--- title: Paul Rudd Casually Rolled Up to Trick-or-Treat as Weird Al description: People quickly took note of a series of photos showing Paul Rudd trick-or-treating with his daughter in a Weird Al Yankovic costume. canonical: https://time.com/5712068/paul-rudd-weird-al-costume/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-10-28T17:32:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:56:40.000Z og:title: Try Not to Smile at Paul Rudd Trick-or-Treating as Weird Al og:description: Even an off-duty Rudd is a charming Rudd og:url: https://time.com/5712068/paul-rudd-weird-al-costume/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ae063b8d89e88dd/698a04f109208fc8e1415c0d/paul-rudd-weird-al-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Paul-Rudd-Weird-Al-Costume og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Try Not to Smile at Paul Rudd Trick-or-Treating as Weird Al twitter:description: Even an off-duty Rudd is a charming Rudd twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ae063b8d89e88dd/698a04f109208fc8e1415c0d/paul-rudd-weird-al-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # It's Impossible Not to Smile at Paul Rudd Casually Rolling Up to Trick-or-Treat as Weird Al > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:56 PM UTCPublished: Oct 28, 2019 5:32 PM UTC  Paul Rudd arrives at the premiere of Netflix's "Living With Yourself" at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood, California on October 16, 2019. Paul Rudd arrives at the premiere of Netflix's "Living With Yourself" at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood, California on October 16, 2019. Amanda Edwards/WireImage—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:56 PM UTCPublished: Oct 28, 2019 5:32 PM UTC Whether he’s [eating hot wings](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-rudd-meme-hot-ones-wings-look-at-us%5Fn%5F5db1ad43e4b0131fa99ac121) or [revealing why he doesn’t seem to age](https://time.com/5558046/paul-rudd-age-clueless/), [Paul Rudd](https://time.com/5603321/paul-rudd-big-slick-2019/) just can’t seem to stop being one of the most charming celebrities out there. In fact, even when he’s off-duty, the [_Living With Yourself_](https://time.com/5700808/living-with-yourself-netflix-review/)star sometimes still inadvertently finds his way into the spotlight. After a series of photos showing Rudd trick-or-treating with his daughter in a Weird Al Yankovic costume made their way onto the web this weekend, people quickly took note. The interest in his costume largely stemmed from the fact that although his daughter was dressed as the Wasp, the superhero partner of Rudd’s character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rudd hadn’t opted for an Ant-Man costume. “Imagine. She’s got her Avengers candy bag. She’s dressed up as The Wasp for Halloween, escorted by her father, Paul Rudd, who played Ant-Man, in the actual blockbuster film, Ant-Man and the Wasp. But he’s decided to go as Weird Al Yankovic,” [one Twitter user wrote](https://twitter.com/TygerbugGarrett/status/1188277676903059457). > [](https://twitter.com/TygerbugGarrett/status/1188277676903059457) Of course, it was still pretty much impossible not to smile at Rudd’s take on Weird Al, which included a toy version of Yankovic’s signature instrument, the accordion. 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