21 Facts About Paul Reiser

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Paul Reiser is an American actor, comedian, and television writer.

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Paul Reiser 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, Carter Burke in the 1986 film Aliens, and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.

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Paul Reiser portrayed greedy, slimy company man Carter Burke in James Cameron's Aliens, in which he went against his casting type and showcased his acting range.

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Paul Reiser appeared in the second and third seasons of The Kominsky Method as Martin, Mindy Kominsky's boyfriend.

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Paul Reiser attended the East Side Hebrew Institute and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.

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Paul Reiser earned his bachelor's degree at Binghamton University, where he majored in music.

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Paul Reiser found his calling as a comedian while performing in New York clubs during university summer breaks.

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Paul Reiser followed this success playing a detective in Beverly Hills Cop, a role he reprised in its sequel Beverly Hills Cop II, and will play again in the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.

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Paul Reiser appeared in James Cameron's Aliens, in which he played the villainous Carter Burke; and in The Marrying Man and Bye Bye Love.

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Paul Reiser was the co-composer of the show's theme song, "The Final Frontier", and performed the piano for the theme's recording.

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In 2001, Paul Reiser played a dramatic role as a man desperate to locate his biological mother, after learning he has a serious illness, in the British TV film My Beautiful Son.

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In 2002, Paul Reiser made a guest appearance as himself on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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In 2010, Paul Reiser collaborated with the singer Julia Fordham to create a CD album titled Unusual Suspects, which includes the song "UnSung Hero", dedicated to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

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Paul Reiser co-wrote the song, "No There There" with Melissa Manchester for her 2015 album, You Gotta Love the Life.

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Early in his career, Paul Reiser was the opening act for Manchester, who warned him that music audiences can be rough on comedians and that the last comedian that opened for her left the stage in tears.

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Paul Reiser reflects about this warning and on how he then bombed at the Concord Hotel in the chapter "Don't Worry if They Suck" in I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics, by Ritch Shydner and Mark Schiff.

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In recent years Paul Reiser has appeared in films such as Whiplash and TV series such as Red Oaks and Stranger Things.

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Paul Reiser has written three books: Couplehood, about the ups and downs of being in a committed relationship; Babyhood, about his experiences as a first-time father; and Familyhood, a collection of humorous essays.

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Couplehood is unique in that it starts on page 145; Paul Reiser explained this as his method of giving the reader a false sense of accomplishment.

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In 1996, Paul Reiser appeared on Late Show with David Letterman in the middle of writing Babyhood.

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In 2022, Paul Reiser appeared in season three of The Boys as The Legend.