Paul Adelstein Biography
Born: April 29, 1969
Though he sports a visage that could easily suggest Brooklyn or the Bronx, character player Paul Adelstein originated in Chicago, and traveled that well-tread road of so many aspiring actors: he waited tables while working toward the proverbial big break. A stint as a server at the Windy City's Café du Midi helped him put food on the table, while -- in off-hours -- he trained with John_Cusack's New Crimes stage ensemble and at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston. Following a one-episode appearance on television's ER (1999) and involvement in the short-lived series Cupid (1998-1999), Adelstein signed on to work for Harold_Ramis, in the director's late 2000 remake Bedazzled -- and tackled multiple roles in the picture. Adelstein collaborated with the Coen Brothers and fellow ER vet George_Clooney on their late 2003 divorce comedy Intolerable_Cruelty, and played opposite John_Travolta and Vince_Vaughn in the poorly received crime comedy Be_Cool (2005), then participated in two series: the 2005 Prison_Break (as a federal agent) and the 2007 Private_Practice (as a key member of a Santa Monica medical team). He maintained a film career by appearing in the indie films The Missing Person and Frenemy. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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