Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Ruddis an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series Sisters. He is known for his starring roles in the film The Cider House Rulesand the comedy films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Role Models, I Love You, Man, Dinner for Schmucks, Our Idiot...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth6 April 1969
CityPassaic, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Acting in general you just feel kind of stupid doing it anyway, but when you're pretending to be rolling around and dodging a foot or riding an ant, you're having to really do it seriously and there's nothing there. You've got to put faith in the process.
Venti is twenty. Large is large. In fact, tall is large and grande is Spanish for large. Venti is the only one that doesn't mean large. It's also the only one that's Italian. Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages.
Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.
It's a pretty despicable character. So to try to get the audience on your side before the actual brutality sets in was a bit of a challenge.
It's weird because we are under the microscope in a way that other shows might not be.
They can feel very sure that they are not going to make fools of themselves in front of others. Any questions they want to ask they can, through the learning advisors we have here, or through posting questions on the Web site, but at the end of the day there will always be a role for face-to-face learning
It was really like the easiest day of filming for us because we just had to stand there and watch, and all of the reactions were pretty organic.
A lot of people say, "What's the worst part about being an actor?" And the worst part is that you're not a musician.