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Paul Reiser is an American actor, comedian and television writer. Additionally, Paul Reiser is best known for his popular comedies “My Two Dads” (1987-1990) and “Mad About You” (1992-1999, 2019).
Early life
About him March 30, 1956, Paul Reiser was born in New York City, United States of America. He is currently 66 years and American by nationality. Likewise, she has the Aries horoscope and practices the Jewish religion. The actor belongs to the Ashkenazi Jewish ethnic group.
After his parents, he is the son of Sam Reiser (father) and Helen Reiser (mother). His father was a natural food distributor while his mother was a housewife by profession. Additionally, his mother was one of the first women to graduate from Baruch College. Furthermore, he has three brothers whose names are still unknown.
Caption: Childhood photo of Paul Reiser (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
Education
Regarding his academic qualification, he went to East Side Hebrew Institute and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. Later, he enrolled at Binghamton University and majored in music (piano, composition).
Following his college years, Reiser was active in student theater productions at Hinman Little Theatre, a community theater organization on the campus of Hinman College, Reiser’s college community. During summer vacations from college, he often performed as a comedian in clubs in New York.
Career
After making an image as a comedian, Paul Reiser made his film debut in 1982 in the coming-of-age film, “Diner,” as Modell. The following year, he played a detective in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), a role he reprized in its sequel Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and will play again in the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.
Meanwhile, he also appeared in James Cameron’s sci-fi action film “Aliens” (1986), in which he played the villain Carter Burke; and in The Marrying Man (1991) and Bye Bye Love (1995). He made his television debut in the 1982 television series “Remington Steele” playing the role of Ivan Turbell in an episode of ‘A Good Night’s Steele’.
He rose to fame after playing one of the two possible fathers of a teenager in the television comedy “My Two Dads” (1987-1990). This actor later rose to fame in North America as Paul Buchman in Mad About You (1992-1999), a comedy series he co-created, in which Helen Hunt co-starred as his on-screen wife.
Subtitle: The poster for the comedy Mad About You (Source: TV Insider)
Additionally, Paul Reiser also co-composed the show’s theme song, “The Final Frontier” (with Don Was), and played piano for the recording of the theme. For last season’s shows, he and Hunt received $1 million ($1.6 million today) per episode.
In 2018, this actor signed on for a Mad About You revival and was picked up by Spectrum Originals as a 12-episode limited series in March 2019, which became available to Amazon Prime Video members starting in fall 2020.
Other appearances in films and television series
He played the role of Jerry Lipman, a man desperate to locate his birth mother after learning she has a serious illness, in the 2001 British television movie “My Beautiful Son.” After a year, this actor guest-starred as himself on Larry David’s HBO sitcom, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the 2007 television comedy “Atlanta,” he plays one half of a couple who, after meeting at a funeral, can’t stay away from each other.
Additionally, he wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy series “The Paul Reiser Show,” which aired on NBC as a midseason replacement during the 2010-11 television season. Similarly, Reiser co-created (but did not star in) the 2017 comedy-drama “There’s… Johnny!”, set backstage at The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1972.
Meanwhile, he has appeared in films such as “Whiplash” (2014), “Concussion” (2015), “War on Everyone” (2016), “I Do… Until I Don’t” (2017), “The Spy Who” . “She Left Me” (2018), “Horse Girl” (2020) and “Paternity”.
And his recent television series are “Red Oaks” (2014-2017) and “Stranger Things” (2017-2022), “The Kominsky Method” (2019-2021), “The Boys” (2022) and “Reboot”. (2022). He will be chosen as Det. Jeffrey Friedman in the upcoming film “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley,” which is currently in post-production.
musical works
He and singer Julia Fordham created a CD album called “Unusual Suspects” (2010) that includes the song “Unsung Hero”, dedicated to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The duo began an acoustic tour after its release. With singer Melissa Manchester, he co-wrote the song “No There There There” for her 2015 album, “You Gotta Love the Life.”
Author
In addition to acting, Reiser is an author and has written three books: “Couplehood,” about the ups and downs of a committed relationship; “Babyhood”, about his experiences as a first-time father; and “Familyhood” (released May 2011), a collection of humorous essays.
Awards
In his profession, Paul Reiser has won 5 awards and 33 nominations. He has won three BMI Film & TV Awards (1995, 1997 and 1998), an Artistic Achievement Award (2005) and a Q Award (1994). Additionally, he has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Satellite Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and many others.
Paul Reiser – Net worth 2023
During his career as an actor, author, and television personality, he has accumulated a huge net worth from his profession. His net worth is around $75 million and his income and salary have not been revealed yet. While starring on the television series “Mad About You,” he received $1 million ($1.6 million today) for the show last season.
civil status
Caption: Paul Reiser with his wife (Source: Twitter)
On August 21, 1988, Paul Reiser married Paula Ravets. With marriage, the couple has two sons whose names are Ezra Samuel Reiser and Leon Reiser. His youngest son, León, suffers from cerebral palsy. Apart from this, there is not much more information available about their relationship. However, he is not part of the controversy and avoids things that could harm his professional and personal career.
Body measurements
Caption: Paul Reiser posing for a photo (Source: Go Fug Yourself)
Paul Reiser is 5 feet 9 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs around 165 pounds (75 kg). Additionally, he has black hair with a pair of blue eyes. Furthermore, he wears a shoe size of 6 US and his body type is average.
Paul Reiser – Social Networks
On his Instagram page ‘@paulreiserofficial’ he has more than 39.7 thousand followers. Likewise, there are more than 55.8 thousand followers on his Twitter page ‘@PaulReiser’ and more than 13 thousand followers on his Facebook page.
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