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50-442: The film was co-produced by Anthony Bregman , Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub . It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was given wide release on August 26, 2011. The film received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the story and Rudd's performance, but criticizing the uneven script. Ned Rochlin, a biodynamic agriculture farmer who is living with his girlfriend, Janet, gets arrested for selling pot to

100-599: A DJ at bar mitzvahs . After graduation, he had a variety of odd jobs, including glazing hams at the Holiday Ham Company in Overland Park . Rudd made his acting debut in 1991 when he starred in a Super Nintendo commercial. In 1992, he starred in the television drama Sisters a s Kirby Quimby Philby. In 1994, he appeared in Wild Oats for six episodes. He left Sisters in 1995 to appear in

150-532: A candy store in Rhinebeck, New York that they saved from closing when the previous owner, a friend of theirs, died unexpectedly. Rudd's seemingly ageless appearance has been subject to numerous jokes and memes; this has even been referenced in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) where Deadpool and Wolverine stumble upon Giant-Man's corpse, prompting the former to say "Paul Rudd finally aged!" Responding to

200-855: A drug lord in the film Reno 911!: Miami . 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 Rudd's 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 appeared in Apatow in 2007's Knocked Up as frustrated husband Pete, married to Leslie Mann 's character, co-starring with Jason Segel , Jonah Hill , Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel . He narrated

250-563: A dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself , which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy . He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021), and had another dual role in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024) as Ben Glenroy and Glen Stubbins, the former for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in

300-457: A Cast in a Motion Picture . He played FBI Agent Ian Curtis in Benny Chan 's 2000 Hong Kong action film Gen-Y Cops . In 2002, he was cast on the sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan , who dates and 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; then portrayed

350-740: A Comedy Series , while his narration in the National Geographic documentary series Secrets of the Octopus earned him a nomination for Outstanding Narrator . Rudd has also appeared in Broadway plays, the first being The Last Night of Ballyhoo as Joe Farkas in 1997. The next year he appeared in Twelfth Night with Kyra Sedgwick and Max Wright at the Lincoln Center Theatre . In 2006, he appeared in

400-789: A Comedy Series . Paul Stephen Rudd was born on April 6, 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey , to English Jewish parents. His father, Michael Rudd (1943–2008), was a historical tour guide and former vice-president of TWA . His mother, Gloria Irene Granville, was a sales manager at television station KSMO-TV in Kansas City, Missouri . They were both from London , his father hailing from Edgware and his mother from Surbiton , and both were descended from Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants who moved to England from Belarus, Poland and Russia. His grandfather changed his paternal family's original surname, Rudnitsky, to Rudd. His maternal family's surname

450-466: A budget of less than $ 10 million. The project developed unusually rapidly for an independent film ; Bregman remarked in September 2010, "We worked on it for a few months and then it came together really quickly for the world of independent film. [...] We will have a cut of the film less than a year after we saw this script." Saraf said, "This movie will set a record for how quickly it came together: from

500-511: 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 . 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). On December 19, 2013, Rudd

550-585: A child mentoring program. 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 . Both Rudd and Segel are themselves fans of the band. Also in 2009, Rudd co-created the TV series Party Down with John Embom, Rob Thomas and Dan Etheridge. He lent his voice to the DreamWorks animated movie Monsters Vs. Aliens . In 2010, Rudd reunited with Steve Carell for

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600-639: A first-look deal with Netflix In 2018, it has a first look TV deal with Anonymous Content. Paul Rudd 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, and was included on

650-443: A large extent—kind of insincere," he said. 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". In 2024, Rudd received two nominations at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ; for his role as a murder victim in the mystery series Only Murders in the Building he was one of the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in

700-501: A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people who stutter . He hosted its 6th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit on January 22, 2018. He told Vanity Fair that he became an advocate for stuttering awareness after portraying a character who stuttered in a play. Also, he is a founder of The Big Slick, a celebrity charity sports event held in Kansas City each June that supports Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital. Rudd

