The First Paul Rudd

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The First Paul Rudd

They say, ostensibly, that actors in SAG-AFTRA can’t have the same name. Of course, on the margins, that seemingly isn’t true. I’ve heard conflicting things about the reality of names in SAG-AFTRA. What I do know is that there was an actor named Paul Rudd before the Paul Rudd you are thinking of. I know this thanks to Moonlighting. I was watching an episode and saw the name “Paul Rudd” in the opening credits. I was intrigued to see what would ha…