Paul Adelstein Wiki Biography

Paul Adelstein is a television and film actor, born on 29th April 1969 in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is known mostly for his television career after appearing in several popular TV series. Some of his most notable roles include those in ’’Prison Break“, ’’Private Practice“, ’’Scandal“ and films ’’Intolerable Cruelty“, ’’Memoirs of a Geisha“ among many others.

Have you ever wondered how rich Paul Adelstein is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Paul Adelstein’s overall net worth is $2 million, as of June 2017, accumulated during a long and fruitful acting career which started in the 1990s. Since he is still very active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to increase.

Paul Adelstein Net Worth $2 Million

Adelstein was born into a Reform Jewish family. He went to the progressive Francis W.Parker School and then enrolled at Bowdoin College to study English language; he was a part of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity and graduated summa cum laude. Upon graduation, Adelstein pursued an acting career, beginning in the theatre while working for New Crime Productions which was founded by John Cusack, and with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. After years of experience in stage acting, Paul made his film debut in ’’The Grifters“ (1990) and went on to appear in several TV series such as ’’Cupid“, ’’Without a Trace“, ’’ER“ and ’’Scrubs“, which brought him notable popularity and made him a familiar television face. He also had several important supporting roles in movies such as ’’Bedazzled“(2000), ’’Intolerable Cruelty“(2003), ’’Memoirs of a Geisha“(2005) and ’’Be Cool“(2005). However, his most notable role came in 2005, when he was cast in the popular TV series ’’Prison Break“, portraying the character of agent Paul Kellerman. He left the show two years later, and joined the cast of the medical drama ’’Private Practice“, in which he starred until the end of the show’s sixth season, considerably boosting his net worth.

When the show ended in 2013, Adelstein could then be seen in ’’Scandal“, followed the next year by starring as Jake Novak in Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce in which his partner was Lisa Edelstein. Some of his other notable roles include in the TV series ’’Turks“(1999), ’’Breaking News“(2002), ’’Nobody’s Watching“(2006), and movies such as ’’Peoria Babylon“(1997), ’’Land of the Lost“(2009), and ’’Return to Zero“(2014) among others.

Some of his more recent activity includes roles in movies ’’The Phenom“ and ’’Mothers and Daughters“ in 2016, and being cast as Raymond Blackstone in the upcoming TV series ’’Chance“ in which he will appear next to Hugh Laurie.

Apart from his acting career, Paul has also managed to build a music career, and is the lead singer and guitarist of the band named Doris, which was founded in the late ’90s. Adelstein also does songwriting for the group and his musical background was covered in an issue of ’’Making Music“ magazine in 2012.

When it comes to his personal life, Paul married actress Liza Weil in November 2006. The couple previously knew each other from various theatrical projects and appeared together in three films. They have a child born in April 2010. However, the couple filed for divorce in March 2016.



Full Name Paul Adelstein
Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth April 29, 1969
Place Of Birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Profession Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Director
Education Bowdoin College
Nationality American
Spouse Liza Weil (m. 2006–2016)
Children Josephine Elizabeth Weil-Adelstein
Parents Harvey Adelstein, Doris Adelstein
Twitter https://twitter.com/adelsteinpaul
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011882/
Movies Intolerable Cruelty, Bedazzled, Be Cool, Return To Zero, Collateral, The Phenom, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Grifters, The Missing Person, Land of the Lost, Little Fish, Strange Pond, Peoria Babylon, Nobody’s Watching, Mothers and Daughters
TV Shows Private Practice, Prison Break, Turks, Cupid, Scandal, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce
Fact
1 Worked as a waiter with Kate Walsh at the Bucktown’s Café du Midi in Chicago before they were cast opposite one another in Private Practice.
2 Was original asked to be a guest star on the pilot of Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, but after signing on he was made a cast member and asked to join the series as a writer and creative consultant.
3 Was in a motorcycle accident with friend Nick Offerman when both were living in Chicago and appearing together in the play A Clockwork Orange at the Steppenwolf Theater.
4 The role of Leo on Scandal was written specifically for him.
5 He and wife Liza Weil are regular actors Shonda Rhimes’s series, but have never appeared together on screen in one of these shows.
6 Was cast as the character of Burke in Grey’s Anatomy before Isaiah Washington, but had to turn down the role when filming of the film Be Cool got extended.
7 The first job he got after moving from Chicago to Los Angeles was Prison Break, which filmed in Chicago.
8 Has played two different characters named “Kellerman”, Steven Kellerman (Law & Order: SVU Season4, Episode14) and Paul Kellerman (Prison Break).
9 Father of his 1st child with Liza Weil a daughter named Josehpine Elizabeth Weil-Adelstein was born on April 20, 2010.
10 He began his career in theater, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
11 Attended Bowdoin College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in English.
12 Lead singer and guitarist of the band “Doris”.
13 Engaged to Liza Weil [May 2006].

