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Mark Feuerstein (; born June 8, 1971) is an American actor. He had an early, recurring role in several episodes of Caroline in the City, playing the title character's new boyfriend, and later gained notice in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the City. He went on to appear in TV series The West Wing (2001–2005), Royal Pains (2009–2016), Prison Break (2017), and co-wrote, co-produced as well as starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom 9JKL. In 2022, he received a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance nomination for his work in The Baby-Sitters Club. Early life and education 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. Career Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a cop 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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Mark Feuerstein (; born June 8, 1971) is an American actor. He had an early, recurring role in several episodes of Caroline in the City, playing the title character's new boyfriend, and later gained notice in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the City. He went on to appear in TV series The West Wing (2001–2005), Royal Pains (2009–2016), Prison Break (2017), and co-wrote, co-produced as well as starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom 9JKL. In 2022, he received a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance nomination for his work in The Baby-Sitters Club. Early life and education 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. Career Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a cop 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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