Paul Rudd didn’t start out at an Ant-Man level, nor even at a Brian Fantana level, of acting. He didn’t emerge fully formed in 1995’s Clueless, either. Not hardly. Instead, this dangerously affable everyman gradually gained America’s trust over the course of the 1990s through his work in film, theater, and especially television. Long before the days of Alicia Silverstone and Sex Panther, Rudd was laboring in the trenches of episodic TV (with recurring roles on Sisters and Wild Oats) and commercials. Back in 1991, when the first George Bush was still president, Rudd managed to book a 30-second spot for Super Nintendo. The console wars were in full swing back then, and Nintendo decided that what it needed to compete with Sega was a little of the signature Rudd charm. That commercial has recently resurfaced, as these things tend to do. Here’s Rudd looking ...
- 8/29/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
During the summer of 1995, “Clueless” became a hit and launched Paul Rudd on his journey to becoming an A-list comedic actor. The role of Cher’s (Alicia Silverstone) older stepbrother, Josh, called for an actor both sarcastic and likeable. Was it destiny for the young, wry Rudd?
Let’s just say the “How Do You Know” star is very lucky his other movie that year didn’t become a mega-success. If “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” the series’ sixth installment, had been a box-office smash, Rudd would be working alongside Rob Zombie these days rather than starring opposite Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson in a James L. Brooks feature.
The 25-year-old actor must have been stoked to land the role of a grown-up Tommy Doyle, the child Laurie Strode babysat in the original “Halloween.” Before that, he’d been relegated to DJing Bat Mitzvahs, appearing in Nintendo commercials and...
Let’s just say the “How Do You Know” star is very lucky his other movie that year didn’t become a mega-success. If “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” the series’ sixth installment, had been a box-office smash, Rudd would be working alongside Rob Zombie these days rather than starring opposite Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson in a James L. Brooks feature.
The 25-year-old actor must have been stoked to land the role of a grown-up Tommy Doyle, the child Laurie Strode babysat in the original “Halloween.” Before that, he’d been relegated to DJing Bat Mitzvahs, appearing in Nintendo commercials and...
- 12/25/2010
- by Ryan McKee
- NextMovie
Following the news that ABC will not be ordering additional episode of freshman drama Eastwick, costar Lindsay Price (pictured) has been named a suspected show killer. Though undeniably adorable, the actress has a long rap sheet of failed TV shows that also includes NBC's Lipstick Jungle, Pepper Dennis, and Coupling. Which other actors are on TV's Most Wanted (and Least Lucky) List? Our top offenders: • Jason Gedrick: Truly impressive versatility in terms of the number of networks he's failed on. Victims include: Fox's Class of '96; CBS' Sweet Justice, Ez Streets, and Falcone; ABC's Murder One and The Beast; and NBC's Boomtown and Windfall.
- 11/12/2009
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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