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My Take
Paul Reiser is, to me, one of the great quiet craftsmen of American comedy. Plenty of comedians peak with a sitcom and fade; Reiser parlayed the observational warmth of Mad About You into a remarkable second act, stealing scenes in Whiplash with unsettling ease. What I respect is the range hiding under that easygoing delivery — he writes books, composes music, and still works a stage. The Stuyvesant-educated New Yorker in him shows: every line lands with timing that feels effortless because decades of discipline sit behind it. He is living proof that likability and intelligence are not opposites.
Overview
Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He played the roles of Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads, Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You, Modell in the 1982 film Diner, and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. He has gained recognition for his roles as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film Whiplash and Dr.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Reiser
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ライザー
- Reading
- ぽーる・らいざー
- Born
- March 30, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / composer / essayist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stuyvesant High School
- University
- Binghamton University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.