It’s official. 56-year-old Paul Rudd has a superpower, and that is he simply does not age. Either that, or he’s some sort of adorable vampire who chose the age of 30 and held on for dear life. The internet got reminded of his agelessness again when Nintendo uploaded both Rudd’s new spot for Nintendo Switch 2 and the original 1991 Super Nintendo Gaming System commercial, which starred Rudd when he was just 22.
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ThiswasPaul’sfirsttimeontelevision,followedshortlybytwomid-90sTVjobs,whichleduptohis1995filmbreakthroughasthe“supercutebrother”inClueless.
OnPolygon.com,IanWalkerwritesthatintheoriginalcommercial,Paulplays“gameslikeF-Zeroandathen-unnamedTheLegendofZelda:ALinktothePast.”PauliscladinawoodennecklacedanglingoverafadedredT-shirt,coveredbysomekindoflongblazer,/dusterregrettablypopularinthedecade.Itappearsthatmaybestyliststriedtomakehishairabitflowy,àlaa’90sgrungesinger,poweredbyanelectricwindstorm.
Inthecommercial,Paulwalksuptoabigdrive-inmoviescreen,whilethelateBritishactorT
