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Biography

Kaufman's father is Jewish, and his mother is Catholic. He studied drama at

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, the

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, and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Theater Institute. Kaufman met Australian-American actress Poppy Montgomery in 2005 in Mexico while working on the independent psychological thriller film ''Between''. In 2010, they worked together again in the TV movie '' Lying to Be Perfect''. At the time, Montgomery starred as FBI agent

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in the CBS mystery drama '' Without a Trace''. From 2007 to 2009, Kaufman had a recurring role in the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons as Brian Donovan, Samantha's love interest. In June 2007, Montgomery announced her pregnancy with Kaufman, which was written into the sixth season. On December 23, 2007, Montgomery gave birth to their son Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman in Los Angeles. It was reported on October 10, 2011 in ''

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'' that Kaufman and Montgomery broke up due to the distance between them when working.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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