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 Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his father's airline job at TWA. His family eventually settled in Overland Park, Kansas, where his mother worked as a sales manager for TV station KSMO-TV. Paul attended Broadmoor Junior High and Shawnee Mission West High School, from which he graduated in 1987, and where he was Student Body President. He then enrolled at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, majoring in theater. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-West in Los Angeles and participated in a three-month intensive workshop under the guidance of Michael Kahn at the British Drama Academy at Oxford University in Britain. Rudd helped to produce the Globe Theater's production of Howard Brenton's "Bloody Poetry," which starred Rudd as Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Bio:
Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his father's airline job at TWA. His family eventually settled in Overland Park, Kansas, where his mother worked as a sales manager for TV station KSMO-TV. Paul attended Broadmoor Junior High and Shawnee Mission West High School, from which he graduated in 1987, and where he was Student Body President. He then enrolled at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, majoring in theater. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-West in Los Angeles and participated in a three-month intensive workshop under the guidance of Michael Kahn at the British Drama Academy at Oxford University in Britain. Rudd helped to produce the Globe Theater's production of Howard Brenton's "Bloody Poetry," which starred Rudd as Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Tivia:
Has been friends with Jennifer Aniston since they were age 21, before they both succeeded.As part of a running gag during his appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), Rudd often brought a clip from the film Mac and Me (1988) where wheelchair user Eric (Jade Calegory) flies off a cliff while Mac watches on, instead of showing clips from the actual movie he is there to promote. The only exception was when he came to promote Knocked Up (2007). Judd Apatow showed up specifically to make sure Rudd would not do so.Was a disc jockey at bar/bat mitzvahs before he became successful.Improvised the "You know how I know you're gay?" sequence in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) with Seth Rogen.Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 3, 2015.Has two children with Julie Rudd: Jack Rudd (born 2006) and daughter Darby Rudd (born 2010).His parents were both born in Britain. His father was from Edgware and his mother was raised in Surbiton, both in London. Both of his parents' families were Jewish (they moved from Poland, Belarus, and Russia to the UK). Paul's paternal grandfather, born Davis Rudnitsky, had anglicized his family's surname from Rudnitzky to Rudd, while Paul's maternal grandfather, born Louis Goldstein, anglicized his family's surname to Granville. Paul was raised in Reform Judaism, and had a bar mitzvah.Was billed under his full name, Paul Stephen Rudd. in his early roles, as there was already an actor in the Screen Actors Guild who took the name Paul Rudd.Came up with the idea of the "Kelly Clarkson!" call-out during Steve Carell's infamous chest wax in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).2/23/03: Married his fiancee, Julie Rudd in upstate New York. They split their time between Manhattan and New York's Hudson Valley. As of 2020, they have been together for 25 years.He is a self-described mega-fan of the television series Lost (2004). He volunteered to interview cast member Emilie de Ravin, whom he has never met, for Interview magazine because of his love for the series.Chosen by People Magazine as the Sexiest Man Alive in 2021.He spray painted his name on Shawnee Mission West High School's stage wall. Another ex-Shawnee Mission West student was Jason Sudeikis.Co-owns a coffee shop in a small Hudson Valley village with business partner Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Describes himself as a megafan of the television series Lost (2004), starring Evangeline Lilly. The two appeared together in the film Ant-Man (2015).Paul's dad was an avid Titanic historian, which, unfortunately, did not help Paul land a key role in Titanic (1997) when he auditioned. Ironically, during the Romeo + Juliet (1996) shoot, when co-star Leonardo DiCaprio mentioned that he'd been considering the offer of the lead in Titanic, Paul urged him to go for it.Is an avid fan of the Kansas City Royals. Threw out the first pitch before a game with the cross-state rival St. Louis Cardinals on June 22, 2012.Discovered on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) that his parents were second cousins. His paternal great-grandmother, Etia/Ethel Gejer/Gayer, was the sister of his maternal great-grandfather, Isaac Gayer.Was classmates with Matthew Lillard at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.Appeared in a Super Nintendo commercial in 1991.Prior to joining the cast of Friends (1994), he co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in The Object of My Affection (1998).Huge fan of the rock band Rush. This was not only incorporated into the movie "I Love You, Man", but he and costar Jason Siegel (also a huge fan) did a short film as their characters from that film (Peter and Sidney, respectively) for a short outtake film used during Rush's Time Machine Tour. Rudd also did the narrating for Rush:Time Stand Still, the band's 2016 documentary of its last tour.Friends with television writer Rob Thomas and Jon Hamm.Was disappointed by the final result of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) because filming had him believing it was going to be a high-caliber suspense film, but the reaction to the film was overwhelmingly negative.While on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2009), Rudd told Kevin Pollak that