750-507: A score of 60 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C+" on a scale of A+ to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, and wrote: "It's refreshing, this late in the summer, to find a hot weather comedy that doesn't hate its characters and embed them in scatology and sexual impossibilities." Our Idiot Brother

800-578: A screenwriter and producer. They live in Rhinebeck, New York with their two children: a son born in 2006, and daughter born in 2010. Rudd is a fan of MLB 's Kansas City Royals , Kansas Jayhawks sports, and the NFL 's Kansas City Chiefs , for whom he narrated the 2007 season of HBO 's Hard Knocks . Rudd has also narrated the Chiefs' annual Super Bowl recap episodes of America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions in 2020, 2023, and 2024. Rudd received

850-434: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 1, 2015, unveiling 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?'" Since 2014, Rudd and fellow actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan have been co-owners of Samuel's Sweet Shop,

900-670: A total of 30 days over a six-week span. Filming took place in and around New York City , with a 30% tax credit from the New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development. Various locations were used in Brooklyn and Manhattan as well as Upstate New York ; specific locations included Washington Heights , Ossining, New York , Cold Spring, New York , The Hamptons , Hotel Chelsea and Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg . Post production

950-599: A uniformed police officer. Ned has three sisters: Miranda, a journalist hoping to get her first major article with Vanity Fair and harboring feelings for her neighbor, Jeremy; Natalie, a hipster living with her girlfriend Cindy and other roommates; and Liz, a housewife married to Dylan, a documentary filmmaker who is inattentive; they strictly control their son River, unable to express himself or choose his activities, putting him in interpretive dance class when he longs to take taekwondo . Paroled, Ned discovers Janet has ditched him for mellow Billy, and no longer wishes him on

1000-425: Is "Willie Nelson", and they both smile. The story was conceived by Jesse Peretz and his sister Evgenia, who had written a screenplay together before but were unable to finance the project. They greatly enjoyed working together though, so they decided to draft another story, this time "a bit more commercial" and with characters in their 30s. They planned to cast actors with whom Peretz was already friends, and created

1050-592: Is cheating on Liz. Realizing he has the details she needs about Arabella, she forces him to tell her. Ashamed, Ned returns to the farm; Janet does not let him rent the barn or leave with his dog, “ Willie Nelson ”. Ned has lunch with Jeremy, who explains that Miranda is too bossy for him. She is hurt when he mentions the conversation and reveals her thoughts on Jeremy, leading to a fight between them. Miranda and Nat try to tell Liz about Dylan's affair, which leads to an argument about all their personal lives. Liz confronts Dylan, then divorces him. Miranda takes Ned to verify

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1100-440: Is pregnant. Ned asks Cindy, a lawyer, how to get custody of Willie, and she suggests they just take him back. At that point, Ned is staying with Nat, who lies about having told her about Christian (and the pregnancy). As Cindy and Ned sneak onto the farm to retrieve his dog, when he mentions Nat's infidelity, she angrily calls her from inside the house. Janet catches them before they get Willie. Cindy, in midst of yelling at Nat over

1150-562: The Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019. In 2021, he was named 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 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Notably, he has played

1200-567: The Boston Red Sox who joined the OSS during World War II . In August 2018, Rudd was cast in Netflix's comedy series Living with Yourself , alongside Aisling Bea . He also executive produced the series, which premiered on October 18, 2019. He also appeared in season 3 of Hulu 's comedy mystery series Only Murders in the Building . From 2004 until 2021, during all appearances on

1250-801: The Knocked Up spinoff This Is 40 , directed and produced by Apatow; and reprised his role of Brian Fantana in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). In 2007, he starred in The Oh in Ohio and The Ten , which reunited him with David Wain and Michael Showalter , 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

1300-595: 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, a film version was made with the same cast. In 2003, Rudd married Julie Yaeger, whom he met (shortly after working on Clueless ) in his publicist's office, where she worked. She has since become

