John Corbett
John Corbett was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States on May 9th, 1961 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 62, John Corbett biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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John Joseph Corbett (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music performer.
He is best known for his appearances on CBS' Northern Exposure as Chris Stevens and as Aidan Shaw on HBO's Sex and the City.
He reprised his roles in Sex and the City 2 (2010).
In the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and its sequel in 2016, Corbett also portrayed Ian Miller, the male lead. Max Gregson starred on Showtime's United States of Tara, recurred as Seth Holt on NBC's Parenthood, and starred as Josiah "Flash" Bacon on FX's Sex & Rock & Roll.
Corbett has released two country albums, including his Billboard-charting self-titled debut, in addition to acting.
Early life
Corbett was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the United States. He grew up in an apartment block across the Ohio River with his mother and stepfather, both of whom worked at his uncle Phillip's music club. Corbett was raised Catholic and spent seven years at St. Joseph's Cathedral as an altar boy. His father was born in Bellaire, Ohio, and was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Corbett's mother was Jewish through her father, who was of Russian-Jewish descent.
Corbett started playing the guitar at age seven and at 16 years old, he served as a security guard at Capitol Music Hall. He attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School, from which he graduated in 1979.
Following his graduation from high school, Corbett moved to Bellflower, California, to live with his father and stepmother, and spent six years with Kaiser Steel in Fontana. He spent a year in the factory learning to become a L.A. County Deputy Sheriff but failed the exams. After injuring his back, Corbett ceased working at the factory; he later enrolled in hairdressing courses at Cerritos College in Norwalk, where he also studied acting. "I went to hair school by day and studied theatre at night," Corbett said. Since 1986, he has been a licensed hair stylist. He went on to work at Samsung and had appeared in 50 national commercials over the years.
Personal life
In the 1980s, Corbett was raised Catholic and "dabbled" in born-again Christianity, "before returning to his Catholic roots." Since meeting on a blind date, he has been in a relationship with actress Bo Derek since 2002. They married in December 2020. With their two German Shepherds and four horses, the pair lives on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California.
Career
In the first season of ABC's comedy-drama series The Wonder Years, Corbett appeared in 1988, when he was played as Louis, the hippie boyfriend of Karen Arnold (Olivia d'Abo). Jack Corbett was credited with this appearance. He appeared in several television series, miniseries, or Television Film from 1990 to 1995, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Corbett appeared in Adam MacArthur's short-lived Fox science fiction series The Visitor, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television. His character, who was kidnapped by aliens, returns to Earth 50 years later, with special powers. He portrayed Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker, Aidan Shaw), who received his second nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2001, Miniseries, or Television Film, based on a story from 2001 to 2002. Corbett played Ian Miller in the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, starring Nia Vardalos (who also wrote the screenplay), for which he was nominated for a Screen Actor Guild Award in 2002.
Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player, appeared in Lucky, a FX dark comedy film. In Garry Marshall's comedy-drama film Raising Helen for the next year, he starred alongside Kate Hudson. In the 2004 musical drama film Raise Your Voice, co-starring Hilary Duff, he then played music teacher Mr. Torvald. He appeared in the Pang brothers horror film The Messengers (2006), three years ago. In addition, Corbett appeared in the 2007 Lifetime television film Montana Sky and co-starred as a corrupt LAPD vice squad member in the 2008 David Ayer-directed crime thriller Street Kings. He reunited with My Big Fat Greek Wedding co-star Nia Vardalos in 2009 for the romantic drama I Hate Valentine's Day, which Vardalos also wrote and directed. He appeared in Baby on Board, a Brian Herzlinger-directed comedy film.
Corbett appeared in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara as Max Gregson, the husband of Toni Collette's title character. Corbett reprised his role as Aidan Shaw in the Sex and the City's full film sequel Sex and the City 2. He appeared in Tom Marks' Hallmark seasonal television film November Christmas, alongside Sam Elliott and Sarah Paulson, and in Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum's family comedy film Ramona and Beezus, based on the Ramona novel series. In June 2011, Corbett was admitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He appeared on NBC drama series Parenthood from 2011 to 2015. Corbett appeared in two episodes of CBS procedural drama series NCIS: Los Angeles as Special Agent Roy Haines in March 2013; it was expected to be a planned pilot episode for a spin-off series focusing on his character, but it was not realized. In 2012, he played teacher Mike Kersjes in the Hallmark television film A Smile as Big as the Moon, based on the name of the same author. Corbett was the voice for Applebee's television ads, and since 2012, she has been the spokesperson for Walbee's television and radio advertisements. Corbett appeared in Jeff Probst's drama film Kiss Me in 2014. Garrett Peterson appeared in The Boy Next Door, a Rob Cohen-directed erotic drama, for the next year.
He portrayed Josiah "Flash" Bacon in FX's comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll from 2015 to 2016. Corbett's sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released in 2016, fourteen years after My Big Fat Greek Wedding was first announced. In the Steve Gomer-directed drama film All Saints, Michael Spurlock, a minister who welcomes Karen refugees to his congregation, played Michael Spurlock. Corbett appeared as himself in the eighth and final season of IFC's comedy series Portlandia. In the film version of Jenny Han's book To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), directed by Susan Johnson, he played Dr. Dan Covey, the father of Lana Condor's lead character. As attorney Pearce Hill, Corbett appeared in God's Not Dead: A Light in Shadow (2018).
Corbett appeared in John R. Leonetti's film adaptation of Tim Lebbon's The Silence, starring Miranda Otto and Stanley Tucci. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged co-starred Nia Long in the horror film 47 Meters Down: Uncaged.
Corbett appeared in the Jeff Richter-directed music video for the Scorpions' single "Woman" in 1993, opposite Karina Lombard. In September 2004, it was announced that Corbett had signed a recording deal with Nashville-based country music label Broken Bow Records. On April 4, 2006, he announced his self-titled debut album, co-produced by D. Scott Miller and Tara Novick, and went on tour with ZZ Top, Lisa Marie Presley, and Charlie Daniels to promote the album. "Good to Go," the album's sole single, debuted at No. 1. The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, which was the highest debut by a new artist from an independent label, debuted at No. 48 and debuted at No. 1. 43. Kevin Kerslake produced "Good to Go"'s music video. The album itself debuted at No. 102. The Country Albums chart ranked 45, and the highest position on the chart reached No. 4. On the Independent Albums chart, 21 appears. Corbett appeared in Trisha Yearwood's music video for her single "This Is Me You're Talking To" in 2008.
Corbett released Leaving Nothin' Behind, his second country album, produced by Jon Randall, on January 29, 2013.