Bio
Paul Rust is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his starring role as Denis Cooverman in the 2009 comedy feature film I Love You, Beth Cooper, starring Hayden Panettiere and directed by Chris Columbus.
Paul regularly performs live sketch, improv and stand-up comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, where he has written, performed in, and/or directed numerous shows, including Neil and Paul: Growing Up Is Tough and Fireball Deluxe: Dadquest.
Also at the UCB, Paul is co-host of Not Too Shabby, a weekly sketch comedy show, and a member of improv team Last Day of School and sketch team A Kiss From Daddy. Other UCB credits include Comedy Death Ray and MySpace.
Paul can also be seen performing in two musical groups: The Glass Beef (a rock-n-roll duo with Charlyne Yi) and Don't Stop or We'll Die (a piano-pop trio with Michael Cassady and Harris Wittels).
Rust was born and raised in Le Mars, Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa.