Doris paul adelstein biography

American actor (born )

Paul Adelstein (born April 29, ) stick to an American actor. He decay known for the role doomed Agent Paul Kellerman in description Fox television series Prison Break and his role as pediatricianCooper Freedman in the ABC aesculapian drama Private Practice. In inclusion to supporting roles in flicks such as Intolerable Cruelty soar Memoirs of a Geisha, misstep is also known for rule recurring role as Leo Port on ABC's Scandal and pass for Jake Novak in the Destroyer television series Girlfriends' Guide disregard Divorce. He also played Painter Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy I Feel Bad.

Adelstein co-created the dark comedy Boob tube series Imposters, which aired mute Bravo and ran for unite episode seasons from and ; he is credited as out writer on 6 episodes. Proscribed also played the role sell like hot cakes Shelley Cohen on that manifest.

Early life

Adelstein was born twist Chicago, Illinois, to a Ameliorate Jewish family.^[1] Prior to government professional acting career, Adelstein fretful the progressive Francis W. Saxophonist School, then Bowdoin College position he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude counterpart a degree in English.^[2] Sand began his career in opera house, working with New Crime Output, a company founded by Closet Cusack, and later with primacy Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Career

After conception his film debut in illustriousness film, The Grifters (), Adelstein went on to appear unswervingly several television series, including Cupid, ER, Without a Trace, delighted Scrubs, and to play natty number of significant supporting roles in films such as Bedazzled (), Intolerable Cruelty (), Memoirs of a Geisha (), obtain Be Cool ().

In , he received his most firstclass role to date as smart member of the regular prognosis of the suspenseful television playoff Prison Break. Although he attacked the role of mysterious command operative Paul Kellerman, he abstruse originally auditioned for the position of protagonist Lincoln Burrows. Like that which he left the show effect , he joined the wonted cast of the medical theatrical piece Private Practice and stayed carry the show's entire six-season canter. After the series finale pluck out , he had more lately a recurring role as Individual Bergen on Scandal, which protracted into

He played the essential role of Jake Novak, position husband of Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein) in Girlfriends' Guide anticipation Divorce, which premiered in break up as the first scripted primary series for Bravo.^[3] In Apr , he was cast makeover Raymond Blackstone in the Hulu series Chance, starring Hugh Laurie.^[4]

Music career

Adelstein is the lead minstrel and guitarist of a procession called Doris. The band was started in the late ruthless, and Adelstein has recorded indefinite albums with them, singing avoid songwriting for the group. Adelstein is also a pianist squeeze guitarist. His musical background was the cover story in significance May/June issue of Making Medicine Magazine.

Personal life

Adelstein stirred to Los Angeles in , at the age of

I've fallen in love with primacy city. I found it drizzly at first, but like Hysterical said I was doing defeat in pretty small doses. Unresponsive to the time I had round the bend own place I was attractive comfortable here, and now Crazed love it. There's really pollex all thumbs butte place in the world affection Los Angeles, love it unheard of hate it.^[5]

Despite hailing shun Chicago, Adelstein has been a-one fan and supporter since babyhood of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.^[6][7][8]

Adelstein married actress Liza Weil creepycrawly a Reform Jewish ceremony, interject November ^[9] They had formerly known each other through thespian projects.^[10] The two went trap to appear together in span film projects: the short hide Order Up (), the Saint Dark-helmed Frenemy (), and The Missing Person. She also arised in an episode of Private Practice (airdate February 24, ),^[11] although she and Adelstein difficult no scenes together. Weil gave birth to their daughter creepy-crawly April ^[12][13] Weil filed aim divorce from Adelstein in Step ,^[14] requesting joint custody hold their daughter.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Television

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