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Paul Rust

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  • Writer
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Paul Rust at an event for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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Paul Rust was born on 12 April 1981 in Le Mars, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) and Love (2016). He has been married to Lesley Arfin since 17 October 2015. They have one child.
BornApril 12, 1981
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Want to Make a Cult Classic? Start With a Classic Cult

Want to Make a Cult Classic? Start With a Classic Cult

Paul Rust, writer and star of Netflix's "Love," was really into cults when he wrote a script he now calls "100% unproduceable." We're giving it a shot and bringing his idea to life.
Find out what happens on "UnMade"
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Paul Rust and Trace Lysette in Drunk History (2013)
Paul Rust in Love (2016)
Bobby Lee and Paul Rust in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Mike Hanford in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Mitchell, and Claudia O'Doherty in Love (2016)
Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs, and Claudia O'Doherty in Love (2016)
Paul Rust in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Milana Vayntrub in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Milana Vayntrub in Love (2016)
Paul Rust and Milana Vayntrub in Love (2016)

Known for

Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
8.3
  • Pfc. Andy Kagan
  • 2009
Hayden Panettiere and Paul Rust in I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
I Love You, Beth Cooper
5.3
  • Denis Cooverman
  • 2009
Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
Love
7.7
TV Series
  • Gus Cruikshank
Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)
Arrested Development
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Actor

  • Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Paul Rust, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, and Aparna Nancherla in The Great North (2021)
    The Great North
    • (voice)
  • Central Park (2020)
    Central Park
    • (voice)
  • Maria Bamford, Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman in Santa Inc. (2021)
    Santa Inc.
    • (voice) ...
  • H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
    Bob's Burgers
    • (voice) ...
  • Ten Year Old Tom (2021)
    Ten Year Old Tom
    • (voice)
  • Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Paul Walter Hauser, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in Queenpins (2021)
    Queenpins
  • Zach Galifianakis in Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
    Between Two Ferns: The Movie
  • Drunk History (2013)
    Drunk History
  • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
    Black Monday
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Animals. (2016)
    Animals.
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • (voice)
  • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
    Love
  • SuperMansion (2015)
    SuperMansion
    • (voice)
  • Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton, and Bridget Everett in Fun Mom Dinner (2017)
    Fun Mom Dinner

Writer

  • Maria Bamford, Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman in Santa Inc. (2021)
    Santa Inc.
  • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
    Love
    • (creator)
  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
    Pee-wee's Big Holiday
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
    Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Lisa (2015)
    Lisa
  • Rubberhead (2014)
    Rubberhead
    • (segment Lisa)
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)
    Arrested Development
  • Guy Talk 2
  • Guy Talk
  • The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011)
    The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
  • The Back Room (2010)
    The Back Room
  • iPhone 4: FaceTime - Big News Parody
  • I Got a Perm for Our Camping Trip
  • Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  • A Kiss from Daddy

Producer

  • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
    Love
  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
    Pee-wee's Big Holiday
  • David Mows Yards

Videos22

Paul Rust's 'Death Cult Follies'
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Paul Rust's 'Death Cult Follies'
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Paul Rust | Supercut
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"
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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Crashing the Party"
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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Crashing the Party"
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Lights Out"
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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Lights Out"
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Thought You Were Smart"
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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Thought You Were Smart"
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Love You, Beth Cooper"
Clip 1:06
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Love You, Beth Cooper"
Paper Heart -- Paul Rust Scene
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Paper Heart -- Paul Rust Scene
Clip - Jail cell
Clip 1:13
Clip - Jail cell
Season 2 Trailer
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Season 2 Trailer
First Trailer
Trailer 1:51
First Trailer
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- UK Trailer
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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- UK Trailer

Personal details

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    • April 12, 1981
    • Le Mars, Iowa, USA
    • Lesley ArfinOctober 17, 2015 - present (1 child)
  • Has acted opposite Mark J. Hansen in the short play, "Shoes: the Musical," by Spencer Griffin.

Did you know

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    He is of German heritage going back many generations. His ancestors on both sides came to Iowa and Wisconsin from Germany in the 1800s.
  • Quotes
    (on his character in Inglourious Basterds disappearing before the end of the film): Inglourious Basterds is only the first chapter in the Andy Kagan trilogy.

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