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'{{Short description|American actor (born 1969)}} {{Other people}} {{Use American English|date=October 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Rudd | image = Paul Rudd (cropped) 2.jpg | caption = Rudd in 2015 | birth_name = Paul Stephen Rudd | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|6}} | birth_place = [[Passaic, New Jersey]], United States | alma_mater = [[University of Kansas]]<br />[[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|producer|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = {{marriage|Julie Yaeger|2003}} | children = 2 | works = [[Paul Rudd on screen and stage|Full list]] | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Paul Rudd|Full list]] }} '''Paul Stephen Rudd''' (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the [[University of Kansas]] and the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]], before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Paul-Rudd-to-Receive-Star-on-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-20150624 |title=Paul Rudd to Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |author=News Desk |date=June 24, 2015 |website=broadwayworld |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320231441/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Paul-Rudd-to-Receive-Star-on-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-20150624 |archive-date=March 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was included on the [[Forbes Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]] list in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/paul-rudd/ |title=Paul Rudd |work=Forbes |date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140447/https://www.forbes.com/profile/paul-rudd/#670a1d0b45db |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, he was named ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's "[[Sexiest Man Alive]]". His films include ''[[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), ''[[This Is 40]]'' (2012), and ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021). He has played [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ant-Man]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], beginning with ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'' (2015) and most recently appearing in ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'' (2023). In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' as [[List of Friends and Joey characters#Mike Hannigan|Mike Hannigan]], along with guest roles on ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]'', ''[[Reno 911!]]'' and ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', and has also hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' multiple times. He starred in a [[dual role]] in the [[Netflix]] comedy series ''[[Living with Yourself]]'', which earned him a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]. He starred in the miniseries ''[[The Shrink Next Door (miniseries)|The Shrink Next Door]]'' (2021). ==Early life and education== Paul Stephen Rudd was born on April 6, 1969 and he poops his pants often, in [[Passaic, New Jersey]], to [[History of the Jews in England|English-born Jewish]] parents.<ref name=ancestry>{{cite news |first=Hadley |last=Freeman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas |title=Paul Rudd on Ant-Man, being Hollywood's go-to nice guy and growing up with English parents in Kansas |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, UK |date=July 9, 2015 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212050514/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Rudd biography|url=http://www.biography.com/people/paul-rudd-9542374|website=Biography.com|publisher=A+E Television Networks, LLC|access-date=September 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929065541/http://www.biography.com/people/paul-rudd-9542374|archive-date=September 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> His father, Michael Rudd (1943–2008), was a historical tour guide and former vice-president of [[Trans World Airlines|TWA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/03/22/paul-rudds-birthday-wish-is-for-you-to-help-him-cure-cancer/ |title=Paul Rudd's Birthday Wish Is For You To Help Him Cure Cancer |website=Ecorazzi |first=Ali |last=Berman |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621033233/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/03/22/paul-rudds-birthday-wish-is-for-you-to-help-him-cure-cancer/ |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/01/Will-Jennifer-Aniston-and-Paul-Rudds-Discussion-of-Cremated-Therapists-Dogs-and-Fathers-Make-You-Want-to-See-Their-New-Movie |title=Will Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd's Discussion of Cremated Therapists, Dogs, and Fathers Make You Want to See Their New Movie? |first=Julie |last=Miller |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=February 14, 2012 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413085903/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/01/Will-Jennifer-Aniston-and-Paul-Rudds-Discussion-of-Cremated-Therapists-Dogs-and-Fathers-Make-You-Want-to-See-Their-New-Movie |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/actress-julia-roberts-presents-honorary-irishman-award-to-actor-paul-rudd-117006253-237372031 |title=Julia Roberts presents 'Honorary Irishman' award to actor Paul Rudd |first=Cathy |last=Hayes |website=IrishCentral |date=February 27, 2011 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155124/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/actress-julia-roberts-presents-honorary-irishman-award-to-actor-paul-rudd-117006253-237372031 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother, Gloria Irene Granville, was a sales manager at television station [[KCMO-TV|KSMO-TV]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]].