Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre 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 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" ... in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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 five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared on numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has been featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Friends
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Rebel Highway
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Only Murders in the Building
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Living with Yourself
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The Shrink Next Door
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Wild Oats
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What If...?
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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The Simpsons
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Veronica Mars
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The Greatest Event in Television History
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The Greatest Event in Television History
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Marvel Studios Assembled
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The Simpsons
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
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Honest Trailers
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Chivalry
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Little Britain USA
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Hard Knocks
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Tiny World
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The Daily Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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GMTV
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Saturday Night Live
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Impractical Jokers
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Welcome to Wrexham
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