History Creator / PaulRudd

!!!He provides examples of:

* OlderThanTheyLook: The man seems to have just stopped ageing in the mid-nineties.

* ShakespeareanActors: He has had Shakespeare roles on stage and on screen. On screen, it was the role of Paris in ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'' and he also appeared on ''Twelth Night''.

In 2015, he officially joined the ranks of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse superheroes when he debuted as Scott Lang, aka ''Film/AntMan''; he is expected to reprise the role in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Ant-Man & The Wasp''.

* TheCastShowoff: He's a fantastic dancer, and directors like to work it into the film if they can.

* InNameOnly: His adaptation of 'Admission' appears to be a RomCom with some grossout humor. The novel it is based on is fairly dramatic with a romantic subplot. Half the scenes in the trailer do not appear in the novel, and an entire subplot seems to have disappeared. The trailer also leaves off the main plot of the novel, which is not terrible since the novel doesn't really get to that plot until 400 pages in.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Was the subject of this from Creator/MarkRuffalo -- not exactly a slouch in the 'Hollywood star' department himself -- on the red carpet after his ''Film/AntMan'' debut.
-->'''Ruffalo''': Is that ''Paul Rudd??''

* MoneyDearBoy: Honestly, how else does one explain ''Over Her Dead Body'' or ''Overnight Delivery''?

* OldShame: He's not exactly thrilled to talk about some of his older projects, such as ''Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers''.
* OneOfUs: He's a self-described mega fan of ''Lost''.
* ProductionPosse: Has the distinction, along with Elizabeth Banks, of being one of the only people to hold membership in both the Creator/JuddApatow and [[Series/StellaUS David Wain]] posses.

* ThoseTwoActors:
** He's been in several movies with Elizabeth Banks.
** And Jennifer Aniston.
** And Reese Witherspoon.
** And Jason Segel
** And Janeane Garafolo.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He and his ''Anchorman''/''40 Year Old Virgin'' castmate Creator/SteveCarell were originally slated to star in ''PartyDown'', but after the project was shelved multiple times and both of their careers exploded, the roles were eventually recast.

* HeyItsThatGuy: His expansive resume and penchant for making cameos in films directed by his friends basically ensures that even if you don't know his name, you definitely recognize his face.

* IdenticalStranger: For a brief moment in October 2014 he was hailed as a hero after a recording showed him helping tackle a man at an airport who had begun assaulting another passenger while screaming homophobic slurs. He was very surprised to hear about his heroics, as he had been watching a baseball game in a different state at the time. The man was a random stranger who happened to look exactly like him.

In 2015, he officially joined the ranks of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse superheroes when he debuted as Scott Lang, aka ''Film/AntMan''; he is expected to reprise the role in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.

* ''Film/AntMan''
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

In 2015, he officially joined the ranks of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse superheroes when he debuted as Scott Lang, the titular ''Film/AntMan''; he is expected to reprise the role in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.

On July 17, 2015, Rudd [[http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man is set to star]] in the upcoming 2015 MarvelCinematicUniverse film, ''Ant-Man'', as Scott Lang, the second [[Film/AntMan Ant-Man]] and the main protagonist.

* ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''
* ''WetHotAmericanSummer''

* ''AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy''

* ''NightAtTheMuseum''
* ''KnockedUp''
* ''[[WalkHard Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''
* ''ForgettingSarahMarshall''
* ''RoleModels''
* ''ILoveYouMan''
* ''YearOne''

* RunningGag: Whenever he promotes a movie on ''Conan'', the clip of the movie he's supposed to be promoting gets replaced by the runaway wheelchair scene from ''MacAndMe''.
* ShakespeareanActors: He has had Shakespeare roles on stage and on screen. On screen, it was the role of Paris in ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'' and he also appeared on ''Twelth Night''.

On December 19, 2015, Rudd [[http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man is set to star]] in the upcoming 2015 MarvelCinematicUniverse film, ''Ant-Man'', as Scott Lang, the second [[Film/AntMan Ant-Man]] and the main protagonist.

On December 19, 2015, Rudd [[http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man is set to star]] in the upcoming 2015 MarvelCinematicUniverse film, ''Ant-Man'', as Scott Lang, the second [[Comicbook/AntMan Ant-Man]] and the main protagonist.

* IdenticalStranger: For a brief moment in October 2014 he was hailed as a hero after a recording showed him helping tackle a man at an airport who had begun assaulting another passenger while screaming homophobic slurs. He was very surprised to hear about his heroics, as he had been watching a baseball game in a different state at the time, and the man was a random stranger who happened to look exactly like him.

