Mark Feuerstein (/ˈfÉ"ɪ.É™rstiË n/; born June 8, 1971) is an
American actor, writer, producer and director. He first came to public
notice in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the
City and went on to appear in TV series The West Wing (2001â€"2005),
Royal Pains (2009â€"2016) and Prison Break (2017). He co-wrote,
co-produced as well as starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom
9JKL.Feuerstein was born in New York City, the son of Audrey, a school
teacher, and Harvey Feuerstein, a lawyer. He was raised in a Jewish
family and celebrated his bar mitzvah in an Orthodox synagogue. He was
a wrestler in high school and won the state championship. Feuerstein
attended the Dalton School, and graduated from Princeton University in
1993. He won a Fulbright scholarship and studied at the London Academy
of Music and Dramatic Art and at L'École Phillipe Gaulier in
France.Feuerstein got his breakthrough on television as a recurring
character on the daytime soap opera Loving. When director Nancy Meyers
was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from
Practical Magic (1998), and insisted that her mother cast him.He came
to public attention in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of
Sex and the City entitled "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?",
playing an ophthalmologist named Josh who has sex with Miranda (played
by Cynthia Nixon) but fails to give her an orgasm, despite repeated
attempts and Miranda's coaching tips. The episode concludes with
Miranda realizing that Josh will never satisfy her sexually and
decides to fake her orgasm one last time. Josh punches the air with
pride and yells "I'm the man!", while Miranda privately resolves to
avoid him in the future. Feuerstein has publicly expressed regret for
taking the role and has referred to it as his most-hated performance.
American actor, writer, producer and director. He first came to public
notice in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the
City and went on to appear in TV series The West Wing (2001â€"2005),
Royal Pains (2009â€"2016) and Prison Break (2017). He co-wrote,
co-produced as well as starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom
9JKL.Feuerstein was born in New York City, the son of Audrey, a school
teacher, and Harvey Feuerstein, a lawyer. He was raised in a Jewish
family and celebrated his bar mitzvah in an Orthodox synagogue. He was
a wrestler in high school and won the state championship. Feuerstein
attended the Dalton School, and graduated from Princeton University in
1993. He won a Fulbright scholarship and studied at the London Academy
of Music and Dramatic Art and at L'École Phillipe Gaulier in
France.Feuerstein got his breakthrough on television as a recurring
character on the daytime soap opera Loving. When director Nancy Meyers
was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from
Practical Magic (1998), and insisted that her mother cast him.He came
to public attention in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of
Sex and the City entitled "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?",
playing an ophthalmologist named Josh who has sex with Miranda (played
by Cynthia Nixon) but fails to give her an orgasm, despite repeated
attempts and Miranda's coaching tips. The episode concludes with
Miranda realizing that Josh will never satisfy her sexually and
decides to fake her orgasm one last time. Josh punches the air with
pride and yells "I'm the man!", while Miranda privately resolves to
avoid him in the future. Feuerstein has publicly expressed regret for
taking the role and has referred to it as his most-hated performance.
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