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Paul Adelstein

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Chicago, IL
Biography: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... Full Biography
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Paul Adelstein and Amy Brenneman
Paul Adelstein at the Be Cool premiere in Hollywood on February 14, 2005
Paul Adelstein at the Be Cool premiere in Hollywood on February 14, 2005
From left, Paul Adelstein, Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, William Fichtner and Wade Williams...
Paul Adelstein at the "Be Cool" Los Angeles Premiere
Paul Adelstein at the "Intolerable Cruelty" Premiere
Paul Adelstein in "Prison Break"
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