Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He was born to Jewish immigrants from England ^* in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in Lenexa, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas.

His credits include Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, The Cider House Rules, The Legend of Ron Burgundy, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Friends (in the recurring role of Mike Hannigan, who married Phoebe Buffay in 2004), and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. As of May 2006, Rudd can be seen in the Broadway production Three Days of Rain co-starring Julia Roberts. In the late summer of 2006, Rudd reunites with Clueless director Amy Heckerling in the romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman opposite Michelle Pfeiffer.

He is considered a "pledge" of the Frat Pack, a group of comedy actors who appear in films together.^*

Along with his wife Julie, Paul has a 1 year old son named Jack.

Selected filmography

• Knocked Up (2007)
• The OH in Ohio (2006)
• I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006)
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
• The Baxter (2005)
• P.S. (2004)
• The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
• The Shape of Things (2003)
• Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
• The Cider House Rules (film) (1999)
• 200 Cigarettes (1999)
• Overnight Delivery (1998)
• The Object of My Affection (1998)
• William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
• The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
• Clueless (1995)
• Sisters (television series) (1991) (1992–1993)

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