<ref name=jjournal1/><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |last=Weiner |first=Caren |title=Suddenly the Object Of Much Attention |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 26, 1998 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E7D6163FF935A15757C0A96E958260 |access-date=December 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203163251/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E7D6163FF935A15757C0A96E958260 |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ref1108">{{cite news |last=Garron |first=Barry |title=Actor takes his career in stride For Paul Rudd, the cancellation of 'Wild Oats is merely a bend in the road |newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]] |date=October 23, 1994 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF40FAE443789D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=November 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609123813/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF40FAE443789D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> His parents were both from London, with his father hailing from [[Edgware]] and his mother from [[Surbiton]],<ref name="NJ">{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Whitty |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/behind_paul_rudd_theres_a_seri.html |title=Paul Rudd interview: He's happy to have a job – any job |newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]] |location=Newark |date=March 22, 2009 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908131426/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/behind_paul_rudd_theres_a_seri.html |archive-date=September 8, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Stated on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', February 1, 2013.</ref> and both were descended from [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] immigrants who moved to England from Belarus, Poland, and Russia.<ref name="jjournal1" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/jews-making-news-parker-rudd/ |title=Jews Making News: Parker, Rudd |newspaper=Atlanta Jewish Times |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517011157/http://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/jews-making-news-parker-rudd/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Curt |last=Schleier |url=https://www.jta.org/2017/10/26/life-religion/paul-rudd-learns-about-his-family-history-from-a-jta-news-brief-on-finding-your-roots |title=Paul Rudd learns about his family history from a JTA article on 'Finding Your Roots' |publisher=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005254/https://www.jta.org/2017/10/26/life-religion/paul-rudd-learns-about-his-family-history-from-a-jta-news-brief-on-finding-your-roots |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ancestry /><ref>{{cite news |last=Ginott |first=Jamie H. |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1998/4/17/an-object-of-affection-talking-with/?page=single |title=An 'Object' of Affection: Talking with Paul Rudd |newspaper=[[The Harvard Crimson]] |date=April 17, 1998 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710061524/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1998/4/17/an-object-of-affection-talking-with/?page=single |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Amy |last=Kuperinsky |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/10/paul_rudd_finding_your_roots_scarlett_johansson_la.html |title=N.J. actor Paul Rudd plumbs family history on 'Finding Your Roots' |website=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=November 1, 2017 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517010828/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/10/paul_rudd_finding_your_roots_scarlett_johansson_la.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=fdr1/> Rudd's paternal family's original surname, Rudnitsky, was changed by his grandfather to Rudd, and his maternal family's surname was originally Goldstein; his parents were second cousins.<ref name=fdr1>Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', October 30, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cineplex.com/News/INTERVIEW-Paul-Rudd-on-breaking-into-the-Marvel-Universe-in-Ant-Man |title=Interview: Paul Rudd on breaking into the Marvel Universe in Ant-Man |first=Marni |last=Weisz |date=July 14, 2015 |website=[[Cineplex Entertainment|Cineplex.com]] |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731104940/https://www.cineplex.com/News/INTERVIEW-Paul-Rudd-on-breaking-into-the-Marvel-Universe-in-Ant-Man |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd had a [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]] service<ref name="jjournal1">{{cite news |url=http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/111524/ |title=Paul Rudd Q & A: 'This is 40' |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |date=December 28, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]] |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155715/http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/111524/ |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rudd |first=Paul |url=http://bombsite.com/issues/60/articles/2088 |title=Interview: Alfred Uhry |magazine=[[Bomb (magazine)|Bomb]] |number=60 |date=Summer 1997 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814051215/http://bombsite.com/issues/60/articles/2088 |archive-date=August 14, 2011 }}</ref> in [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Rudd |first=Paul |subject-link=Paul Rudd |interviewer=[[Stephen Colbert]] |title=Paul Rudd Shares Some Possible Facts About Kansas City |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt6kIT6p4DQ |time=7:50 |date=June 27, 2018 |work=[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]] |access-date=June 16, 2019 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140423/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt6kIT6p4DQ |url-status=live }}</ref> Growing up, he loved reading the British comics ''[[The Beano]]'' and ''[[The Dandy]]'', which his uncle in the United Kingdom sent him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/pixar/11766202/Was-Pixars-Inside-Out-inspired-by-The-Beano.html |first=Stephen |last=Armstrong |title=Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano? |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412090211/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/pixar/11766202/Was-Pixars-Inside-Out-inspired-by-The-Beano.html |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> When Rudd was ten, his family moved to [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]] within [[Johnson County, Kansas]]. Because of his father's occupation, the family also spent three years in [[Anaheim, California]].