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Biography

Paul Reiser stars as the charming (though not without his faults) and always-loving husband Paul Buchman, a first-time father and multi-talented documentary maker, in…more

Born

3/30/1957, New York, New York, USA

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Star (5)

Role
- The Paul Reiser Show
  Paul Reiser
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Playdate
    4/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Father's Occupation
    4/14/11
- Mad About You
  Paul Buchman
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Dirty Little Secret
    5/17/99
  - S 7: Ep 19 Paved with Good Intentions
    5/13/99
  - S 7: Ep 18 Stealing Burt's Car
    5/10/99
  - + 159 More Credits
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 20: Ep 1 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/94
- My Two Dads
  Michael Taylor
  - S 3: Ep 22 See You in September?
    4/30/90
  - S 3: Ep 21 When You Wish ...
    4/23/90
  - S 3: Ep 20 Kind of a Drag
    4/16/90
  - S 3: Ep 19 You Only Surprise the Ones You Love
    4/2/90
  - S 3: Ep 18 To Thine Own Elf Be True
    3/26/90
  - + 55 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 4 Show #2417
    9/1/05
  - S 3: Ep 147 Show #0586
    5/7/96
  - S 2: Ep 126 Show #0345
    3/14/95
  - S 2: Ep 9 Show #0228
    9/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 12 Show #0012
    9/14/93
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 40 Show #1782
    4/16/93
  - S 11: Ep 98 Show #1682
    9/8/92
  - S 11: Ep 67 Show #1651
    6/24/92
  - S 10: Ep 87 Show #1515
    8/1/91
  - S 10: Ep 15 Show #1436
    2/28/91
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 161 Show #4391
    8/20/91
  - S 29: Ep 95 Show #4325
    4/10/91
  - S 29: Ep 19 Show #4249
    11/8/90
  - S 28: Ep 103 Show #4148
    4/20/90
  - S 28: Ep 32 Show #4077
    12/7/89
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (19)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 161 Paul Reiser/Melissa McCarthy
    5/13/11
  - S 2: Ep 92 Paul Reiser/Judy Greer/Jeff Cesario
    2/15/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 136 Pia Toscano/Kate Walsh/Paul Reiser
    4/14/11
  - S 3: Ep 109 Keira Knightley/Paul Reiser
    2/17/06
  - S 3: Ep 12 Donald Trump/Paul Reiser/Peter Falk/Pussycat Dolls
    9/20/05
  - S 2: Ep 94 Paul Reiser/Helen Hunt/Elisabeth Shue
    1/27/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 139 April 11, 2011
    4/11/11
  - S 18: Ep 1 September 5, 2005
    9/5/05
  - S 7: Ep 137 March 16, 1995
    3/16/95
  - S 7: Ep 9 September 8, 1994
    9/8/94
  - S 6: Ep 8 September 15, 1993
    9/15/93
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 1002 2006 Olympic #2 - Paul Reiser
    2/14/06
  - S 14: Ep 66 Show #3010
    9/28/05
  - S 9: Ep 85 Show #2043
    4/23/01
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 Episode 188
    9/28/05
- Shootout
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 2 Peter Falk/Paul Reiser
    9/18/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 118 Paul Reiser & Matt Leinart
    9/8/05
- Biography
  Himself (2004)
  - S 16: Ep 91 John Ritter: In Good Company
    10/30/02
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Terrorist Attack
    10/13/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 166 Paul Reiser, Carolyn Murphy, and Faith Evans
    3/28/02
  - S 3: Ep 208 Paul Reiser, Lauren Graham, and Five for Fighting
    4/27/01
- The View
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 49 March 22, 2002
    3/22/02
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/11/94
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 165 Show #407
    5/19/98
  - S 2: Ep 23 Show #265
    10/8/97
  - S 1: Ep 153 Show #153
    2/18/97
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 16 Paul Reiser, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Winwood
    10/8/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 15 Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox
    3/18/95
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 43: Ep 3 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
    5/14/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 120 March 23, 1993
    3/23/93
- Remington Steele
  Ivan Turbell
  - S 1: Ep 13 A Good Night's Steele
    1/21/83
Writer (2)

Role
- The Paul Reiser Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Father's Occupation
    4/14/11
- Mad About You
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 21 Paul Slips in the Shower
    5/12/98
  - S 6: Ep 4 Uncle Phil and the Coupons
    11/4/97
  - S 5: Ep 17 On the Road
    3/18/97
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Finale (3)
    5/19/96
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Finale (2)
    5/19/96
  - + 10 More Credits
Story (1)

Role
- Mad About You
  Story
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
Producer (1)

Role
- Mad About You
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Token Friend
    11/4/92
Creator (2)

Role
- The Paul Reiser Show
  Creator
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Father's Occupation
    4/14/11
- Mad About You
  Creator
Teleplay (1)

Role
- Mad About You
  Teleplay
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- The Paul Reiser Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Father's Occupation
    4/14/11
- Mad About You
  Executive Producer
Developer (1)

Role
- The Paul Reiser Show
  Developer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Father's Occupation
    4/14/11

Paul Reiser News

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Billy Crystal Replaces Eddie Murphy as Academy Awards Host

By Seth Abramovitch, Nov 10, 2011

This news feels like it should have been buried in a time capsule in the early '90s. read more
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Why The Paul Reiser Show Never Could Have Worked

By Seth Abramovitch, Apr 26, 2011

Reiser's no-longer-promotional appearance on Monday's Tonight Show simply underscored what a flop the series was. read more

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- Jeff Franklin, who created the family sitcom Full House, originally wanted Paul to possibly play the lead role of Danny Tanner. Unfortunately, Paul was eliminated quickly because he was working on the TV show My Two Dads. The role went to Bob Saget, who was Franklin's other top choice.
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- While starring on Mad About You, Paul Reiser appeared in 2 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. His topics were a teacher tribute and violence prevention.
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- Paul received the following awards or nominations for his role on Mad About You. - He was nominated six times (1994-1998) for an Emmy. - In 1996, he was nominated for a American Comedy Award. - He was nominated for three BMI TV Music Awards. - He was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 1999. - He was nominated 4 times for a Screen Actors Guild Award. - He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. - In 1994/1998, Paul was nominated for a Q Award.
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- Paul (about My Two Dads): I had hoped, when we started, it was going to be something else. This unstoppable force moved it in the other direction. It became much more about the kid, much more saccharine and more child-oriented. What I came to terms with was that I was manufacturing a very nice product that I myself didn't use in the home.
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- Paul: I was visiting my parents, and I walked into a room where my father was watching a Peter Falk movie on TV... I think it was 'The Cheap Detective.' Anyway, my father was belly-laughing, and he never really did that. I thought, 'If Peter Falk can make my dad laugh, then I'm going to come up with a movie in which Peter Falk plays my father.'
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- Paul: People come up to us and ask how we knew so much about their own family... I'm talking about people from faraway places, too. I get people from Turkey and Chile coming up to me and saying I wrote about their family.
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