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Paul Rudd

Paul Stephen Rudd[1] (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor.[2]

Paul Rudd
File:Paul Rudd and Kate Mara at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 8 (cropped).jpg
Rudd in 2024
Born
Paul Stephen Rudd

6 April 1969 (aged 56)
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)Julie Yaeger (2003–present)
Children2

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
1995 Clueless Josh Amy Heckerling
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Tommy Doyle Joe Chappelle
1996 Romeo + Juliet Dave Paris Baz Luhrmann
Size of Watermelons, TheThe Size of Watermelons Alex Kari Skogland
1997 Locusts, TheThe Locusts Earl John Patrick Kelley
1998 Overnight Delivery Wyatt Trips Jason Bloom
Object of My Affection, TheThe Object of My Affection George Hanson Nicholas Hytner
1999 200 Cigarettes Kevin Risa Bramon Garica
Cider House Rules, TheThe 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
Château, TheThe Château Graham Granville Jesse Peretz
2003 Shape of Things, TheThe 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 Baxter, TheThe Baxter Dan Abbott Michael Showalter
40-Year-Old Virgin, TheThe 40-Year-Old Virgin David Judd Apatow
Tennis, Anyone...? Lance Rockwood Donal Logue
2006 Oh in Ohio, TheThe 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
Ex, TheThe Ex Leon Jesse Peretz
Knocked Up Pete Judd Apatow
Ten, TheThe 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
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
Perks of Being a Wallflower, TheThe 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
Captain America: Civil War Scott Lang / Ant-Man Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
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

Paul Rudd Media

  • Paul Rudd at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards

  • Rudd at the premiere of I Love You, Man in March 2009

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Hadley (2015-07-09) (in en-GB). Paul Rudd on Ant-Man, being Hollywood's go-to nice guy and growing up with English parents in Kansas. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas. Retrieved 2017-09-19. 
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Freeman, Hadley (July 9, 2015). "Paul Rudd on Ant-Man, being Hollywood's go-to nice guy and growing up with English parents in Kansas". The Guardian (London, England). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas. Retrieved January 7, 2018. 
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Pfefferman, Naomi (December 28, 2012). Paul Rudd Q & A: 'This is 40'. http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/111524/. Retrieved July 6, 2018. 
  9. ↑ Weiner, Caren (April 26, 1998). FILM; Suddenly the Object Of Much Attention. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E7D6163FF935A15757C0A96E958260. Retrieved December 10, 2007. 
  10. ↑ Garron, Barry (October 23, 1994). Actor takes his career in stride For Paul Rudd, the cancellation of 'Wild Oats is merely a bend in the road. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF40FAE443789D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved November 10, 2008. 
  11. ↑ Whitty, Stephen (March 22, 2009). Paul Rudd interview: He's happy to have a job – any job. Newark. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/behind_paul_rudd_theres_a_seri.html. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  12. ↑ Stated on The Graham Norton Show, February 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  14. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  15. ↑ Ginott, Jamie H. (April 17, 1998). An 'Object' of Affection: Talking with Paul Rudd. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1998/4/17/an-object-of-affection-talking-with/?page=single. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  16. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Stated on Finding Your Roots, October 31, 2017.
  18. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  19. ↑ Rudd, Paul (Summer 1997). "Interview: Alfred Uhry". Bomb (60). http://bombsite.com/issues/60/articles/2088. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  20. ↑ Armstrong, Stephen (July 27, 2015). Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/pixar/11766202/Was-Pixars-Inside-Out-inspired-by-The-Beano.html. Retrieved January 7, 2018. 
  21. ↑ Karpel, Ari (May 25, 2007). "Spotlight on Paul Rudd: Comedy's go-to guy improvises his next career move after 'Knocked Up'". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040158,00.html. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  22. ↑ Mills, Nancy (July 26, 2010). Paul Rudd's offbeat 'Dinner' date. http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=236952. Retrieved July 3, 2010. 
  23. ↑ Spitznagel, Eric (October 2011). "Playboy Interview: Paul Rudd". Playboy. http://www.playboy.com/magazine/playboy-interview-paul-rudd. Retrieved January 29, 2012. 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  25. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  26. ↑ Heath, Chris (May 2009). "You Know You're Paul Rudd When...". GQ. https://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/200904/paul-rudd-oxford-elvis-costello. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
  27. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  28. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

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