Paul Rudd traveled with his family during his early years because of his father's airline job. he attended the Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kansas, and then enrolled in the University of Kansas in Lawrence, majoring in theater. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West in Los Angeles and participated in a three-month intensive workshop under the guidance of Michael Kahn at the British Drama Academy at Oxford University in England. Rudd helped to produce the Globe Theater's production of Howard Brenton's "Bloody Poetry", which starred Rudd as Percy Bysshe Shelley.
In 1998, he began filming on a movie called "Chicken Blood and Other Tales", but production was cancelled before it wrapped. Was disappointed by the final result of Hall6ween, because filming had him believing it was going to be a high-caliber suspense film, but the reaction to the film was overwhelmingly negative. Was classmates with Matthew Lillard at American Academy of Dramatic Arts Was a DJ at Bar Mitzvahs before his career took off. Married his girlfriend of five years, Julie Yaeger on February 23, 2003 in upstate New York. They live in Manhattan. Prior to joining the cast of Friends he co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in The Object of My Affection. Attended the University of Kansas His favorite music is that of Tom Waits. He is of half Polish, half French descent. He is a self-described "mega-fan" of the TV show "Lost" (2004) . He volunteered to interview "Lost" star Emilie de Ravin, who he has never met, for "Interview Magazine", because of his love for the show. Has a son with wife Julie Yaeger.