Paul Adelstein
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| Born | April 29, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Liza Weil (November 2006 - present) |
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.
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.[1] 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.
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.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | The Grifters | Sailor - Young Paul | |
| 1997 | Peoria Babylon | Brad Kessler | |
| 1998-1999 | Cupid | Mike | Television episodes (1x01, 1x02, 1x06, 1x07, 1x09, 1x11, 1x14) |
| 1999 | Turks | Officer Cliff Fowler | Television series |
| 1999 | ER | Hank Loman | Television episode (6x09) |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Bob/Roberto/Beach Jock/Sportscaster | |
| 2002 | R.U.S./H. | Tom Epstein | Television movie |
| 2002 | ER | Television episode (8x17) | |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Julian Kerbis | Television series |
| 2002-2003 | Hack | Sergeant Aldo Rossi | Television episodes (1x13, 1x14, 1x20, 2x04, 2x10) |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Steven Kellerman | Television episode (4x14) |
| 2003 | Partners and Crime | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Wrigley | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Snyder | Television episode (1x09) |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Dave | Television episode (2x05) |
| 2004 | Lawrence Melm | ||
| 2004 | Bandwagon | Joe Rice | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Fed #3 | |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Alex Brooks | Television episode (2x11) |
| 2005 | Medium | Craig | Television episode (1x14) |
| 2005 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Murro | Television episode (3x02) |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Lieutenant Hutchins | |
| 2005 | Be Cool | Hy Gordon | |
| 2005-2007 | Prison Break | Paul Kellerman | Series regular |
| 2006 | Nobody's Watching | Jeff Tucker | Television series |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Dr. Stone | Television episode (5x21) |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Cooper Freedman | Television episode (3x22,3x23) |
| 2007-2008 | Private Practice | Cooper Freedman | Series Regular |
[edit] References
- ^ Meet the cast - Paul Adelstein. Yahoo!7. Retrieved on January 14, 2006.
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Adelstein, Paul |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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