See Paul Rudd age backward over the years in his hottest roles

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Hot Ones

Paul Rudd is a multifaceted man. PEOPLE's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive has played a stoner, a superhero, and a guy stuck in a nudist colony, to name just a few. But his biggest roles are memorable for reasons far more specific than the breadth of his work; they're memorable for the actor's admirable refusal to age even a millisecond. Ahead, marvel (see what we did there?) at Rudd's impressive resumé and skincare routine.

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Clueless (1996)

CLUELESS, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, 1995 — Everett Collection

The only evidence that it's been more than two decades since Rudd played Cher's step-brother, Josh, in Clueless is a very '90s goatee.

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The Object of My Affection (1998)

THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, 1998, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox — Everett Collection

In The Object of My Affection, Rudd plays Jennifer Aniston's gay-landlord-turned-bestie who she's also in love with (and who understands the power of investing in moisturizer).

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The Cider House Rules (1999)

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, Paul Rudd — Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection

We love Rudd for making us laugh, but he proved early on in the Oscar contender Cider House Rules that he could thrive in drama with his age-less good looks too (though who decided he would be the less appealing option between him and Tobey Maguire?)

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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, Paul Rudd, Marguerite Moreau, 2001. (c) USA Films/ Courtesy: Everett Collec — Everett Collection

Insert obligatory "You taste like a burger" quote here.

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Friends (2002-2004)

Let's all give it up for Friends' Mike Hannigan, a.k.a. Mr. Phoebe Buffay, a.k.a. Crap Bag. That's first name Crap, last name Bag, and if you have trouble remembering it, just picture a bag of crap.

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Rudd is a walking advertisement for Sex Panther in Anchorman.

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The-40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

40 Year Old Virgin (2005)PAUL RUDD — Suzanne Hanover/Universal

Unfortunate homophobic jokes that definitely don't age well aside, Rudd looks great playing Steve Carell's Smart Tech co-worker in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

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Night at the Museum (2006)

The mastodons come alive, but the scariest thing in Night at the Museum is still Paul's lack of pores.

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Knocked Up (2007)

We know it's a running joke in Knocked Up, but it bears repeating that Seth Rogen totally looks older than Paul Rudd here.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Film Title: Forgetting Sarah Marshall — Glen Wilson/Universal Pictures

If you ever wondered, "Hey, what would Paul Rudd look like with bleached hair and a visor?" Forgetting Sarah Marshall has your answer.

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Role Models (2008)

This seems like it's a still from Rudd's stint on Friends, but we promise it's actually from Role Models, a flick about two bros forced to enroll in a youth mentoring program.

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I Love You, Man (2009)

In a harsh twist of Hollywood fate, I Love You, Man, 15 years into his career, was Rudd's first top billing. But it's hard to feel too bad for him when he looks like that.

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Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Blink and you'll miss it, but Rudd actually looks not-totally-youthful when he dons a beard and shoulder-length locks to play titular Idiot Brother Ned, the brother of Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, and Elizabeth Banks with a major case of arrested development.

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Wanderlust (2012)

In Wanderlust, Rudd and Jennifer Aniston escape Manhattan to live on a nudisty colony — what could go wrong?

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This Is 40 (2012)

This Is 40… and 40 looks the exact same as 30.

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Parks and Recreation (2012-2015)

Parks and Recreation - Season 4 — Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Over the years, Rudd has memorably dabbled in television, including his turn in Parks and Recreation as the dense, spoiled wealthy playboy Bobby Newport, who uses his wealth to run against Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) for the Pawnee city council. But is he old enough to run for office?

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, Paul Rudd, 2013. ph: Gemma LaMana/©Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Ev — Everett Collection

Seven years after later and not a single thing (read: wrinkle) has changed.

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They Came Together (2014)

We interrupt this gallery for a public service announcement: Go watch delightful rom-com spoof They Came Together immediately.

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Ant-Man (2015)

Rudd joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Ant-Man, gets super-buff, still looks 25.

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Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Paul Rudd joins Cap's team, still looks 25.

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Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later (2017)

WHAS_203_Unit_00422_R — Saeed Adyani/Netflix

Even the title of this Netflix reboot is totally trolling Rudd's costars.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Paul Rudd gets a dedicated sequel in the MCU, still looks 25.

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Avengers: Endgame(2019)

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man — Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man finally addresses the theory that he could have climbed up Thanos’ butt to kill him. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/© Marvel Studios /Courtesy Everett Collection

Despite spending five years in the quantum realm, Rudd still looks 25 in Avengers: Endgame.

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Living With Yourself (2019)

Rudd got in on the streaming game in Netflix dramedy Living With Yourself about a man who undergoes a mysterious treatment for a better life and suddenly finds himself replaced by a clone. Maybe instead of cloning Rudd, we could just figure out the secret in his DNA that keeps him so youthful?

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