<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |last=Karpel |first=Ari |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/05/25/spotlight-paul-rudd/ |title=Spotlight on Paul Rudd|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 25, 2007 |access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701152052/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040158,00.html |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=elgae>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Nancy |title=Paul Rudd's offbeat 'Dinner' date |newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]] |date=July 26, 2010 |url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=236952 |access-date=July 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728143934/http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=236952 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="playboy">{{cite magazine |title=Playboy Interview: Paul Rudd |url=http://www.playboy.com/magazine/playboy-interview-paul-rudd |first=Eric |last=Spitznagel |date=October 2011 |magazine=[[Playboy]] |access-date=January 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128174120/http://www.playboy.com/magazine/playboy-interview-paul-rudd |archive-date=January 28, 2012 }}</ref> In [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]], Rudd attended [[Shawnee Mission School District#Former schools|Broadmoor Junior High]] and graduated from [[Shawnee Mission West High School]] in 1987. He attended the [[University of Kansas]], where he majored in theater<ref name="allmovie">{{cite web |first=Rebecca Flint |last=Marx |title=Paul Rudd: Biography |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/paul-rudd-p225541 |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512153650/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/paul-rudd-p225541 |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and belonged to the [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity's Nu Chapter.<ref name="sigma">{{cite web |title=Famous Members of Sigma Nu |url=http://www.sigmanu.org/about/famous_sigmanus.php |website=Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2012.09.12-164745/http://www.sigmanu.org/about/famous_sigmanus.php |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> He studied at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] with fellow actor [[Matthew Lillard]].<ref name="allmovie"/> He also spent three months studying [[Jacobean drama]] at the [[British American Drama Academy]] in [[Oxford]].<ref name=gg1>{{cite magazine |last=Heath |first=Chris |title=You Know You're Paul Rudd When... |magazine=[[GQ]] |date=May 2009 |url=https://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/200904/paul-rudd-oxford-elvis-costello |access-date=June 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317191338/http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/200904/paul-rudd-oxford-elvis-costello |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bada">{{cite web |url=http://www.badaonline.com/127/alumni/alumni.html |title=Alumni |website=British American Drama Academy |access-date=July 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707204952/http://www.badaonline.com/127/alumni/alumni.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> While attending acting school, he worked as a DJ at [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvahs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/paul-rudd-on-grace-bar-mitzvahs-and-this-is-40.html |title=Paul Rudd on Grace, Bar Mitzvahs and This is 40 |first=Marlow |last=Stern |date=October 8, 2012 |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212060932/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/paul-rudd-on-grace-bar-mitzvahs-and-this-is-40.html |archive-date=December 12, 2012}}</ref> After graduation, he worked a variety of odd jobs, including glazing hams at the Holiday Ham Company in [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/03/ant-man-and-the-wasp-paul-rudd-glazing-hams.html |title='Ant-Man' Paul Rudd reveals the weirdest odd job he did to save money for acting school |last=Huddleston |first=Tom |date=July 6, 2018 |publisher=CNBC |access-date=July 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711190456/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/03/ant-man-and-the-wasp-paul-rudd-glazing-hams.html |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Career== ===Film and television=== [[File:Paul Rudd LF.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=headshot of Paul Rudd not smiling|Rudd in December 2007]] Rudd made his acting debut in 1991 where he starred in a ''[[Super Nintendo]]'' commercial. In 1992, he starred in the television drama ''[[Sisters (American TV series)|Sisters]]'', as Kirby Quimby Philby.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |last=Nemetz |first=Dave |url=https://tvline.com/2017/04/06/paul-rudd-sisters-kirby-acting-debut/ |title=#TBT: Paul Rudd's TV Debut on 'Sisters' — Kirby Philby |publisher=TVLine |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140424/https://tvline.com/2017/04/06/paul-rudd-sisters-kirby-acting-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1994, he appeared in ''[[Wild Oats (TV series)|Wild Oats]]'' for six episodes. He left ''Sisters'' in 1995 to appear in the comedy film ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' with [[Alicia Silverstone]].<ref name=Telegraph1>{{cite news |last=Billson |first=Anne |title=Paul Rudd's 10 best roles |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-blog/10383663/Paul-Rudds-10-best-roles.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=December 20, 2013 |date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128231936/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-blog/10383663/Paul-Rudds-10-best-roles.html |archive-date=January 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers]]'' as Tommy Doyle, ''[[William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet]]'', ''[[The Locusts (film)|The Locusts]]'', ''[[Overnight Delivery]]'', ''[[The Object of My Affection]]'', and ''[[200 Cigarettes]]''.