Who Are Paul Rudd’s Kids? Everything You Need to Know

Fans are likely most familiar with actor Paul Rudd from his role as Scott Lang, a.k.a. “Ant-Man” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Scott is lovable and comedic, but what really makes him stand out is his dedication to parenting his daughter, Cassie. What fans might not know about Paul Rudd is that he’s also a father in real life!

Paul and his wife, Julie Yaeger, share two kids: Jack Sullivan Rudd and Darby Rudd. Here’s everything you need to know about Paul Rudd’s kids, including which sibling is most like their dad.

Paul Rudd has been married to producer and screenwriter Julie Yaeger since 2003. The duo’s sweet meet-cute in a publicist’s office shortly after Paul skyrocketed to fame in Clueless became kismet, and in 2006, their son Jack Sullivan Rudd was born. In 2010, their daughter, Darby, was born.

At the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premiere in Los Angeles, Paul said his children didn’t really care that their dad was best known for playing a superhero. He told People Magazine, “I think I’m dad more than I’m Ant-Man or in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Yeah. They don’t care, nor should they.”

Paul admitted to Sunday Today with Willie Geist that when his son Jack was a toddler, he presumed that Paul worked at a movie theater after an outing with friends.

“We were all going, and there was a movie poster that I was on that was in the lobby,” the Clueless star recalled. “So they all just thought that I worked at the movie theater, which I thought was very cute.”

Then, Paul and his family were in attendance at the Super Bowl in support of the Kansas City Chiefs. Following the Chiefs’ win, Paul and Jack spoke to Fox Sports. “I can’t believe it,” said an enthusiastic Paul. “It was such a great game. Wow, it all just feels so overwhelming. Incredible.”

Jack, however, turned heads for his near-identical voice to his father’s. He said, “I just wanted to thank Patrick Mahomes for existing, for putting in all the work, so we can all just enjoy his greatness every week,” Jack said. “I’m so lucky that I’m alive to watch this. I can’t believe he’s a real person I don’t know how to explain it.”

Before Paul starred in Ant-Man, he played Mike Hannigan in Friends. In 2021, Paul told People Magazine that his preteen was enjoying watching Friends for the first time. However, he noted, her favorite character wasn’t Mike! “I hadn’t really revisited many of those episodes. But now that she’s watching it, it’s like, ‘Oh, I remember this,’ and I tell her some story about it,” says the actor.

He added, “I’m far enough away from some things now that I can allow myself to be a little nostalgic about it. But then she’ll just be like, ‘Well, you’re not Joey.'”

It sounds like Paul’s family life is as perfect in real life as it is onscreen! Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters on Feb. 17, 2023.