when Rudd was a freshman theater student at the University of Kansas, he appeared in a highly experimental production of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in which there were two different actors playing a "good" Macbeth and a "bad" Macbeth; Rudd played the "good" Macbeth. Many years later, while he was auditioning to appear in the original production of "Bash: Latter-Day Plays", he learned that the play's author, Neil LaBute, had seen that "Macbeth" while LaBute was a graduate student at KU; Rudd was worried that LaBute would make the connection between Rudd and that "Macbeth" and would no longer want him to be in the play. They later became friends and frequent collaborators.Attended the University of Kansas. Is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.1998: Began filming on a movie called "Chicken Blood and Other Tales", but production was canceled before it wrapped.In Knocked Up (2007), his character makes a reference to seeing Spider-Man 3 (2007) at the movies. Nine years later, his character Ant-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016) literally fights Spider-Man.Played a character named George three times: The Object of My Affection (1998), How Do You Know (2010) and Wanderlust (2012)-the first and third movies saw him play opposite Friends (1994) co-star Jennifer Aniston. Moreover, he played opposite Reese Witherspoon in the second movie, who coincidentally also stared in two episodes of Friends (1994) as Gill, Jennifer Aniston character's younger sister. Rudd and Witherspoon appeared in different seasons and, thus, shared no scenes with each other.Paul Rudd, who plays Gary Grooberson in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Paul Rudoff, who is the creator of "Spook Central" (the longest-running Ghostbusters website), have near-identical names. Hence the reason why Rudoff always refers to Rudd as his "two-thirds twin".(January 16, 2009) Attended the premiere of Role Models (2008) at the Pathe De Munt Cinema in Amsterdam, Netherlands.(April 8, 2009) Attended the VIP screening of I Love You, Man (2009) at the Soho Hotel in London, England, UK.Born at 11:40am, EDT.He was nominated for the 2023 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts & Entertainment category.He was nominated for the 2022 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts and Entertainment category.Not a relation with Emily Rudd. |
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Paul Rudd |
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Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early |
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Has been friends with Jennifer Aniston since they were age 21, before they both succeeded.As part of a running gag during his appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), Rudd often brought a clip from the film Mac and Me (1988) where wheelchair user Eric (Jade Calegory) flies off a cliff while Mac watches on, instead of showing clips from the actual movie he is there to promote. The only exception was when he came to promote Knocked Up (2007). Judd Apatow showed up specifically to make sure Rudd would not do so.Was a disc jockey at bar/bat mitzvahs before he became successful.Improvised the "You know how I know you're gay?" sequence in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) with Seth Rogen.Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 3, 2015.Has two children with Julie Rudd: Jack Rudd (born 2006) and daughter Darby Rudd (born 2010).His parents were both born in Britain. His father was from Edgware and his mother was raised in Surbiton, both in London. Both of his parents' families were Jewish (they moved from Poland, Belarus, and Russia to the UK). Paul's paternal grandfather, born Davis Rudnitsky, had anglicized his family's surname from Rudnitzky to Rudd, while Paul's maternal grandfather, born Louis Goldstein, anglicized his family's surname to Granville. Paul was raised in Reform Judaism, and had a bar mitzvah.Was billed under his full name, Paul Stephen Rudd. in his early roles, as there was already an actor in the Screen Actors Guild who took the name Paul Rudd.Came up with the idea of the "Kelly Clarkson!" call-out during Steve Carell's infamous chest wax in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).2/23/03: Married his fiancee, Julie Rudd in upstate New York. They split their time between Manhattan and New York's Hudson Valley. As of 2020, they have been together for 25 years.He is a self-described mega-fan of the television series Lost (2004). He volunteered to interview cast member Emilie de Ravin, whom he has never met, for Interview magazine because of his love for the series.Chosen by People Magazine as the Sexiest Man Alive in 2021.He spray painted his name on Shawnee Mission West High School's stage wall. Another ex-Shawnee Mission West student was Jason Sudeikis.Co-owns a coffee shop in a small Hudson Valley village with business partner Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Describes himself as a megafan of the television series Lost (2004), starring Evangeline Lilly. The two appeared together in the film Ant-Man (2015).Paul's dad was an avid Titanic historian, which, unfortunately, did not help Paul land a key role in Titanic (1997) when he auditioned. Ironically, during the Romeo + Juliet (1996) shoot, when co-star Leonardo DiCaprio mentioned that he'd been considering the offer of the lead in Titanic, Paul urged him to go for it.Is an avid fan of the Kansas City Royals. Threw out the first pitch before a game with the cross-state rival St. Louis Cardinals on June 22, 2012.Discovered on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) that his parents were second cousins. His paternal great-grandmother, Etia/Ethel Gejer/Gayer, was the sister of his maternal great-grandfather, Isaac Gayer.Was classmates with Matthew Lillard at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.Appeared in a Super Nintendo commercial in 1991.Prior to