A quaint Dublin pub lit up with Hollywood glamour at the weekend, as actor Paul Rudd enjoyed a pint and a sing song in the Irish watering hole.
The Clueless star was spotted hanging out with popular limerick folk band, Hermitage Green, who popped into the pub for a quick drink before their big concert.
Taking to Instagram, the band shared a video of them singing popular tune ‘The Parting Glass’ for the actor.
The band said: “We finished sound check in the Olympia yesterday and slipped out for a quiet pint of Guinness and a poitín chaser.
“And Paul if you’re reading this – you forgot to give us the 15 euro for it.”
Vocalist and guitarist with the band Dan Murphy thanked the punters who attended last night’s gig, saying: “I can’t get the smell of poitín and Paul Rudd out of my clothes this morning”.
Regular sightings have been made of the 55-year-old actor around Ireland’s capital city, as he is busy filming a new musical comedy in Dublin.
The film, “Power Ballad” stars Nick Jonas and is directed by John Carney, who wrote and created the musical comedy dramas, Sing Street and Begin Again.
Actor Rudd has enjoyed one of Hollywood’s steadiest careers since his break out role in hit 1995, film, Clueless.
He has played a variety of serious and comedic roles and is known and celebrated for his versatility.
As well as starring in small indies, such as the 2010 film, Dinner for Schmucks, Paul also enjoyed a role in the blockbuster Marvel Franchise, Ant Man, 2015, as well as, Captain America in 2016.
He also had a part in hit film Anchorman opposite Will Ferrell and had a recurring role as Phoebe’s husband in Friends.
In 2021, he was voted People magazines Sexiest man alive, an accolade once held by Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney.
There has always been much commentary about his agelessness, which was referenced in the film Deadpool &Wolverine, where Wolverine stumbles across Giant Man’s corpse and says, “Paul Rudd has finally aged.”
He has also had a successful theatre career on Broadway and in London’s West End, starring in a Three days of Rain with Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts in 2006 and Long Days Journey into Night with Charles Dance and Olivia Colman in London back in 2001.
The actor also boasts one of Hollywood’s most successful marriages, happily wedded to screenwriter, Julie Yaeger since 2003, the couple have two teenage children.
