Paul Rudd was born on April 6, 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey, United States, as the son of Gloria Rudd and Michael Rudd. He has one sister named Julie Rudd. His full name is Paul Stephen Rudd. Due to his father’s job in the airline industry, he traveled extensively across the country during his childhood. He attended Shawnee Mission West High School in Kansas and later enrolled at the University of Kansas in 1987, where he began studying law and eventually graduated.

During his university years, alongside his academic studies, he received theater training and successfully graduated from the Drama Arts department of the American Academy in Los Angeles. He later participated in an intensive three-month program at the British Academy of English Theatre at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Michael Kahn. At the end of this program, Rudd performed at the Globe Theatre in the play Bloody Poetry, written by Howard Brenton.

Primarily known for his work in comedy films, Paul Rudd has appeared in numerous successful productions, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and This Is 40 (2012). On television, he portrayed Mike Hannigan, the boyfriend and future husband of Phoebe Buffay, during the final two seasons of the NBC series Friends.

Paul Rudd married Julie Yaeger on February 23, 2003. The couple has two children: a son, Jack Sullivan Rudd (born 2006), and a daughter, Darby Rudd (born 2010).

Filmography :

Screenwriter :
2008 – Role Models (Feature Film)

Actor :
2015 – Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (Feature Film)
2014 – They Came Together (Joel) (Feature Film)
2013 – Prince Avalanche (Alvin) (Feature Film)
2013 – This Is the End (Paul Rudd) (Feature Film)
2013 – Admission (John Halsey) (Feature Film)
2013 – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Brian Fantana) (Feature Film)
2013 – All Is Bright (Rene) (Feature Film)
2012 – This Is 40 (Pete) (Feature Film)
2012 – The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Bill) (Feature Film)
2012 – Mansome (Himself) (Feature Film)
2011 – Wanderlust (George) (Feature Film)
2011 – Our Idiot Brother (Ned) (Feature Film)
2010 – How Do You Know (George Madison) (Feature Film)
2010 – Casino Jack and the United States of Money (Michael Scanlon – Voice) (Feature Film)
2009 – Year One (Abel) (Feature Film)
2009 – Monsters vs. Aliens (Derek – Voice) (Feature Film)
2009 – I Love You, Man (Peter Klaven) (Feature Film)
2008 – Role Models (Danny Donahue) (Feature Film)
2008 – Over Her Dead Body (Henry) (Feature Film)
2008 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Chuck) (Feature Film)
2007 – The Ten (Jeff Reigert) (Feature Film)
2007 – I Could Never Be Your Woman (Adam) (Feature Film)
2006 – The Oh in Ohio (Jack Chase) (Feature Film)
2006 – The Tenants (Hunt) (Feature Film)
2006 – A Prairie Home Companion (Pete) (Feature Film)
2006 – Fast Track (Leon) (Feature Film)
2005 – The Baxter (Dan Abbott) (Feature Film)
2005 – The 40-Year-Old Virgin (David) (Feature Film)
2004 – P.S. (Sammy Silverstein) (Feature Film)
2004 – Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Brian Fantana) (Feature Film)
2003 – Two Days (Paul Miller) (Feature Film)
2003 – The Shape of Things (Adam Sorenson) (Feature Film)
2003 – Reno 911! (Guy Gerricault) (TV Series)
2001 – Wet Hot American Summer (Andy) (Feature Film)
2001 – The Château (Graham Granville) (Feature Film)
2000 – The Great Gatsby (Nick Carraway) (TV Movie)
1999 – The Cider House Rules (Wally Worthington) (Feature Film)
1999 – 200 Cigarettes (Kevin) (Feature Film)
1998 – Overnight Delivery (Wyatt Trips) (Feature Film)
1998 – Twelfth Night (Duke Orsino) (TV Movie)
1998 – The Object of My Affection (George Hanson) (Feature Film)
1997 – The Locusts (Earl) (Feature Film)
1996 – The Size of Watermelons (Alex) (Feature Film)
1996 – Romeo + Juliet (Dave Paris) (Feature Film)
1995 – Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Tommy Doyle) (Feature Film)
1995 – Clueless (Josh Lucas) (Feature Film)
1994 – Friends (Mike Hannigan) (TV Series)
1978 – The Betsy (Loren Hardeman Jr.) (Feature Film)

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