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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. Rudd's films include Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Object of My Affection (1998), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), This Is 40 (2012), Wanderlust (2012), Mute (2018), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Ideal Home (2018), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). He also has played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), the animated series What If…? (2021) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Reno 911! and Parks and Recreation, and has also hosted Saturday Night Live multiple times. He starred in a dual role in the Netflix comedy series Living with Yourself, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He stars in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015. He was named as part of the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2019. In 2021, Rudd was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".
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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. Rudd's films include Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Object of My Affection (1998), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), This Is 40 (2012), Wanderlust (2012), Mute (2018), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Ideal Home (2018), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). He also has played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), the animated series What If…? (2021) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Reno 911! and Parks and Recreation, and has also hosted Saturday Night Live multiple times. He starred in a dual role in the Netflix comedy series Living with Yourself, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He stars in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015. He was named as part of the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2019. In 2021, Rudd was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Simpsons
Parks and Recreation
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Bob's Burgers
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Strangers with Candy
The Jonathan Ross Show
Only Murders in the Building
Finding Your Roots
Veronica Mars
Honest Trailers
Late Show with David Letterman
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Assembled
What If...?
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Impractical Jokers
Friends
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Reno 911!
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Little Britain USA
The Greatest Event in Television History
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Delocated
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Friends: The Reunion
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Reno 911!: Miami
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Night at the Museum
On The Edge
200 Cigarettes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
This Is the End
Captain America: Civil War
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Romeo + Juliet
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Little Prince
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Sausage Party
Avengers: Endgame
The Fire Next Time
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Monsters vs Aliens
Admission
Hard Knocks
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Avengers: Secret Wars
Deadline
Avengers 5
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wanderlust
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Runaway Daughters
Clueless
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Knocked Up
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Mute
Role Models
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
How Do You Know
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Secrets of the Octopus
Tiny World
The Shrink Next Door
Ant-Man and the Wasp
This Is 40
Dinner for Schmucks
Living with Yourself
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Fundamentals of Caring
I Love You, Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man
They Came Together
Our Idiot Brother
Production Credits
Role Models
Living with Yourself
Ant-Man
Party Down
Wanderlust
Tiny World
The Shrink Next Door
Ant-Man and the Wasp
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