Cooper Freedman
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| Cooper Freedman | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" (Grey's Anatomy) |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | Paul Adelstein |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | late 30's to early 40's |
| Occupation | Pediatrician |
| Title | M.D. |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Charlotte King (sexual encounter) |
| Children | None |
Dr. Cooper Freedman is a character on the Grey's Anatomy spinoff, Private Practice. He is played by actor Paul Adelstein.[1]
[edit] Character History
Cooper works at the Oceanview Wellness Center as a pediatrician. He is good friends with his coworker, Violet Turner, who is a psychiatrist. They both suffer from relationship troubles. Cooper has problems meeting women because he says that he cannot socialize with people over the age of twelve (because of his profession). So instead of dating face-to-face, Cooper prefers internet dating. These online relationships almost never work out and he is always left humiliated. For example, in the episode "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1", Cooper got his car stolen from a woman he met online, "SexyBoobs316".
Despite the large number of the dubious online dates he has, Cooper is still quite successful at his job. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is clear that he genuinely cares about every one of his patients, as he is easily able to empathize with his patients and is willing to go the extra mile to help his patients. For example, in one episode, he noticed several symptoms of abuse on a girl with a broken arm whose parent was Sam's patient. Despite Sam's objections, Cooper reported his suspicions and later testified in court to help the child. On one occasion, Cooper even confided in a patient named Michael with a love dilemma, that he was in love with a woman, but also couldn't tell her. Cooper and Michael made a pact to tell their respective loves how they feel. It was ultimately revealed that Cooper's romantic interest is Violet, his best friend. To date, he hasn't told her about his feelings. Even so, the tension between the two best friends is hardly undetectable. Cooper became angry at Violet when she started spending more time with her ex-husband. Later, after making an agreement to sleep with Violet with no strings attached, Cooper unable to do so because of his feelings towards her.
However, in the episode "In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm," he "meets" Dr. Charlotte King, who is Chief of Staff at the local hospital and someone he knows professionally, through an on-line dating site. She is completely embarrassed by this and walks away from the date, and attempts to avoid Cooper thereafter, but the end of the episode, she agrees to have a drink with Cooper, but instead, the two end up having sex and enter into a relationship in later episodes.
[edit] References
- ^ Private Practice at The Futon Critic
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