1350-933: The superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Ant-Man (2015) and most recently in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and the Ghostbuster Gary Grooberson in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan , guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! , Reno 911! and Parks and Recreation , and as guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had

1400-614: The 1987 National Forensics League National Tournament. He attended the University of Kansas , where he majored in theater and belonged to the Sigma Nu fraternity's Nu Chapter. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts , with fellow actor Matthew Lillard . He also spent three months studying Jacobean drama at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford . While at acting school, he worked as

1450-890: The 2007 edition of the long-running sports documentary series Hard Knocks , which featured the Kansas City Chiefs , whom he continues to support. It 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; and as a drug-addled surf instructor in Nicholas Stoller 's Forgetting Sarah Marshall in 2008 with Jason Segel and Jonah Hill , both of which Apatow produced. Rudd had uncredited cameos in Year One (2009) and Bridesmaids (2011). In 2012, he starred in and co-produced with Apatow Wanderlust with Jennifer Aniston . He starred with Leslie Mann in

1500-684: The Broadway production of Richard Greenberg 's Three Days of Rain with Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts at the Bernard Jacobs Theater. In 2012, Rudd appeared in the Broadway production of Craig Wright 's Grace at the Cort Theatre , with Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon , Kate Arrington, and seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner . In 2000–2001, Rudd was in a production of Long Day's Journey Into Night with Jessica Lange , Charles Dance and Olivia Colman , at

1550-641: The Head of Production and Development at the NYC-based office relocated to LA-based office with its opening in November 2011. In June 2015, Likely Story hired Peter Cron as VP Production in the film division and Jeff Stern as VP Scripted Television in the TV division, while Ryan Featherman was promoted to Story Editor also in the TV division. Likely Story previously had a deal with PalmStar Media to produce films together since December 2013. The company now has

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1600-515: The comedy film Clueless with Alicia Silverstone . Rudd followed Clueless with supporting roles films such as in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Tommy Doyle, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet , The Locusts , Overnight Delivery , The Object of My Affection , and 200 Cigarettes . He was in the cast of the 1999 film The Cider House Rules that received a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by

1650-465: The comedy-drama film The Fundamentals of Caring , alongside Selena Gomez , and lent his voice to the animated films 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 . Rudd was also cast as the lead in The Catcher Was a Spy (2018), playing Moe Berg , a catcher for

1700-429: The details of her article, but he won't sign a release as Arabella spoke to him privately. The company lawyer deems the article unpublishable, and Miranda kicks Ned out. Ned attends a self-help meeting with Natalie. Her friend Christian is attracted to her but holds back as he knows of her lesbian relationship. When Ned tells him she is bisexual, he makes a move and they are intimate. Natalie later confides to Ned that she

1750-483: The dog. Reunited with his dog, Ned is motivated to leave prison. A few weeks later, at lunch with Ned, his sisters all have improvements in their lives: Cindy plans to accompany Nat to her prenatal appointments; Miranda has started a relationship with Jeremy, and Liz is dating and letting River be himself. Ned and Billy have opened up a small homemade candle shop. When Ned finds Willie playing with another dog, her owner (Amy) says she's " Dolly Parton ", he tells her his dog

1800-504: The farm. Billy suggests he may be able to rent the goat barn out back. Initially staying at his mother's, Ned asks to stay with Liz. While he bunks in River's room, he is told to help with Dylan's documentary about Belarusian ballerina Tatiana. One day, Ned is told to watch the car while Dylan interviews Tatiana. When a police officer asks him to move it, Ned runs upstairs for the keys and discovers Dylan naked with Tatiana. Dylan claims that he

1850-845: 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 , 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 . 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). In 2012, Rudd signed to appear on four episodes of NBC's Parks and Recreation as Bobby Newport,

1900-463: 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

1950-537: The jokes, Rudd has explained that sleep, diet, and exercise are his holy grail of anti-aging. He reported that eight hours of sleep, along with cardio, exercise with weights, and healthy meals, make it possible for him to defy aging. Rudd identifies as Jewish, although he has also admitted that he is not "particularly religious." Rudd is a supporter of the Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY),

