Michael Corbett (actor)
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Michael Corbett | |
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| Born | June 20, 1956 |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Michael Corbett (born June 20, 1956) is an American actor, author, and television personality. He is perhaps best known for his work starring in three daytime soap operas.
Career
[edit]Corbett began his career on Broadway. Just two weeks after graduating from the Boston Conservatory, he landed a role in the musical Nefertiti starring Andrea Marcoucci. He later played Kenicki in a production of Grease and appeared the roadway production of Come Back Little Sheba starring Shirley Knight and Philip Bosco. He also starred Off-Broadway with Liz Callaway and Karen Mason in The Matinee Kids. While on Broadway, Corbett was cast as Michael Pavel Jr. on Ryan's Hope,[1] by a casting director who had seen him in a play. He played the role from 1979 to 1981.
Corbett played Warren Carter on Search for Tomorrow from 1982 to 1985, and he later portrayed secretary-turned-murderer David Kimble on The Young and the Restless from 1986 to 1991. Corbett has also guest starred on numerous television series including The King of Queens, Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Rabal, and Zoey 101 as Logan's father, Malcolm Reese, and the web series Venice: The Series.
Since 2000, Corbett has hosted real estate and lifestyle segments for the NBC entertainment news program Extra, and won a 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program as part of the show's team.[2] He is also the host and senior producer of Extra's Mansions and Millionaires!, and the executive producer of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry on E!. Corbett also created and executive produced Mansion Hunters for the Reelz channel.
Corbett appeared as a real estate expert on television shows including The View, Good Day LA, and the Australian show Today. He also regularly appears on CNN, the Discovery Channel, ABC News, Fox News, Fine Living, The Tyra Banks Show, CBS News, and had a long run on Larry King Live. Corbett was featured in People magazine, Newsweek, Robb Report, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. He hosted and lectured on the Real Estate & Wealth Expo's twelve-city national tour.
Corbett has written three best selling real estate books: Before You Buy: The Homebuyer’s Handbook for Today’s Market!, Find It, Fix it, Flip It! Make Millions in Real Estate—One House at a Time, and Ready, Set, Sold!, The Insider Secrets to Sell Your House Fast—for Top Dollar!.
Personal life
[edit]Corbett was a resident of Collingswood, New Jersey, and the first house he bought was next door to his grandmother's home there.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Sioux City | Ray Dawes | |
| 1996 | The Whole Wide World | Booth Adams | |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Rich Ranchidis | |
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt | Anchor #3 | |
| 2001 | To Protect and to Serve | Sheppard | |
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Movie Zombie | Voice |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | A Million Happy Nows | Aden |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979–1981 | Ryan's Hope | Michael Pavel, Jr. | 177 episodes |
| 1982–1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Warren Carter | 213 episodes |
| 1986–1991 | The Young and the Restless | David Kimble / Jim | 128 episodes |
| 1987 | MacGyver | Phil | Episode: "Out in the Cold" |
| 1987 | Women in Prison | Prince | Episode: "The Hole Story" |
| 1992 | Renegade | Johnny Rizzo | Episode: "Second Chance" |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Rabal | Episode: "Force of Nature" |
| 1994–1995 | Skeleton Warriors | Aracula | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Voice | 3 episodes |
| 1996–1998 | The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor | 26 episodes | |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Chaim | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Edward Decateur | Episode: "They Towed My Car" |
| 2000 | Max Steel | Voice | Episode: "Fire and Ice" |
| 2001 | The King of Queens | Executive | Episode: "Pregnant Pause: Part 2" |
| 2006, 2007 | Zoey 101 | Malcolm Reese | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Venice: The Series | Jake | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Disappointments | Phillip Parker | 5 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Corbett, Michael (2006). Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time. Plume. ISBN 0-452-28669-7.
- ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ Braun, Jenifer D. "Sell That House: Tips from a flipper", The Star-Ledger, May 23, 2008. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Jersey boy Michael Corbett has bought and sold 36 houses, starting when he was only 19 years old and at a loss for what to do with his first big paycheck from an acting gig, a stint on soap opera 'Ryan's Hope.' (His first house was a fixer-upper right next door to his grandma in his native Collingswood.)"
External links
[edit]| International | |
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- Living people
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- American business writers
- American businesspeople in real estate
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- American television hosts
- American television reporters and correspondents
- Businesspeople from Pennsylvania
- People from Collingswood, New Jersey
- Writers from Philadelphia
- Entertainment journalists
- 1956 births