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Prison Break: Sequel 2017 TV Series post-production Paul Kellerman
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk 2017 Allen
Chance 2016 TV Series Raymond Blackstone
Mothers and Daughters 2016 Peter
The Phenom 2016 Scott Borwitz
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce 2014-2016 TV Series Jake
Scandal 2013-2015 TV Series Leo Bergen
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2003-2015 TV Series Dr. Neil Alexander / Steven Kellerman
Return to Zero 2014 Aaron Royal
Private Practice 2007-2013 TV Series Dr. Cooper Freedman
Mother’s Day 2013 TV Movie Bryan
The Flipside 2012 TV Series short
Bandwagon: The Series 2010-2011 TV Series Joe Rice
Happy Sushi 2010 Short
Glenn Martin DDS 2010 TV Series Earl
Little Fish, Strange Pond 2009 Philly
Land of the Lost 2009 Astronaut (voice)
Prison Break 2005-2009 TV Series Paul Kellerman
The Missing Person 2009 Drexler Hewitt
Order Up 2007 Short Angry Patron
Grey’s Anatomy 2007 TV Series Dr. Cooper Freedman
Scrubs 2006 TV Series Dr. Stone
Nobody’s Watching 2006 TV Movie Jeff Tucker
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 Lieutenant Hutchins
American Dad! 2005 TV Series Kevin Brougham
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 2005 TV Series Murro
Medium 2005 TV Series Craig
Be Cool 2005 Hy Gordon
Lawrence Melm 2004
Las Vegas 2004 TV Series Alex Brooks
Collateral 2004 Fed #3
Century City 2004 TV Series
Hack 2003 TV Series Aldo Rossi
Without a Trace 2003 TV Series Dave
The Lyon’s Den 2003 TV Series Snyder
Intolerable Cruelty 2003 Wrigley
Partners and Crime 2003 TV Movie
R.U.S./H. 2002 TV Movie Tom Epstein
Breaking News 2002 TV Series Julian Kerbis
ER 1999-2002 TV Series Hank Loman
Bedazzled 2000 Bob Roberto Beach Jock …
Turks 1999 TV Series Cliff
Cupid 1998-1999 TV Series Mike
Peoria Babylon 1997 Brad Kessler
My Best Friend’s Wedding 1997 Brunch Guest (uncredited)
Missing Persons 1994 TV Series Phil Koppelman
The Grifters 1990 Sailor – Young Paul

Producer

Title Year Status Character
My So Called Wife 2017 TV Series executive producer – 1 episode filming
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce 2015-2016 TV Series producer – 13 episodes

Writer

Title Year Status Character
My So Called Wife 2017 TV Series filming
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce 2014-2015 TV Series written by – 2 episodes

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce 2014-2015 TV Series consultant – 3 episodes

Director

Title Year Status Character
Private Practice 2011-2012 TV Series 2 episodes

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Burn After Reading 2008 writer: “All You Need”

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
ABC Wednesday Night Starter Kit 2008 TV Movie special thanks
Neal Cassady 2007 thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
TeamStrick Advocacy Videos 2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Member, DORIS
Private Practice: The Practice of Parenthood 2012 Video documentary short Himself / Dr. Cooper Freedman
Bandwagon 2004 Documentary Joe Rice
A Look Inside ‘Intolerable Cruelty’ 2004 Video documentary short Himself – ‘Wrigley’

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