Paul Stephen Rudd[1] (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor.[2]
Paul Rudd | |
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Rudd in 2007 | |
Born | Paul Stephen Rudd April 6, 1969 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse | Julie Yaeger (2003–present) |
Children | 2 |
Early and personal life
Rudd was born on April 6, 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey.[3][4] His father, Michael Rudd, was a historical tour guide and former vice-president of Trans World Airlines who died of cancer when Rudd was 39.[5][6][7] His mother, Gloria Irene (Granville), was a sales manager at the television station KCMO-TV in Kansas City, Missouri.[8][9][10] His parents were born in England; his father was from Edgware and his mother from Surbiton, both in London.[11][12] Rudd's parents were both Jewish (descended from Jewish immigrants who moved to Britain from Russia, Belarus, and Poland).[3][8][13][14][15][16] Rudd's parents were second cousins.[17] His father's family's original surname, "Rudnitsky", was changed by his grandfather to "Rudd", and his mother's family's surname was originally "Goldstein".[17][18] Rudd had a Bar Mitzvah service.[8][19] Growing up, he loved reading British comics, The Beano, and The Dandy, which his uncle in the U.K. would send to him.[20]
At age ten, his family moved to Lenexa, Kansas. They spent three years living in Anaheim, California, because of his father's occupation.[21][22][23] Rudd attended Broadmoor Junior High and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in the class of 1987. Rudd attended the University of Kansas, where he majored in theater.[24] He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity's Nu Chapter there.[25] He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West in Los Angeles with fellow actor Matthew Lillard.[24] Rudd spent three months studying Jacobean drama at the British American Drama Academy based in Oxford, England.[26][27] While attending acting school, Rudd worked as a Bar Mitzvah disc jockey.[28]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1995 | Clueless | Josh | Amy Heckerling | |
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Tommy Doyle | Joe Chappelle | ||
1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Dave Paris | Baz Luhrmann | |
The Size of Watermelons | Alex | Kari Skogland | ||
1997 | The Locusts | Earl | John Patrick Kelley | |
1998 | Overnight Delivery | Wyatt Trips | Jason Bloom | |
The Object of My Affection | George Hanson | Nicholas Hytner | ||
1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Kevin | Risa Bramon Garica | |
The Cider House Rules | Wally Worthington | Lasse Hallström | ||
2000 | Gen-Y Cops | Ian Curtis | Benny Chan | |
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Andy | David Wain | |
Reaching Normal | Kenneth | Anne Heche | ||
The Château | Graham Granville | Jesse Peretz | ||
2003 | The Shape of Things | Adam Sorenson | Neil LaBute | |
Two Days | Paul Miller | Sean McGinly | ||
House Hunting | Daniel | Amy Lippman | Short film | |
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Brian Fantana | Adam McKay | |
P.S. | Sammy Silverstein | Dylan Kidd | ||
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Brian Fantana | Adam McKay | Direct-to-DVD | |
2005 | The Baxter | Dan Abbott | Michael Showalter | |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin | David | Judd Apatow | ||
Tennis, Anyone...? | Lance Rockwood | Donal Logue | ||
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Jack Chase | Billy Kent | |
Diggers | Hunt | Katherine Dieckmann | ||
Night at the Museum | Don | Shawn Levy | ||
2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Ethan | Robert Ben Garant | |
I Could Never Be Your Woman | Adam Pearl | Amy Heckerling | ||
The Ex | Leon | Jesse Peretz | ||
Knocked Up | Pete | Judd Apatow | ||
The Ten | Jeff Reigert | David Wain | Also producer | |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | John Lennon | Jake Kasdan | Uncredited cameo | |
2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Dr. Henry Mills | Jeff Lowell | |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Chuck | Nicholas Stoller | ||
Role Models | Danny Donahue | David Wain | Also writer | |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Peter Klaven | John Hamburg | |
Monsters vs. Aliens | Derek Dietl (voice) | Conrad Vernon Rob Letterman |
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Year One | Abel | Harold Ramis | Uncredited | |
2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Tim Conrad | Jay Roach | |
How Do You Know | George Madison | James L. Brooks | ||
2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Ned | Jesse Peretz | |
2012 | Wanderlust | George | David Wain | Also producer |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Bill Anderson | Stephen Chbosky | ||
This Is 40 | Pete | Judd Apatow | ||
2013 | Admission | John | Paul Weitz | |
Prince Avalanche | Alvin | David Gordon Green | ||
This Is the End | Himself | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg |
Cameo | |
All Is Bright | Rene | Phil Morrison | ||
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Brian Fantana | Adam McKay | ||
2014 | They Came Together | Joel | David Wain | |
2015 | The Little Prince | Mr. Prince (voice) | Mark Osborne | |
Ant-Man | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Peyton Reed | Also writer | |
2016 | The Fundamentals of Caring | Ben | Rob Burnett | |
Sausage Party | Darren (voice) | Greg Tiernan Conrad Vernon |
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Captain America: Civil War | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
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Nerdland | John (voice) | Chris Prynoski | ||
Narrator | Dale Heslip | |||
2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Brady | Alethea Jones | Also executive producer |
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Moe Berg | Ben Lewin | |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Lawrence “Larry” Kroger | David Wain | Cameo | |
Ideal Home | Paul | Andrew Fleming | ||
Mute | Cactus Bill | Duncan Jones | ||
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Peyton Reed | Also writer | |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
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