Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Ruddis an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series Sisters. He is known for his starring roles in the film The Cider House Rulesand the comedy films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Role Models, I Love You, Man, Dinner for Schmucks, Our Idiot...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth6 April 1969
CityPassaic, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
At my core, I'm a Midwesterner.
Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.
My parents were married my whole life until my father passed away a few years ago.
I don't consider myself a comedian because I don't really concern myself too much with jokes.
I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval.
We all have different sides of our personalities, so I'd love to play some more different parts too.
I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a comic, I studied theater and my career when I started was a lot of dramatic stuff.
I don't really think in terms of genre, I think in terms of story and character.
To me some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise some of the most dramatic films, or films that have the most dramatic moments, are in comedies.
There are lots of things that you can go down the list and say, "Oh, these are cliches, we've seen this before, just hits every checkpoint." All of that takes a secondary status for me if I'm reading something and I just really like the characters.
I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.
My sense of stand up comedy would be so esoteric.
Oh, the weather outside is weather.
Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.