Full Name: Paul Stephen Rudd; Profession: American actor, comedian, film and television producer, and screenwriter; Nationality: American; Born: April 6, 1969; Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States; Generation: Generation X; Chinese Zodiac: Earth Rooster; Zodiac Sign: Aries; Age in 2026: 57; Marital Status: Married to Julie Yaeger (Julie Rudd), a former publicist who became a screenwriter and producer, in a private ceremony in 2003, with whom he has maintained a long-term, low-profile marriage. Children: Two children with Julie Yaeger, son Jack Sullivan Rudd born in 2006, and daughter Darby Rudd born in 2010, with whom he is known to be a devoted, involved father. Description: Paul Rudd is a highly popular Generation X American performer who first gained wide recognition in the 1990s with his breakout film role in the teen comedy. Clueless and a steady stream of television and film appearances before becoming one of Hollywood’s most bankable comedy leads, noted for charismatic everyman roles in films such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and numerous other ensemble and leading projects, as well as for joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, where his blend of humor and heroism helped anchor a major superhero franchise, he has received significant mainstream recognition, including a Critics’ Choice Television Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, inclusion on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and being named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2021, while his public image emphasizes humility, grounded Midwestern sensibilities rooted in his English Jewish family background, and a preference for family life over Hollywood glamour. Cause of Death: Not applicable; living as of 2026.