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Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, television writer, and musician. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads, Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You, Modell in the 1982 film Diner, Carter Burke in the 1986 film Aliens, as Detective Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). More recently, Reiser is recognized as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film Whiplash and Doug Getty in the Amazon Video series Red Oaks.

Filmography

2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

as Jeffrey

Movie
2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me

as Arnie

Movie
2014
Whiplash

as Jim

Movie
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II

as Jeffrey Friedman

Movie
1986
Aliens

as Burke

Movie
1984
Beverly Hills Cop

as Jeffrey

Movie
2016
Stranger Things

as Sam Owens

TV Show