Paul Stephen Rudd (born
April 6,
1969) is an
American actor of
stage,
screen and
television.
Biography
Early life
Rudd was born in
Passaic, New Jersey, the son of
Jewish immigrants from England;
[www.efanguide.com/~paulrudd/print-frank.html][Bangitout.com: Movies that Bang! Hiller Movie Reviews: The Shape of Things (2003)] his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky".
His father, Michael Rudd, was a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of
World Airways, while Rudd's mother, Gloria, was a sales manager at
television station KSMO-TV.
He was raised in
Overland Park,
Kansas. He attended high school at
Shawnee Mission West, and college at the
University of Kansas, where he was a member of
Sigma Nu fraternity.
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Career
Rudd's breakout performance was in the 1995 film
Clueless.
