Paul Adelstein

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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".

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. [ [http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/prisonbreak/4/paul-kellerman Meet the cast - Paul Adelstein] . "Yahoo!7". Retrieved on January 14, 2006.] 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.

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*imdb name|0011882|Paul Adelstein
*amg name|2:263271
*tv.com person|35276|Paul Adelstein

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