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Paul Adelstein
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Paul Adelstein is an American actor and screenwriter born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. He is educated at Bowdoin College and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Adelstein speaks and writes in English. His professional career began in 1990.
He is married to Liza Weil. Adelstein has worked in both film and television. In addition to his acting roles, he has contributed to written works. One of his listed works is the Nuclear Radiology Syllabus, which is part of the Professional Self-Evaluation and Continuing Education Program, volume 7.
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- Works
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Top works
- Nuclear Radiology Syllabus (Professional Self-Evaluation and Continuing Education Program, 7)
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series Prison Break and his role as paediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama Private Practice. In addition to supporting roles in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha, he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's…
Known for
- Crime 101 — Mark2026
- For Worse — Chase2026
- The Audacity — Dr. Gary Felder2026
- We Strangers — Ed Laich2025
- All's Fair — Matty Goodfader2025
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story — David Conn2024
- Agatha All Along — Jeff Kaplan2024
- The Menu — Ted2022
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever — Mr. Donohue2022
- True Story2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1969-04-29 ) April 29, 1969 (age 57) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Bowdoin College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1990–present
- Spouse
- Liza Weil ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2017 )
- Relatives
- Scarlett Estevez (niece)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Liza Weil
- Occupation
- television director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Paul Adelstein 2008.jpg
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- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- name in native language
- Paul Adelstein
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- social media followers
- 66732
- Commons category
- Paul Adelstein
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1969-04-29
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series Prison Break and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama Private Practice. In addition to supporting roles in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha, he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's Scandal and as Jake Novak in the Bravo television series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. He also played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy I Feel Bad.
Adelstein co-created the dark comedy TV series Imposters, which aired on Bravo and ran for two 10-episode seasons from 2017 and 2018; he is credited as a writer on 6 episodes. He also played the role of Shelly Cohen on that show.
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