Paul Rust

Paul Rust is an American actor and comedian who also writes. He was born in Le Mars, Iowa, in 1981 and graduated from the University of Iowa in 2004. He is known for stand-up and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, where he performs with the sketch troupe A Kiss from Daddy and the improv group Last Day of School. His film credits include Inglourious Basterds, Ass Backwards (2013), Freak Dance, Paper Heart and Semi-Pro. In 2009 he took the male lead in the comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009). He co-wrote Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) with Paul Reubens. On television he wrote for Human Giant and Moral Orel, and he starred in the Netflix series Love from 2016 to 2018, which he co-created. He also worked as a writer and story editor on the fourth season of Arrested Development in 2013. He hosts the podcast With Gourley and Rust.