11 Facts About Paul Adelstein

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Paul Adelstein was born on April 29,1969 and is an American actor and writer, 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.

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Paul Adelstein played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy I Feel Bad.

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Paul Adelstein played the role of Shelley Cohen on that show.

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Paul Adelstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Reform Jewish family.

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Paul Adelstein began his career in theatre, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

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Paul Adelstein played the main role of Jake Novak, the husband of Abby McCarthy in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, which premiered in late 2014 as the first scripted original series for Bravo.

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Paul Adelstein is the lead singer and guitarist of a band called Doris.

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The band was started in the late 1990s, and Paul Adelstein has recorded several albums with them, singing and songwriting for the group.

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Paul Adelstein moved to Los Angeles in 2003, at the age of 34.

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Paul Adelstein married actress Liza Weil in a Reform Jewish ceremony, in November 2006.

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Paul Adelstein appeared in an episode of Private Practice, although she and Adelstein had no scenes together.