Trivia
- In 2000, Paul was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture for The Cider House Rules.
- In the old auditorium at West High School in Overland Park, Kansas Paul Rudd signed his name on a wall in the backstage area.
- Paul Rudd graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kansas
- Paul starred in the film The 40 Year Old Virgin as David.
- Paul was raised in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Paul began his career credited as Paul Stephen Rudd so as to confusion with stage and TV actor Paul Rudd.
- Paul spent a semester at Oxford's British Drama Academy.
- In 2006, Paul was seen on Broadway doing the revival of Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain with Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper.
- Paul has a son named Jack.
- Paul is a huge fan of the hit TV show Lost.
- Paul worked as a DJ at Bar Mitzvahs (before getting a break at acting).
- Paul's father is American and his mother is English.
- Paul graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
- Paul has one younger sister.
- Paul attended the University of Kansas.
- Paul's height is 5' 9" (1.75 m).
- Paul starred alongside Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy The Object of My Affection and later co-starred with her as Phoebe's boyfriend and later husband on Friends.
- Paul is a graduate of the american academy of the dramatic arts.
Quotes
- Paul: I have trouble with long-term things... roles, songs, video games. That's why I was afraid of marriage, because it was like a lifelong game of Madden.
- Paul Rudd: (on working with Michelle Pfeiffer in the movie, “I Could Never Be Your Woman”) On the very first day of shooting, we did a scene in which Michelle and I are in our underwear, and I'm straddling her and taking pictures of her with my cell phone. It was a very cool first day at the office, let's just say that.
- Paul Rudd: I can, and do, walk the street. No one bothers me or anything, because most people wouldn't know who I am.
- Paul Rudd: I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.
- Paul Rudd: There's a very specific thing you can do to get in magazines. I'm much happier to just show up and do the job. I haven't taken the active approach to making myself a star. I haven't been in a blockbuster.
- Paul Rudd: When you leave the theater, there's anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people waiting in the street, across the street.
