'Ant-Man 3' star Paul Rudd shares his daughter's reaction to his appearance in 'Friends': 'What was going on with your hair?'

• Paul Rudd said on "Watch What Happens Live" that his 13-year-old daughter loves "Friends."
• However, after finding out he was in the show, his daughter made fun of his hair.

"Ant-Man" star Paul Rudd said his daughter Darby mocked him after finding out he starred in "Friends."

Paul joined the hit sitcom in its penultimate season as a love interest for Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). His character, Mike Hannigan, ended up sticking around, and eventually, the pair got married in the final season.

During his appearance on "Watch What Happens Live" Thursday, Rudd was asked about his 13-year-old daughter's thoughts when watching the series.

"About a year ago or two years ago, my daughter really loved 'Friends,' and she kind of started watching all of them from the beginning and kept going," Rudd replied. "And I didn't tell her I was on it, and then she discovered that, and then the first thing she said is, 'What was going on with your hair?' and then, like, 'Ew, that sweater.'"

Rudd said that Darby, who was born six years after the show's final episode aired, was 11 at the time she watched the show.

"It's your kids, right," Rudd continued. "She loves the show. It was almost like a disassociation. She was not interested in me being a part of it. She didn't ask me questions about it."

Rudd added that his appearance in the show was an "irritant" for Darby.

Rudd has previously spoken about his time on the hit series. During a conversation with Chris Evans for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series in 2020, Rudd said he felt like a "prop" on the show.

"In something like 'Friends,' the show was about them, but it's an interesting thing to be a part of," Rudd said. "I was only in it for just a blip. I felt, 'I'm like a prop on this show. It's not about Mike Hannigan.' But there's a very interesting feeling to be a part of something that has that kind of profound impact on pop culture."

During another interview on "The Howard Stern Show" on SiriusXM, Rudd said that filming the series finale was awkward because he had not been as emotional as his costars, since he had only been around for two seasons.

"The show was a phenomenon and I was in the very last episode, which made no sense to me whatsoever," Rudd said. "I was on the soundstage and Jennifer Aniston was crying and I thought, 'I'm not supposed to be here,' so to break the ice I went over and said, 'Well, we did it, what a ride.'"

"The joke inevitably fell flat," he added.