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| Born | Paul Stephen Rudd April 6, 1969 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Julie Yaeger (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015,[1] and was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019.[2] In 2021, he was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".
His films include Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), This Is 40 (2012), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Notably, he has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Ant-Man (2015) and most recently in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and the Ghostbuster Gary Grooberson in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Reno 911! and Parks and Recreation, and as guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021), and had another dual role in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024) as Ben Glenroy and Glen Stubbins, the former for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
- ^ News Desk (June 24, 2015). "Paul Rudd to Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his acting work". broadwayworld. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Rudd". Forbes. July 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.