<ref name=Telegraph1 /> He was in the cast of the 1999 film ''[[The Cider House Rules (film)|The Cider House Rules]]'' that received a [[Screen Actors Guild|SAG]] nomination for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]. He played FBI Agent Ian Curtis in [[Benny Chan (film director)|Benny Chan]]'s 2000 Hong Kong action film ''[[Gen-Y Cops]]''. In 2002, he was cast on the sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' as [[List of Friends characters|Mike Hannigan]], who dates and then marries [[Phoebe Buffay]], played by [[Lisa Kudrow]]. In 2006, he appeared in several episodes of ''[[Reno 911!]]'' as "Guy Gerricault" (pronounced "jericho"), the coach of a [[lamaze]] class, and then portrayed a [[drug lord]] in the ''[[Reno 911!: Miami]]'' film. He guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', in the 2007 episode "[[Debasement Tapes]]". The year 2004 marked the start of his work with director/producer [[Judd Apatow]], first on the film ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' as Brian Fantana with [[Steve Carell]], [[David Koechner]] and [[Will Ferrell]], produced by Apatow and again in 2005 in ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'' with Carell and [[Seth Rogen]], directed by Apatow. He subsequently worked with Apatow in 2007's ''[[Knocked Up]]'', as frustrated husband Pete, married to [[Leslie Mann]]'s character.<ref name=HWR1>{{cite magazine |last=Zakarin |first=Jordan |title=Judd Apatow: I'm 'Disgusted' When Wife Leslie Mann Fools Around Onscreen With Other Men |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judd-apatow-im-disgusted-wife-409103 |date=January 7, 2013 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218110318/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judd-apatow-im-disgusted-wife-409103 |archive-date=February 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In that film, he co-starred with [[Jason Segel]], [[Jonah Hill]], [[Seth Rogen]], and [[Jay Baruchel]]. He also was the narrator for the 2007 edition of the long-running sports documentary series ''[[Hard Knocks (2001 TV series)|Hard Knocks]]'', as the team featured that season (the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]) was the team he supports. This was the only season not to feature the series' regular narrator, [[Liev Schreiber]]. Rudd appeared as [[John Lennon]] in the comedy film ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' in 2007<ref name=Telegraph1 /> and as the drug-addled surf instructor in [[Nicholas Stoller]]'s ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' in 2008 with [[Jason Segel]] and [[Jonah Hill]], both of which Apatow produced.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bonaime |first=Ross |title=The 10 Best Paul Rudd Film Roles |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/paul-rudd/the-10-best-paul-rudd-film-roles/ |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=November 22, 2021 |date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220165417/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/08/the-10-best-paul-rudd-film-roles.html |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd appeared in uncredited cameos in ''[[Year One (film)|Year one]]'' (2009) and ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]'' (2011). In 2012, he starred and also co-produced with Apatow on the film ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' with [[Jennifer Aniston]].<ref name=Telegraph1 /> He starred in the comedy film ''[[This Is 40]]'' with Leslie Mann,<ref name=HWR1 /> a spinoff from ''Knocked Up'', which was directed and produced by Apatow. He reprised his role as Brian Fantana in the 2013 sequel ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]''. [[File:Paul Rudd 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Rudd at the premiere of ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' in March 2009]] In 2007, he starred in ''[[The Oh in Ohio]]'' and ''[[The Ten]]'', which reunited him with [[David Wain]] and [[Michael Showalter]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Nathan |title=Movie Review: The Oh in Ohio (2006) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/movies/14ohio.html|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 20, 2013 |date=July 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104095856/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/movies/14ohio.html?_r=0 |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and then in ''[[Over Her Dead Body]]'' with [[Eva Longoria]] the next year. In his next comedy which he also wrote, ''[[Role Models]]'', he and co-star [[Seann William Scott]] portray energy drink salesmen forced to perform community service in a child mentoring program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Neumaier |first=Joe |title=Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are no 'Role Models' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/paul-rudd-seann-william-scott-role-models-article-1.334232 |newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York |access-date=December 20, 2013 |date=November 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222222354/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/paul-rudd-seann-william-scott-role-models-article-1.334232 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Rudd again appeared with Jason Segel in ''[[I Love You Man]]'' where he and Segel play buddies who bond over their shared love for the rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]. Both Rudd and Segel are themselves fans of the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rush-paul-rudd-clockwork-angels/ |title=Actor Paul Rudd Joins Rush Onstage at Tour Finale |first=Shauna |last=Wright |date=August 7, 2013 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=July 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831232156/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rush-paul-rudd-clockwork-angels/ |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/53719-paul-rudd-jason-segel-get-friendly |title=Paul Rudd & Jason Segel Get Friendly |first=Edward |last=Douglas |date=March 19, 2009 |website=[[Comingsoon.net]] |access-date=July 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002102837/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/53719-paul-rudd-jason-segel-get-friendly |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2009, Rudd co-created the TV series ''[[Party Down]]'' with John Embom, [[Rob Thomas (writer)|Rob Thomas]] and Dan Etheridge.