'''Paul Stephen Rudd''' (b. 1969, [[OlderThanTheyLook or so he claims]]) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, and if you're watching one of his movies, there's a good chance that he's playing either a {{Jerkass}}, the OnlySaneMan, or some combination thereof. Creator/JuddApatow likes working with him. So do the Series/{{Stella|US}} guys. Between them all, he's appeared in nearly every major American comedy (save for ''Film/TheHangover'' and Film/''{{Bridesmaids}}'') produced in the past ten years.

'''Paul Stephen Rudd''' (b. 1969, [[OlderThanTheyLook or so he claims]]) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, and if you're watching one of his movies, there's a good chance that he's playing either a {{Jerkass}}, the OnlySaneMan, or some combination thereof. Creator/JuddApatow likes working with him. So do the Series/{{Stella|US}} guys. Between them all, he's appeared in nearly every major American comedy (save for ''TheHangover'' and ''{{Bridesmaids}}'') produced in the past ten years.

* Reads the audiobook version of MoreInformationThanYouRequire... but is quickly taken over by John Hodgman.

* {{Bromance}}: In addition to starring in many a BromanticComedy, he's also a lifelong best friend of JonHamm.
* CloudCuckooLander: Is known for his eccentric sense of humor, such as the time he brought a ''New York Magazine'' reporter with him to the eye doctor.

* CatchPhrase: "[[ILoveYouMan Slappa da bass big time.]]"
* DeadpanSnarker

* JewishAndNerdy
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Tends to play a lot of [[JerkAss jerk asses]] and [[HandsomeLech handsome leches]], but his character in ''WetHotAmericanSummer'' cranks it UpToEleven.
* NiceJewishBoy
* MoneyDearBoy: Honestly, how else does one explain ''Over Her Dead Body''?
** Or ''Overnight Delivery''.

* OldShame: He's not exactly thrilled to talk about some of his older projects, such as ''Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers.''

* OnlySaneMan

* ShakespeareanActors: Believe it or not. Ironically, his only Shakespeare role on screen was the relatively minor role of Paris in ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''.
** This is untrue as of his roles in ''Twelth Night''.
* TomHanksSyndrome: Subverted and almost [[LeslieNielsenSyndrome played in reverse]]. He started as a more "serious" actor before breaking out in comedies, but his theatre work remains solidly dramatic.
* Though, he's still in some fairly serious films: ''Perks of Being A Wallflower'', ''I Could Never Be Your Woman'', ''Admission''.
* ThoseTwoActors: He's been in several movies with Elizabeth Banks.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He and his ''Anchorman''/''40 Year Old Virgin'' castmate SteveCarell were originally slated to star in ''PartyDown'', but after the project was shelved multiple times and both of their careers exploded, the roles were eventually recast.

* ProductionPosse: Has the distinction, along with Elizabeth Banks, of being one of the only people to hold membership in both the Creator/JuddApatow and [[Series/StellaUS} David Wain]] posses.

On December 19, 2015, Rudd [[http://marvel.com/news/movies/2013/12/19/21669/paul_rudd_set_to_star_in_marvels_ant-man is set to star]] in the upcoming 2015 MarvelCinematicUniverse film, ''Ant-Man'', as the [[ComicBook/AntMan titular character]].

* OlderThanTheyLook

'''Paul Stephen Rudd''' (b. 1969, [[OlderThanTheyLook or so he claims]]) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, and if you're watching one of his movies, there's a good chance that he's playing either a {{Jerkass}}, the OnlySaneMan, or some combination thereof. Creator/JuddApatow likes working with him. So do the {{Stella}} guys. Between them all, he's appeared in nearly every major American comedy (save for ''TheHangover'' and ''{{Bridesmaids}}'') produced in the past ten years.

* ProductionPosse: Has the distinction, along with Elizabeth Banks, of being one of the only people to hold membership in both the Creator/JuddApatow and [[{{Stella}} David Wain]] posses.

* ''Series/{{Stella}}''

* '''Film:'''
** ''Film/{{Clueless}}''
** ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''
** ''WetHotAmericanSummer''
** ''Theatre/TheShapeOfThings''
** ''AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy''
** ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''
** ''NightAtTheMuseum''
** ''KnockedUp''
** ''[[WalkHard Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''
** ''ForgettingSarahMarshall''
** ''RoleModels''
** ''ILoveYouMan''
** ''YearOne''
** ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks''
** ''Wanderlust''
** ''This Is Forty''
** ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd''
* '''Television:'''
** ''{{Friends}}''
** ''Reno911''
** ''StrangersWithCandy''
** ''{{Stella}}''
** ''SaturdayNightLive''
** ''ParksAndRecreation''
* '''Other'''

** ''TheShapeOfThings''