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- Birth namePaul Kenneth Rudd
- Paul Rudd was born on May 15, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Once Upon a Classic (1976), Knots Landing (1979) and The Last Song (1980). He was married to Martha Bannerman and Joan Mannion. He died on August 12, 2010 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesMartha Bannerman(1983 - August 12, 2010) (his death, 3 children)Joan Mannion (divorced)
- ChildrenGraeme RuddKathryn RuddEliza Rudd
- Not related to, but is often confused with, the younger actor Paul Rudd. The younger actor initially billed himself as "Paul Stephen Rudd" in order to avoid confusion.
- Retired from professional acting in 1986 to raise his children. He later began teaching theater, especially Shakespeare, and poetry in local middle schools and high schools, and set up various acting workshops.
- He taught theater at Sarah Lawrence College and at the New School for Drama in New York City.
- He earned his Bachelor's degree in psychology from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He briefly studied for the Roman Catholic Priesthood before he and his seminary parted amicably.
- Originally named Paul Kenneth Rudd, he adopted Ryan as his middle name from his mother's maiden name, whose name had become Kathryn Rudd after marriage.
- Right from the start, I was determined to ground myself in the most demanding part of the business. If you can do Shakespeare, you can do anything. I knew Shakespeare was going to be my meat.
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