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Paul Rust

Paul Rust

American actor, comedian and writer

Paul Rust is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred in the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper and in the Netflix series Love.

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Early life

Rust was born in Le Mars, Iowa, on April 12, 1981, the son of Jeanne and Bob Rust.[1] His family is of German heritage.[2] Rust was raised Roman Catholic and attended Gehlen Catholic High School. His mother was a teacher at Le Mars Community High School and his father owned a Western goods and boot-repair shop.[3] He graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2004.[1][4]

Rust struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder in his youth.[3]

Career

Rust is best known as a stand-up and sketch comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, where he is a member of the sketch comedy group A Kiss from Daddy and the improv team Last Day of School. He has appeared in films such as Inglourious Basterds, Ass Backwards, Freak Dance, Paper Heart and Semi-Pro. He made his most high-profile acting role in summer 2009, playing the male lead in the comedy film I Love You, Beth Cooper alongside Hayden Panettiere. Rust has written for television programs such as Human Giant and Moral Orel.

In November 2010, Rust appeared in the Comedy Central sketch comedy special This Show Will Get You High, created by and starring Matt Besser. He and Paul Reubens co-wrote the Pee-wee Herman film Pee-wee's Big Holiday, which was released in 2016.[5]

Rust appears as a frequent guest on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast, where he is best known for his "New No-Nos" segment.[6] He has written for IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! and also as a writer and story editor on the revived for Netflix fourth season of Arrested Development in 2013.

Rust starred in the Judd Apatow-produced Netflix series Love (2016–2018) with Gillian Jacobs. He co-created the show with his wife, Lesley Arfin.

Rust and the comedian Charlyne Yi formed the band The Glass Beef in 2006. They appeared together in a video for "Song Away" by Hockey. He is also the lead singer and bass guitar player in the comedy rock duo Don't Stop or We'll Die with fellow comedian Michael Cassady. The band had Harris Wittels on drums until his death.

In 2018, he started hosting In Voorhees We Trust With Gourley and Rust with Matt Gourley, a podcast series reviewing every film in the Friday the 13th franchise. The self-proclaimed "easy-listening cozy-cast," now simply titled With Gourley and Rust, has had several seasons analyzing and discussing horror films.[7]

Personal life

Rust married the comedy writer and author Lesley Arfin in October 2015.[3] They have a daughter born in 2017.[8]

Filmography

Film

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Discography

Albums (with Don't Stop or We'll Die)
  • Gorgeous (2014)[9]
  • Dazzle Me (2018)[10]
  • SONG-A-WEEK Volume One: Bloom of the Goji (2021)[11]
  • Lives of Leisure, SONG-A-WEEK Volume II (2021)[12]
  • Signature Please (2023)[13]
EPs (with Don't Stop or We'll Die)
  • The Ballad of Bird and Fox (2008)[14]
  • One of the Gang (2011)[15]
  • Diamond Skies Over Western Dreams (2019)[16]

References

  1. [1]
    Landegent, Magdalene (May 18, 2009). "Love and war: Paul Rust on the big screen". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Paul Rust". IMDb.
  3. [3]
    "Episode 795 - Paul Rust / Dax Shepard". WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Fett, Jeff (August 4, 2004). "Paul Rust fulfills his dream". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  5. [5]
    Littleton, Cynthia (June 30, 2010). "Apatow developing Pee-wee Herman pic". Variety.
    - Landegent, Magdalene, "We're behind you, Paul Rust", LeMars Daily Sentinel, July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Anthony, David, Austin Bernhardt, Trip Cook, et al, "Everybody Visits Everybody as Podcasters Ring in the Holidays", AVClub.com, December 21, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  7. [7]
    Earl, William (October 14, 2022). "The Coziest Horror Movies of All Time, From 'Halloween' to 'Psycho II'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. [8]
    Juneau, Jen (October 17, 2017). "Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James". People. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Evans, Bradford (June 23, 2014). "Don't Stop Or We'll Die Released Their First Full-Length Album Today". Vulture. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "That Dazzles Me Already, episode #575 of Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast on Earwolf". Earwolf. Earwolf Media. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  11. [11]
    "SONG-A-WEEK Volume One: Bloom of the Goji, by Don't Stop Or We'll Die". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Lives of Leisure, SONG-A-WEEK Volume II, by Don't Stop Or We'll Die". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Signature Please, by Don't Stop Or We'll Die". Don't Stop Or We'll Die. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  14. [14]
    "The Ballad of Bird and Fox EP - Don't Stop or We'll Die". Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Don't Stop or We'll Die - One of the Gang (album review)". Sputnik Music. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Diamond Skies Over Western Dreams, by Don't Stop Or We'll Die". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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