<ref name=Telegraph1 /> He lent his voice to the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] computer-animated movie ''[[Monsters Vs. Aliens]]''. In 2010, Rudd reunited with [[Steve Carell]] for the first time since ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' for the [[Jay Roach]]-directed comedy ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]''. In 2012, he had a supporting role in the drama ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'', playing Mr. Anderson, a teacher of Charlie, played by [[Logan Lerman]]. He starred in the 2011 [[comedy-drama]] film ''[[Our Idiot Brother]]'' with [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Zooey Deschanel]], and [[Emily Mortimer]].<ref name=IdiotBro>{{cite news |title='Our Idiot Brother' premiere: Paul Rudd hits Hollywood with his 'sisters' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/08/our-idiot-brother-paul-rudd-zooey-deschanel-rashida-jones.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 20, 2013 |date=August 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123132151/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/08/our-idiot-brother-paul-rudd-zooey-deschanel-rashida-jones.html |archive-date=January 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the fifth film that Rudd starred in with Elizabeth Banks. He had previously appeared with her in ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001), ''[[The Baxter]]'' (2005), ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005) and ''Role Models'' (2008).<ref name=EW1>{{cite magazine |last=Collis |first=Clark |title=Elizabeth Banks talks stuffing her bra and slobbering over Paul Rudd for 'Wet Hot American Summer' |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/07/16/elizabeth-banks-wet-hot-american-summer/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 18, 2019|date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220194003/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/16/elizabeth-banks-wet-hot-american-summer/ |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Rudd signed to appear on four episodes of NBC's ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' as Bobby Newport, a candidate for City Council and a rival of [[Amy Poehler]]'s character Leslie Knope, a role for which he won the [[Critics' Choice Television Award]] for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.<ref name=PnRS7>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/29/parks-and-recreation-paul-rudd/|title=Paul Rudd to return in final season of 'Parks and Recreation' – exclusive |first=Dan |last=Snierson |date=December 29, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105075342/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/29/parks-and-recreation-paul-rudd/ |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, he began providing voiceovers for Hyundai television commercials. He has also voiced the [[audiobook]] recordings of [[John Hodgman]]'s books ''[[The Areas of My Expertise]]'' (2005) and ''[[More Information Than You Require]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Areas of My Expertise |url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780143059097 |website=Powells.com |access-date=December 19, 2013 |year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220040553/http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780143059097 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kuntzman |first=Gersh |title=John Hodgman is big — bigger than Paul Rudd, even |url=http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/43/24_hodgmania_2011_10_28_bk.html |newspaper=[[The Brooklyn Paper]] |access-date=December 19, 2013 |date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220030721/http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/43/24_hodgmania_2011_10_28_bk.html |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 19, 2013, Rudd was officially confirmed as cast in the 2015 [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]] film ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''. He played lead character [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Scott Lang/Ant-Man]].<ref name="Ant-ManCast">{{cite web |title=It's Yellowjacket From the 'Ant-Man' Movie! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/images/3326133/yellowjacket-ant-man-movie/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=December 29, 2014 |access-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229235756/http://bloody-disgusting.com/images/3326133/yellowjacket-ant-man-movie/ |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TheWrap">{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=December 18, 2013 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/paul-rudd-early-talks-play-ant-man-edgar-wrights-marvel-movie-exclusive/ |title=Paul Rudd to Play Ant-Man in Edgar Wright's Marvel Movie (Exclusive) |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603073003/http://www.thewrap.com/paul-rudd-early-talks-play-ant-man-edgar-wrights-marvel-movie-exclusive/ |archive-date=June 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="VarietyDec2013">{{cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=December 18, 2013 |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/paul-rudd-marvel-ant-man-1200756440/ |title=Paul Rudd to Star in Marvel's 'Ant-Man' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203844/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/paul-rudd-marvel-ant-man-1200756440/ |archive-date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112721 |title=It's Official: Marvel Studios Confirms Paul Rudd Will Play Ant-Man |website=Comingsoon.net |date=December 19, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220090906/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112721 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RuddCast">{{cite web |title=Paul Rudd Set to Star in Marvel's Ant-Man |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man |website=Marvel Entertainment |publisher=Marvel Studios |access-date=December 19, 2013 |date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519214458/http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd reprised his role in ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |title=Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel's 'Captain America: Civil War' |website=Marvel.com |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508130749/http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as ''Ant-Man''{{'}}s 2018 sequel, ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''; he also co-wrote the latter.