| Paul Rudd | |
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 Rudd at Hollywood Life magazine's 8th Annual Breakthrough Awards, December 2007 |
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| Born | Paul Stephen Rudd April 6, 1969 Passaic, New Jersey, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Yaeger (2003 - present) |
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Biography
Early life
Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England;[1][2][3] his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky". The first written records of Jewish settlement in England date from the time of the Norman Conquest, mentioning Jews who arrived with William the Conqueror [4] His father, Michael Rudd, is a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother managed a television station. World Airways Inc is an American non-scheduled Airline currently headquartered in Peachtree City Georgia. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area [5] He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Overland Park is the second most populous city in the US state of Kansas. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. The Shawnee Mission School District ( Kansas Unified School District 512 is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City ΣΝ (Sigma Nu is an undergraduate College fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal [6]
Career
Rudd's breakout performance was in the 1995 film Clueless. Clueless is a 1995 Comedy film based on Emma by Jane Austen and set in a Beverly Hills high school Additional credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Cider House Rules, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Friends (in the recurring role of Mike Hannigan, who married Phoebe Buffay in 2004), The Object of My Affection with Jennifer Aniston and Tim Daly, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 Feature film. The film is a cult comedy about the last day of Summer camp in Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 Horror film and the sixth installment in the ''Halloween'' series. The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985 Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a Comedy film which was released on July 9, 2004. Friends was an Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (born February 16, 1967) is a Fictional character from the popular US television Sitcom The Object of My Affection is a 1998 movie adapted from the book of the same title by Stephen McCauley. Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 Comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead While he played the original Josh in Clueless, he returned to play the character of Sonny when the movie was adapted into a television show in 1996. Rudd's Broadway credits include The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997), Twelfth Night (1998), and Three Days of Rain (2006). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a play by Alfred Uhry. After twenty-four previews the Broadway production directed by Ron Lagomarsino opened on February Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Three Days of Rain is a play by Richard Greenberg. The play centers on Walker his sister Nan and their childhood friend Pip who all meet in an unoccupied loft He recently guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series, Veronica Mars, in an episode titled "Debasement Tapes". Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. " Debasement Tapes " is episode 17 of season 3 of the television show Veronica Mars. He has also appeared in the audiobook recording of John Hodgman's book The Areas of My Expertise. John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author and humorist The Areas of My Expertise (ISBN 0-525-94908-9 first published in 2005) is a satirical Almanac by John Hodgman.
In 2006, he appeared in several episodes of Reno 911! as the coach of a birthing class, and portrayed a drug lord in the film Reno 911!: Miami. Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003. A drug lord or drug baron is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the Illegal drugs trade. Reno 911! Miami is a film based on Comedy Central's Reno 911! directed by cast-member Robert Ben Garant, who plays "Junior In 2007, he appeared in the films Knocked Up (his third collaboration with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen), and The Ten (which reunites him with frequent collaborators David Wain and Michael Showalter). Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. The Ten is a comedy film directed by David Wain and cowritten by Ken Marino through ThinkFilm. David Wain (born August 1, 1969 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is an American Comedian, Writer, Actor and director Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, and director. The same year, Rudd provided his voice for the narration of the HBO/NFL Films series Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Kansas City Chiefs. A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of NFL Films is a Mount Laurel New Jersey -based company devoted to producing Commercials, Television In 2008, Rudd starred in Over Her Dead Body, opposite Eva Longoria, I Could Never Be Your Woman, a direct-to-video release opposite Michelle Pfeiffer (reuniting him with Clueless director Amy Heckerling), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Over Her Dead Body is a Comedy film starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born March 15 1975 is a Golden Globe Award -nominated American Film and Television Actress. I Could Never Be Your Woman is a 2007 Romantic comedy film directed and written by Amy Heckerling and starring Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller He will appear in Little Big Men.
