Paul Rudd
☼ Born on 6 December 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey, USA
BiographyPaul 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.


In the role of actor

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (23/03/2024)

The Ghostbusters are back in New York City and face off against an icy new threat in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Having reestablished themselves at their base in New York City thanks to philanthropist, and former member, Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), and her teenage kids Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (06/08/2023)

The Ninja Turtles have to fight back against an army of mutants in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu), Donatello (Micah Abbey), Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr.), and Raphael (Brady Noon) have spent the last fifteen years living in the sewers with their father and master Splinter (Jackie Chan). After helping out aspiring […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (17/02/2023)

A fearsome new villain is introduced in the quantum realm in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is enjoying the celebrity given to him after helping to save the world as part of The Avengers. Scott is trying to make up for lost time with his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) while he […]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (21/11/2021)

Two siblings discover the legacy of their grandfather in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Evicted from her apartment, Callie (Carrie Coon) travels to Summerville, Oklahoma with her 15-year-old son Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and 12-year-old daughter Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and move into a farm owned by Callie’s estranged father, who recently passed away. After finding a ghost trap under […]

Avengers: Endgame (27/04/2019)

The Avengers regroup for one final battle against Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. After suffering defeat at the hands of Thanos (Josh Brolin), Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) are left in a […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp (09/07/2018)

The pint-sized superhero gets a new partner in Ant-Man and the Wasp. In the aftermath of the events of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has been placed under house arrest by the FBI, while Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) are wanted fugitives. When he has a dream that features […]

Ant-Man (18/07/2015)

An ex-con becomes a size changing superhero in Ant-Man.  Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is a cat-burglar, who has just been released from prison.  Desperate to be reunited with his daughter, Scott accepts a burglary job from his old cellmate Luis (Michael Peña) and ends up stealing a strange suit that causes Scott to shrink down […]

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (22/12/2013)

Nine years later, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his news team return in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.  After getting fired from his anchoring position and splitting up with his wife Veronica (Christina Applegate), a down on his luck Ron Burgundy is recruited by Freddie Shapp (Dylan Baker) to report the news on the new […]

Frozen (09/12/2013)

Loosely based on the story The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, the latest Disney animated film Frozen tells the story of the royal sisters Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell) in the kingdom of Arendelle.  Elsa has the magical ability to create snow and ice, but she is forced to hide these powers […]

This is 40 (22/12/2012)

It was less than a decade ago when Judd Apatow established himself as a comedy king.  After producing mostly TV series during the 1990s and early 2000s, Apatow hit a one-two punch by producing Anchorman in 2004 and directing The 40 Year Old Virgin in 2005, both of which would go on to be big […]

Dinner for Schmucks (02/08/2010)

This film is your average buffoon/straight man comedy.  However, as the old saying says “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I don’t think that Steve Carrell goofed around this much since Anchorman and it almost makes me wish that he take more of these type of roles.  It was a quite funny film and […]

Monsters vs. Aliens (05/04/2009)

One of the selling points for this film was how it was shown using “InTru3D.” As such, it was a must for me to see this film in 3D. I have to say that I was impressed. I think it was partially because it was a CGI movie, but the 3D was really seamless and […]

I Love You, Man (21/03/2009)

For Paul Rudd‘s second leading role, he teams up with fellow Judd Apatow alumnus Jason Segel for this buddy comedy about male bonding. It seems that male-bonding or “bromance” is in these days (complete with an MTV reality show), so it was only natural that a movie be made. That said, the film would have […]

Role Models (09/11/2008)

If I didn’t know better, I would have thought Role Models was produced by Judd Apatow. Not only does it star Paul Rudd, who has been a constant supporting character in Apatow’s films, but it also features Elizabeth Banks (in her third film within a month), Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, and Joe Lo […]

Knocked Up (04/06/2007)

There was a time, not so long ago, when I would have not felt comfortable seeing R-rated comedies like this one. However, films like Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year Old Virgin (a film I was initially freaked out about, but quietly went to see anyway) showed me that those films tend to be the more […]