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Paul Rudd recently turned 50 years old, and even though he looks more like he’s 30, we’re celebrating with 5 awesome facts about the ageless wonder himself.
But let’s face it – any day is a good day to learn a bit more about Paul Rudd!
#5. His role model is Paul Newman.
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During a 2008 interview, Rudd revealed his real life role model is Paul Newman, who he admires for giving so much back to the world before he died.
#4. Paul Rudd isn’t his real name.
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Paul was born in New Jersey, but both of his parents are from London. They’re Jewish immigrants who came from Russia and Poland, respectively, and Rudd was formerly Rudnitzky – it was changed by his paternal grandfather.
#3. And his parents are related.
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Rudd’s foray into ancestry on Finding Your Roots revealed that his parents are second cousins. He took it in stride, saying “which explains why I have six nipples.”
#2. He read comic books as a kid.
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He liked Marvel Comics, but he loved Archie and other funny stories – even the British ones like Beano and Dandy that his cousins sent from across the pond.
#1. He’s done Shakespeare more than once.
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Many of us were introduced to Paul Rudd in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, but Rudd spent 3 years studying Jacobean theater in Oxford, England before starring in Twelfth Night.
The director there – who was also the director of London’s National Theatre from 2003-2015 – described Rudd as having “emotional and intellectual volatility.”
Here’s hoping I look half that good in 10 years!