Personal life
In 2003, he married his girlfriend of five years, Julie Yaeger. In 2006, their son, Jack was born.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Clueless | Josh | |
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Tommy Doyle | ||
| 1996 | William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet | Dave Paris | |
| The Size of Watermelons | Alex | ||
| 1997 | The Locusts | Earl | |
| 1998 | Overnight Delivery | Wyatt Trips | |
| The Object of My Affection | George Hanson | ||
| 1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Kevin | |
| The Cider House Rules | Wally Worthington | ||
| 2000 | Gen Y Cops | Ian Curtis | |
| The Great Gatsby | Nick Carraway | ||
| 2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Andy | |
| Reaching Normal | Kenneth | ||
| The Château | Graham Granville | ||
| 2003 | The Shape of Things | Adam Sorenson | |
| Two Days | Paul Miller | ||
| House Hunting | Daniel | ||
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Brian Fantana | |
| P.S. | Sammy Silverstein | ||
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Brian Fantana | ||
| 2005 | The Baxter | Dan Abbott | |
| The 40 Year-Old Virgin | David | ||
| Tennis, Anyone. Clueless is a 1995 Comedy film based on Emma by Jane Austen and set in a Beverly Hills high school Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 Horror film and the sixth installment in the ''Halloween'' series. In William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet, Count Paris is a suitor of Juliet 's Overnight Delivery is a 1998 Romantic comedy film directed by Jason Bloom and written by Marc Sedaka, Steven Bloom, and The Object of My Affection is a 1998 movie adapted from the book of the same title by Stephen McCauley. 200 Cigarettes is a 1999 Comedy-drama film that starred Ben Affleck, Elvis Costello, Kate Hudson, Jay Mohr The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985 The Great Gatsby is a 2000 Made-for-television film adaptation of the the novel of the same title by F Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 Feature film. The film is a cult comedy about the last day of Summer camp in The Shape of Things is a play by American author and Film director Neil LaBute and a 2003 American movie. Two Days is a 2003 film written and directed by Sean McGinly about a man played by Paul Rudd, who has a film crew documenting the last Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a Comedy film which was released on July 9, 2004. This article is about the film PS is also a frequently used initialism for a post scriptum or Postscript. Wake Up Ron Burgundy The Lost Movie is an American comedy film assembled from abandoned subplots and unused alternate takes from the film Anchorman The Legend The Baxter is a 2005 film written and directed by Michael Showalter of Stella. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 Comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead . . ? | Lance Rockwood | ||
| 2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Jack Chase | |
| Diggers | Hunt | ||
| Night at the Museum | Don | ||
| 2007 | Reno 911: Miami | Ethan the Druglord | |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Adam | ||
| The Ex | Leon | Cameo | |
| Knocked Up | Pete | ||
| The Ten | Jeff Reigert | Also producer | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | John Lennon | Cameo | |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Henry | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Chuck or "Kunu" | ||
| Little Big Men | Lead | post-production; also writer | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Greg Moton | filming |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Derek (voice) | filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Family Reunion | Lane Lyman | Television debut |
| 1992-1995 | Sisters | Kirby Quimby Philby | Recurring guest star |
| 1994 | Wild Oats | Brian Grant | Series regular |
| 1996 | Clueless | Sonny | Guest star, episode: "I Got You Babe" |
| 2000 | Deadline | Zander Price | Guest star, episode: "Lovers and Madmen" |
| Strangers with Candy | Brent Brooks | Guest star, episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" | |
| 2002-2004 | Friends | Mike Hannigan | Recurring guest star |
| 2005 | Stella | Greg | Guest star, episode: "Office Party" |
| 2006 | Cheap Seats | Dave Penders | Guest star, episode: "1996 Spelling Bee: Part 2" |
| Robot Chicken | Vince Vaughn | Guest star, episode: "Book of Corrine" | |
| 2006-2007 | Reno 911! | Guy Gerricault | Recurring guest star |
| 2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Antagonistic Passenger | Guest star, episode: "Gold Watch" |
| Veronica Mars | Desmond Fellows | Guest star, episode: "Debasement Tapes" | |
| Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Kansas City Chiefs | Himself | Narrator |
References
- ^ Vancheri, Barbara. The Oh in Ohio is a 2006 Comedy Film directed by Billy Kent. It was screened Diggers is a coming-of-age story directed by Katherine Dieckmann. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure Comedy film. Reno 911! Miami is a film based on Comedy Central's Reno 911! directed by cast-member Robert Ben Garant, who plays "Junior I Could Never Be Your Woman is a 2007 Romantic comedy film directed and written by Amy Heckerling and starring Michelle Pfeiffer The Ex is a 2007 Comedy film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and Jason Bateman Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. The Ten is a comedy film directed by David Wain and cowritten by Ken Marino through ThinkFilm. Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American Comedy film, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring John C John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Over Her Dead Body is a Comedy film starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller I Love You Man is an upcoming Comedy film expected to be released on January 16, 2009 starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel Monsters vs Aliens is a computer-animated 3-D feature film scheduled for a March 27, 2009 release from DreamWorks Animation. Family Reunion is a four-hour American Television movie directed by Fielder Cook. Sisters is a Television Drama which aired on NBC for six seasons from 1991 to 1996 Wild Oats was a short-lived American Sitcom that aired in 1994 Clueless is a television series based on the 1995 teen movie of the same name (which in its own right was based on the Jane Austen Deadline is a Television series which was shown on the NBC Television network in the 2000-2001 season Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. Friends was an Mike Hannigan is a fictional character from the popular US television sitcom '''''Friends''''' (1994-2004 played by Paul Rudd. Stella is a short-lived Television series that originally ran from June 28 2005 to August 30 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central Cheap Seats without Ron Parker (commonly shortened to Cheap Seats) was a Television program broadcast on ESPN Classic hosted by brothers Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Book of Corrine is the twentieth episode of season two of the television comedy series Robot Chicken, the season finale Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003. The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show is a live musical comedy act Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. " Debasement Tapes " is episode 17 of season 3 of the television show Veronica Mars. "Paul Rudd fondly remembers black-and-gold fever", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 2007-08-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Retrieved on 2007-09-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
- ^ http://www.efanguide.com/~paulrudd/print-frank.html
- ^ Bangitout.com: Movies that Bang! Hiller Movie Reviews: The Shape of Things (2003)
- ^ De Vries, Hilary. "Simply Rudd: Actor Paul Rudd may finally be ready to be the Next Big Thing... if he can just quit being an artist", HighBeam Research, 2002-09-01. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
- ^ Weiner, Caren. "FILM; Suddenly the Object Of Much Attention", The New York Times, 1998-04-26. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
- ^ Paul Rudd - Yahoo! TV
External links
- Paul Rudd at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Rudd at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paul Rudd at National Public Radio
- Interview with Paul Rudd about Knocked Up
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