joining the cast of Friends (1994), he co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in The Object of My Affection (1998).Huge fan of the rock band Rush. This was not only incorporated into the movie "I Love You, Man", but he and costar Jason Siegel (also a huge fan) did a short film as their characters from that film (Peter and Sidney, respectively) for a short outtake film used during Rush's Time Machine Tour. Rudd also did the narrating for Rush:Time Stand Still, the band's 2016 documentary of its last tour.Friends with television writer Rob Thomas and Jon Hamm.Was disappointed by the final result of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) because filming had him believing it was going to be a high-caliber suspense film, but the reaction to the film was overwhelmingly negative.While on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2009), Rudd told Kevin Pollak that when Rudd was a freshman theater student at the University of Kansas, he appeared in a highly experimental production of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in which there were two different actors playing a "good" Macbeth and a "bad" Macbeth; Rudd played the "good" Macbeth. Many years later, while he was auditioning to appear in the original production of "Bash: Latter-Day Plays", he learned that the play's author, Neil LaBute, had seen that "Macbeth" while LaBute was a graduate student at KU; Rudd was worried that LaBute would make the connection between Rudd and that "Macbeth" and would no longer want him to be in the play. They later became friends and frequent collaborators.Attended the University of Kansas. Is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.1998: Began filming on a movie called "Chicken Blood and Other Tales", but production was canceled before it wrapped.In Knocked Up (2007), his character makes a reference to seeing Spider-Man 3 (2007) at the movies. Nine years later, his character Ant-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016) literally fights Spider-Man.Played a character named George three times: The Object of My Affection (1998), How Do You Know (2010) and Wanderlust (2012)-the first and third movies saw him play opposite Friends (1994) co-star Jennifer Aniston. Moreover, he played opposite Reese Witherspoon in the second movie, who coincidentally also stared in two episodes of Friends (1994) as Gill, Jennifer Aniston character's younger sister. Rudd and Witherspoon appeared in different seasons and, thus, shared no scenes with each other.Paul Rudd, who plays Gary Grooberson in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Paul Rudoff, who is the creator of "Spook Central" (the longest-running Ghostbusters website), have near-identical names. Hence the reason why Rudoff always refers to Rudd as his "two-thirds twin".(January 16, 2009) Attended the premiere of Role Models (2008) at the Pathe De Munt Cinema in Amsterdam, Netherlands.(April 8, 2009) Attended the VIP screening of I Love You, Man (2009) at the Soho Hotel in London, England, UK.Born at 11:40am, EDT.He was nominated for the 2023 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts & Entertainment category.He was nominated for the 2022 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts and Entertainment category.Not a relation with Emily Rudd. |
| Trademarks: |
Low-key, sardonic sense of humor
Deadpan delivery
Frequently co-stars with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen
Sarcastic wit
Often cast by Judd Apatow. |
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Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor. It trumps movies and all that other stuff. People say, "You must love the instant feedback," and we're all attention whores for sure - that's why we choose this profession. But it goes beyond that: There's something magical about a shared experience in a theater, with actors and an audience. I don't know if the audience members realize just how huge a part they play in a production. How they are determines how we are, and when it all works, it's magical.
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There's a feeling of enrichment and challenge when it comes to doing a play, and especially doing, you know, a classical play or a tragic play. In a way, it works a different set of muscles, I guess. But I do love it, and I love great writing, whatever it is, and there are so many great plays, and a lot of the writing in a lot of plays is just stellar, and no one is making movies like that, or if they are, I'm certainly not getting cast in them. But you know, working on a comedy with your friends. Like, I would say that with Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Wet Hot American Summer (2001), I was working with people who are completely inspiring. I love being around that company, and I try and step up to the level of their game.
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I can, and do, walk the street. No one bothers me or anything, because most people wouldn't know who I am.
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When I was doing The Shape of Things (2003), which we'd done as a play, it was just so tired by the time we rolled tape.
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I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet. |
| Salaries: |
The Shrink Next Door (2021) - $1,000,000 /episode
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How Do You Know (2010) - $3,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1996) Appeared on The Daily Show (1996).
(1998) Appeared on Charlie Rose (1991).
(1991) TV commercial: Miller Lite beer.
(1997) Stage: Appeared (as "Joe") in "The Last Night of Ballyhoo", by Alfred Uhry - Helen Hayes Theatre, New Y |
| Spouse: |
Julie Rudd (February 23, 2003 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Jack Sullivan RuddDarby Rudd |
| Parents: |
Michael Rudd
Gloria Rudd |
| Relatives: |
Mandi Rudd Arnold (Sibling) |
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