A disarming smile and effortless charm helped actor Paul Rudd make his name on stage and screen, as well as cultivate an avid following as both a sensitive beefcake and as a comic foil. While he remained vaguely recognizable thanks to several prominent film and television roles – namely as Phoebe’s husband on “Friends” (NBC, 1994-2004) and in “The Object of My Affection” (1998) – Rudd truly made his mark with the surprisingly successful Judd Apatow comedies, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) and “Knocked Up” (2007), establishing the versatile actor – who oscillated easily between comedy and