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/ant-man-and-the-wasp-release-date-cast-plot-and-rumors/ |title=Prepare yourself for Ant-Man & the Wasp |date=June 29, 2018 |publisher=CNET |access-date=July 2, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702150715/https://www.cnet.com/news/ant-man-and-the-wasp-release-date-cast-plot-and-rumors/ |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/29/entertainment/paul-rudd-ant-man-and-the-wasp/index.html |title=Paul Rudd promises 'Ant-Man' is a break from the bleak news cycle |first=Chloe |last=Melas |date=June 29, 2018 |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702175648/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/29/entertainment/paul-rudd-ant-man-and-the-wasp/index.html |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd returned alongside [[Evangeline Lilly]] in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019), which received critical acclaim and went on to become [[List of highest-grossing films|the highest-grossing film of all time]]. He reprised his role in 2023 with ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]''. Rudd reprised his role as Andy from ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' in the [[Netflix]] prequel ''[[Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp]]'', alongside an ensemble cast including [[Bradley Cooper]], Amy Poehler and Elizabeth Banks, all reprising their roles from the 2001 film. In 2016, he appeared in the comedy-drama film ''[[The Fundamentals of Caring]]'', alongside [[Selena Gomez]], and lent his voice to the animated films ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]'' and ''[[Sausage Party]]''. He also lent his voice to a struggling actor named John in the animated comedy film ''[[Nerdland]]'' (2016), alongside [[Patton Oswalt]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jordan|last=Hoffman|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/the-catcher-was-a-spy-review-paul-rudd-sundance-2018|title=The Catcher Was a Spy review – Paul Rudd goes from baseball to Bond in engaging thriller|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140425/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/the-catcher-was-a-spy-review-paul-rudd-sundance-2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/paul-rudd/credits/169503/ |title=Paul Rudd List of Movies and TV Shows |work=TV Guide |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140442/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/paul-rudd/credits/169503/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd was also cast as the lead in ''[[The Catcher Was a Spy (film)|The Catcher Was a Spy]]'' (2018), playing [[Moe Berg]], a catcher for the [[Boston Red Sox]] who joined the [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] during [[World War II]]. In August 2018, Rudd was cast in Netflix's comedy series ''[[Living with Yourself]]'', alongside [[Aisling Bea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/paul-rudd-netflix-comedy-series-living-with-yourself-timothy-greenberg-1202443531/|title=Paul Rudd To Topline Netflix Comedy Series 'Living With Yourself' From Timothy Greenberg|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019021804/https://deadline.com/2018/08/paul-rudd-netflix-comedy-series-living-with-yourself-timothy-greenberg-1202443531/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/aisling-bea-cast-living-with-yourself-netflix-paul-rudd-1202453643/|title=Aisling Bea Joins Netflix's 'Living With Yourself' Opposite Paul Rudd|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018235423/https://deadline.com/2018/08/aisling-bea-cast-living-with-yourself-netflix-paul-rudd-1202453643/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also executive produced the series, which premiered on October 18, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ifc-orders-comedy-living-yourself-daily-show-scribe-976911|title=IFC Orders Comedy 'Living With Yourself' From 'Daily Show' Scribe|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019023309/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ifc-orders-comedy-living-yourself-daily-show-scribe-976911|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/18/20921269/netflix-living-with-yourself-tv-review-season-1-sitcom-paul-rudd-aisling-bea-clone|title=Netflix's Living With Yourself fuses sitcom humor with high-tech anxiety|last=Nelson|first=Samantha|work=[[The Verge]]|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140444/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/18/20921269/netflix-living-with-yourself-tv-review-season-1-sitcom-paul-rudd-aisling-bea-clone|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/paul-rudd-playing-double-netflixs-living-yourself-1248424|title=Paul Rudd on Playing Double in Netflix's 'Living With Yourself'|last=Chuba|first=Kirsten|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140426/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/paul-rudd-playing-double-netflixs-living-yourself-1248424|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2004 until 2021, during all appearances on the late night comedy shows hosted by comedian [[Conan O'Brien]], when promoting his projects Rudd would explain the clip that is about to be shown, but would then throw to a clip from the 1988 movie ''[[Mac and Me]]'' instead. Rudd <ref>{{cite news |url= https://lahoreherald.com/only-murders-in-the-building/ |title= Paul Rudd Joins the Cast of "Only Murders in the Building" |date= 18 Feb 2023| website=Lahore Herald|language=en-us }}</ref> admitted that he "never imagined" that the running gag would last so long. "There's something so tricky about it. Cause here I am. I'm gonna sell my wares on TV. Like, 'Here's something from what I just filmed.' It just seemed—and still does to a large extent—kind of insincere," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Rudd Explains Origins of Long-Running Conan O'Brien Gag|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-rudd-explains-conan-obrien-mac-me-joke-1253834|access-date=August 22, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140444/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-rudd-explains-conan-obrien-mac-me-joke-1253834|url-status=live}}</ref> Rudd continued the tradition by deceiving Conan with an audio version of the prank on a 2022 episode of the podcast ''[[Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend]]'', "Paul Rudd Returns".<ref name="conaf">{{Cite web |url=https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend/episodes/paul-rudd-returns |title=Paul Rudd Returns |publisher=[[Team Coco]] |date=2022-03-28 |language=en-US |accessdate=2023-02-11}}</ref> ===Theater=== Rudd has also appeared in [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays, the first being ''[[The Last Night of Ballyhoo]]'' as Joe Farkas in 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lefkowitz |first=David |title=How Ballyhoo's Paul Rudd Gets His Exercise |access-date=November 22, 2021 |magazine=[[Playbill]] |date=September 1, 1997 |url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64568-How-Ballyhoos-Paul-Rudd-Gets-His-Exercise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220013146/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64568-How-Ballyhoos-Paul-Rudd-Gets-His-Exercise |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next year he appeared in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' with [[Kyra Sedgwick]] and [[Max Wright]] at the [[Lincoln Center Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lincoln Center Theatre : Twelfth Night |url=http://www.lct.org/showMain.htm?id=129 |website=Lincoln Center Theatre |access-date=December 19, 2013 |year=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219225821/http://www.lct.org/showMain.htm?id=129 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, he appeared in the Broadway production of [[Richard Greenberg]]'s ''[[Three Days of Rain]]'' with [[Bradley Cooper]] and [[Julia Roberts]] at the Bernard Jacobs Theater.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bradley Cooper & Paul Rudd Join Julia Roberts in B'way's Three Days of Rain |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95025/bradley-cooper-paul-rudd-join-julia-roberts-in-bways-three-days-of-rain/ |website=Broadway.com |access-date=December 19, 2013 |date=November 28, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220172253/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95025/bradley-cooper-paul-rudd-join-julia-roberts-in-bways-three-days-of-rain/ |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Rudd appeared in the Broadway production of [[Craig Wright (playwright)|Craig Wright]]'s ''Grace'' at the [[Cort Theatre]]. Starring alongside Rudd was Academy Award nominee [[Michael Shannon]], Kate Arrington, and seven-time [[Emmy Award]] winner [[Ed Asner]]. In 2000-2001, he appeared in a production of [[Long Day's Journey Into Night]], along with [[Jessica Lange]], [[Charles Dance]], and [[Olivia Colman]], at the [[Lyric Theatre, London]]. In 2001, he starred as "Adam" in the original London production of [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[The Shape of Things]]'', and again Off-Broadway for three months starting in October 2001. Two years later, the film was made with all of the original cast. ==Personal life== In 2003, Rudd married Julie Yaeger,<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Rudd |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/paul-rudd |website=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=September 1, 2012 |year=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072350/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/paul-rudd |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> whom he met (shortly after working on ''Clueless'') in his publicist's office, where she worked.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Crisell |first=Luke |date=September 2011 |title=Stand Up Guy |magazine=[[Nylon Guys]] |location=New York |page=123}}</ref> Yaeger has since become a screenwriter and producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freedman |first1=Adrianna C. |title=Who Is Paul Rudd's Wife? All About Julie Yaeger |url=https://people.com/movies/who-is-julie-yaeger-paul-rudd-wife/#:~:text=She's%20a%20producer%20and%20screenwriter&text=In%202017%2C%20Yaeger%20and%20Rudd,a%20cameo%20in%20the%20movie. |website=People |access-date=August 25, 2022 |language=en |date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> They live in [[Rhinebeck (village), New York|Rhinebeck, New York]], with their two children: son Jack Sullivan, born in 2006, and daughter Darby, born in 2010.<ref name=HudsonValleyPaulRudd>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/06/georgia-film-boycott-famous-actress-sees-win-for-hudson-valley-ny.html|title=Georgia film boycott could be a big win for New York's budding Hudson Valley movie industry, led by this famous actress|first=Elizabeth|last=MacBride|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2019|quote=Rhinebeck, a historic town in an area that's home to other A-list actors, including Paul Rudd|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123140427/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/06/georgia-film-boycott-famous-actress-sees-win-for-hudson-valley-ny.