2000-471: 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 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

2050-432: The main character with Paul Rudd in mind. The script was written by Evgenia Peretz and her husband David Schisgall, and was completed by December 2009 under the original title of My Idiot Brother . Peretz brought the script to producer Anthony Bregman, with whom he had worked on the 2007 film The Ex . According to Bregman, "I was always looking for something to do with him [Peretz] and he came to me with this script. It

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2100-460: The phone, leaves without Ned. Ned naively tells his parole officer, Omar, that he smoked marijuana recently. At the family dinner, Ned's sisters blame him for their troubles, driving Ned to angrily call them out for their selfishness. Omar arrives to reluctantly take Ned into custody. Although his family posts his bail, he opts to stay in to keep away from them. They go get Willie from Janet to cheer him up. Although she refuses, Billy freely gives them

2150-409: The place before leaving, only for the owner to read in a book that a panda "eats shoots and leaves". New York City -based producer Anthony Bregman founded the production company 'Likely Story' in October 2006 along with his longtime working partner Stefanie Azpiazu after he left This is That Productions . The company originally signed a deal with Warner Independent Pictures . Azpiazu, who had been

2200-550: The time I first read the script to the time we wrapped the shoot was four months." Paul Rudd signed on to play the lead role even before Saraf and Turtletaub had picked up the film. The principal cast was announced in early June, including the roles played by Rudd, Elizabeth Banks , Emily Mortimer , Zooey Deschanel , and Rashida Jones . Additional cast members including Hugh Dancy , Kathryn Hahn , Shirley Knight , Janet Montgomery and Steve Coogan were announced in late July. Principal photography began in July 2010 and took

2250-935: Was Goldstein; his parents were second cousins. Rudd had a Bar Mitzvah service in Ontario , Canada. Growing up, he loved reading the British comics The Beano and The Dandy , which his uncle sent him from the United Kingdom . When Rudd was ten, his family moved to Lenexa in Johnson County, Kansas . Because of his father's occupation, they also spent three years in Anaheim, California . In Kansas, Rudd attended Broadmoor Junior High and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1987. He placed 5th in Humorous Interpretation at

2300-466: Was completed in Big Beach's New York offices. Our Idiot Brother received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 70% based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 6.27/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "It's decidedly uneven, but like Paul Rudd's performance in the title role, Our Idiot Brother is too charming to resist." On Metacritic the film has

2350-456: Was fantastic." Bregman was familiar with producers Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub and had previously attempted to collaborate with the two. He sent them the script in April 2010 and Saraf said that he "loved it and was eager to work with both of them [Bregman and Peretz]." The film was co-financed by Bregman's production company , "Likely Story" and Saraf and Turtletaub's company, "Big Beach", with

2400-612: Was officially confirmed as cast in the 2015 Marvel film Ant-Man . He played lead character Scott Lang/Ant-Man . Rudd reprised his role in Captain America: Civil War (2016) as well as Ant-Man ' s 2018 sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp ; he also co-wrote the latter. Rudd returned alongside Evangeline Lilly in Avengers: Endgame (2019), which received critical acclaim and went on to become

2450-466: Was only making her "comfortable". He is later kicked out of Liz's after River announces Ned's legal trouble at an important school admission interview. Miranda reluctantly asks Ned to chauffeur while she interviews Lady Arabella, but is legally unable to pry into her scandalous past, while he charms Arabella. At her benefit dinner, she shares personal details of her life with him. Staying with Miranda, Ned mentions Dylan's nude interview, and she deduces he

2500-533: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 29, 2011. Anthony Bregman Likely Story is an independent film production company founded by its president and CEO Anthony Bregman in October 2006 with Stefanie Azpiazu. It is based in New York City with an office in Los Angeles . The company's logo, which features a panda, is based on a "likely story". A panda walks into a bar and shoots up

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