Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer is my favorite kind of comedy professional: the utility player who quietly makes everything better. He co-created Human Giant, stole scenes on The League and Veep, and built one of podcasting's most durable franchises by lovingly dissecting terrible movies. What I respect is the breadth of his involvement—performer, writer, producer—because that range signals genuine curiosity about how comedy works rather than hunger for the spotlight. There is no diva energy in his career, just consistent output and obvious affection for the craft. In an industry obsessed with stars, Scheer proves the connective tissue matters just as much, and I will always champion that.

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Name (English)

Paul Scheer

Name (Japanese)

ポール・シェア

Reading

ぽーる・しぇあ

Born

January 31, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Huntington, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / comedian / screenwriter / television producer / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

High school

St. Anthony's High School

University

New York University

• Official sitehttps://www.paulscheer.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/paulscheer/
• Xhttps://x.com/paulscheer
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Scheer
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7153461

Tags

• New York
• actor
• comedian
• screenwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.