 16
    16
    Horse Girl
    2020January 2020 by Jeff Baena
    Drama
    Drama
    6.72 Good-
  • 17
    17
    The Story of Us
    1999October 1999 by Rob Reiner
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.13 Good+
  • 18
    18
    Diner
    1982March 1982 by Barry Levinson
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    The Book of Love
    2017January 2017 by Bill Purple
    Drama
    Drama
    7.44 Good++
  • 20
    20
    Red Oaks
    2014–2017 by Joe Gangemi
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 21
    21
    Crazy People
    1990April 1990 by Tony Bill
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.21 Good+
  • 22
    22
    The Marrying Man
    1991April 1991 by Jerry Rees
    Comedy, Romance, Music
    Comedy, Romance, Music
    6.92 Good
  • 23
    23
    My Two Dads
    1987–1990 by Michael Jacobs
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    Bye Bye Love
    1995March 1995 by Sam Weisman
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.30 Good++
  • 25
    25
    Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
    1998August 1998 by Marty Callner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 26
    26
    I Do... Until I Don't
    2017September 2017 by Lake Bell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.58 Good--
  • 27
    27
    Reboot
    2022 by Steven Levitan
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 28
    28
    Joshy
    2016August 2016 by Jeff Baena
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    6.98 Good
  • 29
    29
    Long Story Short
    Airing since 2025 by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
    Comedy, Animation
    Comedy, Animation
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 30
    30
    The Thing About My Folks
    2005June 2005 by Raymond De Felitta
    Family, Comedy, Drama
    Family, Comedy, Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 31
    31
    Cross My Heart
    1987December 1987 by Armyan Bernstein
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.23 Good+
  • 32
    32
    George Carlin's American Dream
    2022
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.34 Excellent++
  • 33
    33
    Miles
    2017June 2017 by Nathan Adloff
    Drama
    Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 34
    34
    Mad About You
    2019
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.05 Excellent
  • 35
    35
    Purpose
    2002February 2002 by Alan Ari Lazar
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    Sunset Limousine
    1983October 1983 by Terry Hughes
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
    2003December 2003 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.05 Excellent
  • 38
    38
    The Gutter
    2024November 2024 by Isaiah Lester
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    Aliens Expanded
    2024June 2024 by Ian Nathan
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.26 Excellent+
  • 40
    40
    Get Bruce!
    1999January 1999 by Andrew J. Kuehn
    Comedy, Documentary
    Comedy, Documentary
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 41
    41
    The Paul Reiser Show
    2011 by Paul Reiser
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews