Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. He is widely known for his roles in the TV series Friends and the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals named Paul Rudd Person of the Year in 2018 for his outstanding achievements in acting. The community also noted that it is waiting for the actor to reveal his secret of "eternal youth", because over the past two decades he has practically not changed. Paul began his creative career back in the 90s and played dozens of roles in film and television.
Childhood and adolescence
Paul was born in the United States in the spring of 1969. The family belonged to Jewish emigrants who moved to England and then to America. His great-grandfather bore the surname Radnitski, but after settling in the United States, he changed it and since then began to be called Rudd.
The boy grew up in a prosperous and wealthy family, where his father was the head of a local airline, and his mother worked on television, as a manager.
After living for some time in Passseica, the family moved to California, and then to Kansas, where Paul graduated from high school and entered the university at the theater department. In addition, the young man graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts at the University of Oxford.
After receiving an acting education, he spent some time in England, working in the theater, where he first appeared on stage in the famous play "Bloody Poetry", staged by the Globe Theater.
Film career
Paul began his career in cinema with the TV series The Simpsons, where he was involved in voice acting. Then he was offered a small role in several episodes of the TV series "Sisters", and three years later Paul got one of the main roles in the movie "Clueless".
Over the next years, Paul starred in several more projects, among which was the famous film "The Winemaker's Rule", which received an Oscar.
Soon, Rudd received an offer from the producers of the famous and popular not only in America comedy series Friends, where he played the role of Michael, which brought him even greater fame and fame.
After this work, Paul increasingly gravitates towards comedies and for several years has been acting in new projects, including: "A little pregnant", "I will never be yours", "Adult love", "Night at the Museum", "TV presenter ". But in the actor's career there are many serious, dramatic works, where he appears before the audience in a completely different way, although comedic roles still prevail in Paul's creative biography.
In recent years, Paul's most striking work has been the image of Ant-Man, created in a number of Marvel Studios films, based on the adventures of characters from popular comics. Since the first and subsequent Ant-Man films belong to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Paul became a regular actor involved in these projects. In 2019, the next premiere of the film from this series is expected - "Avengers: Endgame", where Ant-Man performed by Rudd will also become one of the main characters of the picture.
Personal life
In 1998, Paul met producer Julie Yeager. The couple dated for several years and only in 2003 did Julie and Paul become husband and wife. They have two children.
Son Jack was thirteen years old, and daughter Derby was nine. The family has excellent relationships and even though Paul is constantly busy on the set and rarely at home, he devotes all his free time to communicating with his wife and children. In Hollywood, Paul is considered one of the most loyal and devoted husbands.
