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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Paul Rudd
Scott Lang
for Scott Lang in Marvel Studios' The Defenders: Sinners of the City
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Rising from the ashes of Secret Wars, Kingpin establishes a global network, binding politicians and CEOs to his "Reign" doctrine. MGH (Mutant Growth Hormone) has evolved into a quasi-religious serum offering a fake "divine purpose." Symbiotic remnants in the main timeline have fused with quantum energy, crystallizing into diamond-like shards that rewrite human DNA. While Scarlet Witch and Namor pursue radical responses to this broken balance, Doctor Strange uncovers how Fisk’s MGH experiments deform reality. Lee Price (Venomania) and Nicola Zosimos (Hexfinder) rise as High Priests in Fisk’s faith network. Simultaneously, street cells like Reignguard and Sovereign Roses terrorize neighborhoods with "diamondized acolytes," forcing Daredevil, Punisher, and Luke Cage into brutal urban warfare. Fisk doesn't seek Thanos-style annihilation; he wants to conquer minds, crowning himself Earth’s "Thanos of dominion." The Defenders fight on street, cosmic, and psychic fronts. Ant-Man and Iron Fist reveal a "Reaper of Infinity" in quantum space manipulating Fisk. Star-Lord traces MGH’s origin to interstellar ruptures—quantum-symbiotic detritus crystallized into diamonds. Wonder-Man becomes the public face of the resistance, but sacrifices his reputation to protect the populace when Fisk weaponizes his image. In the climax, Strange enters the Ritual Dimension for a sealing rite. Star-Lord severs the quantum links, Ant-Man closes the portals, and Scarlet Witch heals the sorcerous wounds left by Zosimos. The clash shatters Fisk’s network and the MGH/symbiotic nexus. Yet, the seeds of Reign—ideological scars and buried symbiotic spores—remain embedded in the city’s soul. The victory is bloody and provisional; the war for freedom continues.
