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Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American television and film actor, best known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the television series, Prison Break, and his current role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the series Private Practice, the spin-off of the award-winning television show, Grey's Anatomy. Though he sports a visage that could easily suggest Brooklyn or the Bronx, character player Paul Adelstein originated in Chicago, and traveled that well-tread road of so many aspiring actors: he waited tables while working toward the proverbial big break. A stint as a server at the Windy City's Café du Midi helped him put food on the table, while he trained with John Cusack's New Crimes stage ensemble and at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston. Following a one-episode appearance on television's ER (1999) and involvement in the short-lived series Cupid (1998-1999), Adelstein signed on to work for Harold Ramis, in the director's late 2000 remake Bedazzled and tackled multiple roles in the picture. Adelstein collaborated with the Coen Brothers and fellow ER vet George Clooney on their late 2003 divorce comedy Intolerable Cruelty, and played opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn in the poorly received crime comedy Be Cool (2005), then participated in two series: the 2005 Prison Break (as a federal agent) and the 2007 Private Practice (as a key member of a Santa Monica medical team). he has made several acting appearances in TV shows such as, starting with the least recent working up to the most recent as of 2008: (starting from 1998 onwards): Cubid, Turks, E.R., Breaking News, Hack, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Lyon's Den, Without a Trace, Las Vegas, Medium, Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law, Nobodys Watching and Scrubs. He has also made appearences in a few movies, which include, starting with the least recent working up to the most recent as of 2007: (starting from 1990 onwards): The Griffers, Peoria Babylon, Bedazzled, Intolerable Cruelty, Lawrence Melm, Bandwagon, Collateral, Memoirs of a Geisha and Be Cool. Adelstein was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Prior to his professional acting career, Adelstein attended Bowdoin College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in English. He began his career in theatre, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Making his film debut in 1990 in The Grifters, which starred John Cusack, Adelstein's next film appearance was in the 1997 film Peoria Babylon, which starred Ann Cusack. He then went on to appear in several television series which include Cupid, ER, Without a Trace and Scrubs. Engaged to Liza Weil in May 2006, Lead singer and guitarist of the band "Doris". Attended Bowdoin College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in English. He began his career in theater, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. In November 2006, Adelstein married actress Liza Weil, who played Paris Geller on Gilmore Girls. Adelstein is also lead singer and guitarist of a band called Doris. He is related to television producer Marty Adelstein. |
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