Biography

One of the salutary byproducts of the TV series Seinfeld is that it created a market in the '90s for sitcoms built around the comedy routines of young, hip New York comics. One of the best of these programs was Mad About You, created by and starring Manhattan-born Paul Reiser. Reiser and Seinfeld share more than a similarity of sitcoms; together with comedians Larry Miller and Mark Schiff, they comprise what has been unofficially dubbed the Four Funniest Men in the World Club, which has met for lunch each New Year's Day for the past several years. Reiser's credentials include a degree from S.U.N.Y.-Binghamton, a short stint as a health food distributor, and a 1982 film debut in Diner. Most of his film roles have been in comedies, though he was effectively cast as a greedy space traveler (who comes to a well-deserved bad end) in 1986's Aliens. Reiser has noted that his weekly series Mad About You, in which he co-starred with Helen Hunt, was based on his relationship with his wife, Paula. In 1995, Paul Reiser took a brief respite from Mad About You to star in the "single dad" comedy Bye Bye Love, which despite a strong promotional tie-in with McDonald's restaurants, was not popular enough to encourage Reiser to give up his day job. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography

Women vs. Men (2002) (TV) .... Bruce
Purpose (2002) .... Ben Fisher
My Beautiful Son (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Jerry Lipman
... aka Strange Relations (2001) (TV) (UK: working title) (USA)
One Night at McCool's (2001) .... Carl
51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Pros and Cons (1999) .... Prison man #1
Story of Us, The (1999) (uncredited) .... Dave, Ben's Literary Agent
Telling the Story of Us (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Get Bruce (1999) .... Himself
... aka Get Bruce! (1999) (USA: promotional title)
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time' (1998) (TV) .... Himself ('The Funeral' sequence)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Bye Bye, Love (1995) .... Donny Carlson
Mr. Write (1994) .... Charlie
Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, A (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Family Prayers (1993) .... Dan Linder
Tower, The (1993) (TV) .... Tony Minot
3 1/2 Blocks from Home (1992) .... Himself
"Mad About You" (1992) TV Series .... Paul Buchman
Marrying Man, The (1991) .... Phil
... aka Too Hot to Handle (1991)
Crazy People (1990) .... Stephen
Paul Reiser Out on a Whim (1988) (TV) .... Himself
Cross My Heart (1987) .... Bruce
"My Two Dads" (1987) TV Series .... Michael Taylor
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) .... Det. Jeffrey Friedman
You Ruined My Life (1987) (TV) .... Dexter Bunche
Aliens (1986) .... Carter J. Burke
From Here to Maternity (1985) (TV)
Odd Jobs (1984) .... Max
... aka Summer Jobs (1984) (USA)
... aka This End Up (1984) (USA)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) .... Jeffrey
Sunset Limousine (1983) (TV) .... Jay Neilson
Diner (1983) (TV) .... Modell
Diner (1982) .... Modell