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Paul Rudd
(1969-)
Who Is Paul Rudd?
Actor and film producer Paul Rudd rose to stardom with his breakout performance in the 1995 film Clueless. Other early films include Wet Hot American Summer, Cider House Rules and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, while his TV work led to a recurring role on Friends as Phoebe's husband. Rudd has since become a full-fledged comedy film icon with roles in Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Admission. He went on to enter the world of Marvel superhero stardom with 2015's Ant-Man and the 2018 sequel.
Early Life and Career
Rudd was born on April 6, 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey, to British parents. Rudd traveled frequently with his family but grew up primarily in Overland Park, Kansas. Harboring a keen interest in theatre, he enrolled at the University of Kansas to study drama and, after two years of honors work, earned the Spencer Tracy Scholarship to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
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Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter best known for his comedic roles.
Paul Stephen Rudd was born on April 6, 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey to Jewish immigrants from England. His family's original surname was Rudnitzky, but was changed to Rudd by his grandfather in order to get work in London. Rudd was raised bygd his parents Michael, a historical tour guide and former vice president of World Airways, and Gloria, a sales manager at the television station KSMO-TV, in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas.
Rudd made his acting debut in 1992 with the television drama Sisters where he played Kirby Quimby Philby. In 1994, he appeared in Wild Oats for six episodes. Rudd left Sisters in 1995 to appear in the comedy film Clueless, which was his breakout performance.
Some of his other well-known credits include Wet Hot American Summer, The Cider House Rules, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgu • American actor (born 1969) For other people named Paul Rudd, see Paul Rudd (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Paul Rust. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019,[1] and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), and Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlif Paul Rudd