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rudd is a fan of [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]'s [[Kansas City Royals]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Payne |first1=Marissa |title=The Royals won the World Series and famous fan Paul Rudd could not be happier |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/11/02/the-royals-won-the-world-series-and-famous-fan-paul-rudd-could-not-be-happier/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 22, 2021 |date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Kansas Jayhawks]] sports, and of the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Kansas City Chiefs]], for whom he narrated the [[2007 Kansas City Chiefs season|2007 season]] of [[HBO]]'s ''[[Hard Knocks (2001 TV series)|Hard Knocks]].''<ref name=KC>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitkc.com/things-to-do/entertainment/article-paul-rudd/index.aspx |title=Famous Kansas Citians: Actor Paul Rudd |website=VisitKC.com |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211530/http://www.visitkc.com/things-to-do/entertainment/article-paul-rudd/index.aspx |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rudd received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on July 1, 2015. He unveiled the 2,554th star on the mile-long strip of plaques on [[Hollywood Boulevard]]. He said, "I remember being a kid and walking this boulevard and reading the names and thinking about what so many other millions of people thought about, which is, you know, 'Who's that?'"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis-Young |first1=Katherine |title=Paul Rudd ponders how he will be remembered with Walk of Fame star |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-paulrudd-idUSKCN0PC00E20150702 |access-date=July 2, 2015 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702171604/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-people-paulrudd-idUSKCN0PC00E20150702 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2014, Rudd and fellow actor [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] have been co-owners of Samuel's Sweet Shop, a [[candy store]] in [[Rhinebeck (town), New York|Rhinebeck, New York]] that they saved from closing when the previous owner, a friend of theirs, died unexpectedly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/804252/friendly-reminder-jeffrey-dean-morgan-co-owns-a-candy-shop-with-paul-rudd|date=October 24, 2016|first=Kendall|last=Fisher|title=Friendly Reminder: Jeffrey Dean Morgan Co-owns a Candy Shop with Paul Rudd|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091745/https://www.eonline.com/news/804252/friendly-reminder-jeffrey-dean-morgan-co-owns-a-candy-shop-with-paul-rudd|archive-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> === Philanthropy and advocacy === [[File:Paul Rudd, Andres Useche.jpg|thumb|Paul Rudd and writer-director Andres Useche join forces to protect wildlife.]] Rudd is a supporter of the Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people who [[stuttering|stutter]]. He hosted its 6th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit on January 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thathelps.com/paul-rudd-stuttering-activism/ |title=We Heart Paul Rudd And His Activism For Kids Who Stutter |date=January 18, 2018 |website=thathelps.com |access-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614025021/http://www.thathelps.com/paul-rudd-stuttering-activism/ |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He told ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' that he became an advocate for stuttering awareness after portraying a character who stuttered in a play.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/paul-rudd-stuttering-bullying |title=Paul Rudd on Stuttering, Bullying, and How He Still Uses Humor as a Defense Mechanism |first=Bennett |last=Marcus |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729204122/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/paul-rudd-stuttering-bullying |archive-date=July 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also a founder of the charity The Big Slick, a celebrity sports event in Kansas City every June to support Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital. Rudd was part of [[Seth Rogen]]'s Hilarity for Charity, to increase awareness and investment in [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer’s]] research.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2016/05/06/a-new-wave-of-philanthropists-is-deploying-celebrity-comedy-fashion-mission-driven-companies-and-more/?sh=3bfc0c17893d] Rudd also joined [[Fisher Stevens]], [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Ben Stiller]] and others in writer-director [[Andrés Useche|Andres Useche]]'s filmmaking efforts in support of marine life conservation.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1946335/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1] ==Filmography and awards== {{main|Paul Rudd on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Paul Rudd}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Paul Rudd}} {{wikiquote}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{IMDb name|748620}} * {{National Public Radio|12373448}} {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Paul Rudd|Awards for Paul Rudd]] |list = {{Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series}} {{Hasty Pudding Man of the Year}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudd, Paul}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Actors from the New York metropolitan area]] [[Category:Alumni of the British American Drama Academy]] [[Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male screenwriters]] [[Category:American male stage actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American male voice actors]] [[Category:American people of English-Jewish descent]] [[Category:American people of Polish-Jewish descent]] [[Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent]] [[Category:Jewish American male actors]] [[Category:Jewish American writers]] [[Category:Male actors from Kansas]] [[Category:Male actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:People from Lenexa, Kansas]] [[Category:People from Overland Park, Kansas]] [[Category:People from Passaic, New Jersey]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Kansas]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New Jersey]] [[Category:University of Kansas alumni]] [[Category:21st-century American Jews]] [[Category:Frat Pack]]'