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Paul Adelstein

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Paul Adelstein

Born
April 29, 1969
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  • Producer
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36
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4
Decades active
1
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In short · Acting since 1994, 4 decades active, 36 credits.

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Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor known for his role as Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series *Prison Break* and as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama *Private Practice*. He has also appeared in supporting roles in films such as *Intolerable Cruelty* and *Memoirs of a Geisha*, and has had recurring roles as Leo Bergen on ABC's *Scandal* and as Jake Novak in the Bravo series *Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce*. He also portrayed David Sweetzer in 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 in 2017 and 2018; he is credited as a writer on six episodes. He also played the role of Shelley Cohen on the show.

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