Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos

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Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos is a psychiatrist who treats Tony Soprano’s therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, offering a more detached, clinical counterpoint to her ethical struggles.

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Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
psychiatrist
television character
advisesOn Dr. Jennifer Melfi’s treatment of Tony Soprano
appearsIn The Sopranos
appearsInMedium television
appearsInSeason The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 1

The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 2

The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 3

The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 4

The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 5

The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 6
appearsOnNetwork HBO
approachToTherapy clinical
detached
countryOfOriginOfSeries United States of America
surface form: United States
discussesWithMelfi confidentiality issues
the potential enabling of criminal behavior
therapeutic boundaries
encourages Dr. Jennifer Melfi
surface form: Dr. Jennifer Melfi to consider dropping Tony Soprano as a patient
expressesConcernAbout Dr. Jennifer Melfi’s emotional involvement with Tony Soprano
the ethics of treating a mob boss
firstAppearanceInSeries The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos Season 1
genreOfWork crime drama television series
hasFirstName Elliott
surface form: Elliot
hasLastName Kupferberg
hasPatient Dr. Jennifer Melfi
hasTherapeuticOrientation psychodynamic-influenced psychiatry
isConfidantOf Dr. Jennifer Melfi
languageOfSeries English
narrativeRole confidant to Dr. Jennifer Melfi
ethical foil to Dr. Jennifer Melfi
provides commentary on Tony Soprano’s therapy
occupation psychiatrist
partOfFictionalUniverse The Sopranos
surface form: The Sopranos universe
portrayedBy Peter Bogdanovich
providesPerspectiveOn Tony Soprano’s criminality
the limits of psychotherapy with antisocial patients
relationshipTo colleague of Dr. Jennifer Melfi
seriesCreatorOfWork David Chase
title Dr.
treats Dr. Jennifer Melfi
viewOnTony sees Tony Soprano primarily as a sociopath
worksIn New York City

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Peter Bogdanovich notableRole Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos