Paul Reiser Biography

The American actor, comedian, and writer Paul Reiser was born in 1957 in New York City. Long before Reiser rose to fame as one of the era’s most cherished comedians and television stars, he grew up in New York originally with aspirations to become a musician. After graduating from high school, Paul attended Binghamton University, where he received his degree in music composition.

During his studies, Reiser became active in the school’s student theater productions, where he discovered that he had a knack for acting, specifically comedy. After leaving Binghamton, Paul Reiser returned to New York to begin performing stand-up, which led to his breakthrough in 1982. His first role, in Barry Levinson’s classic film, Diner, led to a significant amount of attention from Hollywood, and the offers for roles began to come quickly.

After Diner, Paul Reiser appeared in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Aliens (1986), The Marrying Man (1991), Bye Bye Love (1995), and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987.) In 1992, Paul Reiser began his appearance on the television series Mad About You, starring as Paul Buchman. The show was an enormous hit, and made Resier a household name throughout North America, earning him nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award, an American Comedy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Emmy Award.

Since that time, Paul Reiser has continued to act and perform as one of the country’s most successful and acclaimed artists. Since Mad About You concluded it’s seven year run in 1999, Reiser has continued to appear in a number of films, most recently in the Academy Award winning film Whiplash (2014.) Reiser ranks on Comedy Central’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. His most recent projects, the film Concussion and the film The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, are scheduled for release in late 2015 or early 2016.