Paul Rudd is a household name to many after delivering some of the most memorable performances in the TV Show FRIENDS and the MCU. While his role as Mike Hannigan in FRIENDS turned him into one of the most adorable male TV characters, Ant-Man raised him to international stardom. But the character didn’t achieve this success overnight and had his fair share of struggles during his early days.
Paul Rudd revealed one of his most painful as well as hilarious experiences when the Marvel fame revealed that he had to sleep on a dumpster mattress forcefully. As stated by the Avengers: Endgame actor, his financial condition didn’t even permit him to throw away a free mattress.
What forced Paul Rudd to sleep on a dumpster mattress?
There was a time when Paul Rudd even couldn’t afford his rent. The Marvel favorite had to live in his friends’ house. But finally, when the Ghostbusters: Afterlife actor found a flat, he had one of the worst experiences. The mattress that he found for free cost him hard when it caused some serious skin issues.
The Scott Lang actor talked about the incident in various interviews. While speaking to Conan O’Brien, Rudd wasn’t hesitant to admit that he had to stay at his friends’ house for some time where he even had to sleep on towels. Although the actor soon got hold of an apartment, he faced immense trouble finding furniture. This led to Paul Rudd keeping a mattress he got from a dumpster which caused him some serious issues.
“I started crashing at our friend’s house, cuz I couldn’t afford rent. I laid down a bunch of towels. I slept on about five towels for a while. And then, I was able to get an apartment in the complex and actually found a mattress in the dumpster in the car port and I thought ‘Sweet! Free mattress’. So I hauled it up to my new apartment. Slept on it. Woke up the next morning covered in red bumps.”
The incident grew weirder as the Clueless fame stated that he kept the mattress even after all the trouble. All he did was to put some Lysol and according to the 54-year-old, it was enough for him.
“But I kept it. I think I sprayed it with Lysol and then I just like ‘Eh…’ and cause when you’re 20, you’re just like ‘Eh…’ and then eventually just the bumps went away.”
Paul Rudd was named the Sexiest Man Alive in 2021. He commented sarcastically in an interview with Seth Meyers about how weird it was for the Sexiest Man to get up with red bumps on his body. But as much as the incident made everyone laugh, it also made us realize the hard and long journey that the Romeo+Juliet actor went through to reach such heights.
What’s upcoming for Paul Rudd?
Paul Rudd has been part of several renowned movies and television shows that elevated his stardom. The father-to-two was very recently seen in MCU’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Even though the movie couldn’t live up to the expectations of many people and failed to become a significant project in The Multiverse Saga.
The upcoming project of Paul Rudd is not a live-action one. The Captain America: Civil War actor’s voice will be heard in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem which will be released this year. Rudd will voice the character of Mondo Gecko. Following that, the Golden Globe nominee will also return to his role of Gary Grooberson in the untitled sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Besides this, the actor will also be expected to have a major role in the future of MCU Multiverse Saga as he is the only Avenger who fought with Kang the Conqueror. But with the controversy surrounding Jonathan Majors, it will take some time for the Kevin Feige studio to announce something about their next big baddie.
Source: Team Coco
