John Corbett

John Joseph Corbett (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. He is best known for playing Chris Stevens on Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995; and Aidan, Carrie Bradshaw's boyfriend, on Sex and the City—a role which he reprised for the series movie sequel Sex and the City 2. He also played the leading male role opposite Nia Vardalos in Vardalos's film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). He starred in United States of Tara as Max Gregson, and has appeared on NBC dramedy Parenthood as Seth Holt. Corbett started his acting career in television commercials, and in recent years, he has done TV and radio voiceovers for Applebee's Restaurants and Walgreens drug stores, among others. Aside from acting, Corbett has recorded and released two country music albums.
==Early life==
Corbett was born on May 9, 1961 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Sandy and John Corbett. He grew up in an apartment block near the Ohio River in West Virginia, with his mother, a waitress who worked in his uncle's music club. His mother was of part Russian Jewish descent,http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/john-corbett-the-big-fat-greek-husband-nia-vardalos-went-to-the-ends-of-the-earth-to-find/news-story/5b61d82aae8766df9417a4d3781aa2cb though Corbett was raised Catholic. He attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School, where he graduated in 1979. He started playing the guitar at age seven, and at 16 he had a job as a security guard at the Capitol Music Hall. Following his graduation from high school, Corbett moved to California and worked in a steel factory for six years. During his time as a boilermaker in the factory, Corbett spent a year training to become an L.A. County Deputy Sheriff, but ultimately failed. He stopped working at the factory when he got injured, and went to Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. There he took acting classes, and studied hair dressing, for a year. Corbett said: "I went to hair school by day and studied theatre at night." He is a licensed hair stylist since 1986. He then landed a Samsung commercial, and after three years he had starred in 50 national commercials.
==Career==
Corbett's first major role was as the hippie boyfriend of Karen Arnold in season 1, episode 4 ("Angel"), of The Wonder Years in 1988, but was credited as "Jack Corbett." Corbett has co-starred in three successful television series to date: Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995, Sex and the City (spanning 22 episodes from 2001 to 2002), and United States of Tara (2009–2011).
Corbett played the leading role in two short-lived television series. The first was the 1997 sci-fi series, The Visitor, in which Corbett played Adam MacArthur, a man abducted by aliens, only to find his way home 50 years later and endowed with unearthly powers. In 2003 he starred in his second series, Lucky, which was about a professional poker player, Michael 'Lucky' Linkletter, living in Las Vegas.
Corbett guest starred on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives as a hospital administrator for two episodes in late-December 1995 and two episodes in early March 1996.
Corbett's film credits include Tombstone, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Raising Helen, Dreamland and The Messengers. Corbett appeared in Serendipity with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, and he played the role of a music teacher in Raise Your Voice, which starred Hilary Duff. He had a cameo role as Ken Roloff in Dinner Rush (2000). Additionally, Corbett starred in the 2007 Lifetime Television film, Montana Sky, and co-starred as a corrupt LAPD vice squad member in Street Kings (2008). Corbett starred as Tom Marks, father of a little girl fighting for her life, in the Hallmark movie "November Christmas" that premiered November 28, 2010, on CBS. Corbett co-starred in the 2009–2011 Showtime series, United States of Tara opposite Toni Collette. In 2011-12, he had a recurring role on Parenthood. In March 2013, Corbett appeared in two episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and was considered to be the star of a NCIS spin-off series that was ultimately not produced.
Corbett provided the voiceover for Applebee's Restaurant television commercials and, since 2012, for Walgreens drug store television and radio ads.
Corbett released a full-length, self-titled country music album co-produced in Nashville, TN, by D. Scott Miller and Tara Novick, on April 4, 2006, and went on tour that year to promote the album, opening for ZZ Top, Lisa Marie Presley and Charlie Daniels. Its only single, "Good to Go" (which was also recorded by Jason Aldean on his self-titled debut album), debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, which was the highest debut by a new artist from an independent label, and later reached a peak of No. 43. In addition Corbett was featured as a primary actor in Trisha Yearwood's music video of her 2008 single, "This Is Me You're Talking To". In 2013, Corbett released his second country album Leaving Nothin' Behind, co-produced by Jon Randall who also wrote 7 of the 10 songs.
==Personal life==
Corbett was raised Roman Catholic, but he is now a born-again Christian, although he does not attend church. He has never been married, and has stated that he does not see himself getting married or having children. He has been in a relationship with actress Bo Derek since 2002.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991	Flight of the Intruder 	Big Augie 	
1993	Tombstone 	Johnny Barnes 	
1996	Don't Look Back 	Morgan 	
1996	Wedding Bell Blues 	Cary Maynard Philco 	
1996	The Morrison Murders 	Walker Morrison 	
1997	Volcano 	Norman Calder 	
1998	Countdown: The Sky's On Fire 	Dr. Evan Thorne 	
1999	Desperate But Not Serious 	Jonathan 	
2000	Dinner Rush 	Ken Roloff 	
2000	On Hostile Ground 	Matt Andrews 	
2001	Prancer Returns 	Tom Sullivan 	
2001	Serendipity 	Lars Hammond 	
2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 	Ian Miller 	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2003	My Dinner with Jimi 	Henry Diltz 	
2004	Raise Your Voice 	Mr. Torvald 	
2004	Elvis Has Left the Building 	Miles Taylor 	
2004	Raising Helen 	Pastor Dan Parker 	
2005	Bigger Than the Sky 	Michael Degan/Christian 	
2005	Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D	Jack Schmitt 	
2006	Dreamland 	Henry 	
2007	Montana Sky 	Ben McKinnon 	
2007	The Messengers 	John Burwell/John Rollins	
2008	Street Kings 	Detective Dante Demille 	
2008	The Burning Plain 	John 	
2009	Baby on Board 	Danny 	
2009	I Hate Valentine's Day 	Greg Gatlin 	
2010	Sex and the City 2 	Aidan Shaw 	
2010	Ramona and Beezus 	Bob Quimby 	
2010	November Christmas 	Tom Marks 	
2011	Ricochet 	Duncan Hatcher 	Television movie
2011	The Hunt for the I-5 Killer 	Detective Dave Kominek 	Television movie
2012	A Smile as Big as the Moon 	Mike Kersjes 	
2013	Kiss Me 	Chance 	
2014	The Lookalike 	Bobby 	
2015	The Boy Next Door 	Garrett Peterson 	
2016	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 	Ian Miller 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1989 	The Wonder Years 	Louis 	Episode: "Angel"
1990–1995	Northern Exposure 	Chris Stevens 	110 episodesNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
1995–1996	Days of Our Lives 	Hospital Administrator/Board Member	4 episodes
1997–1998	The Visitor 	Adam MacArthur 	13 episodesNominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
1998 	The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy	Justin Thorpe 	pilot for a series
2000–2003	Sex and the City 	Aidan Shaw 	22 episodesNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2003 	Lucky 	Michael "Lucky" Linkletter 	13 episodes
2009–2011	United States of Tara 	Max Gregson 	36 episodes
2011–2012	Parenthood 	Seth Holt 	10 episodes
2013 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Roy Quaid 	2 episodes
2015 	Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll 	Flash 	20 episodes
2016 	Still the King 	Trayne 	2 Episodes
==Discography==
===Albums===
Title 	Album details 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions
Title 	Album details 	US Country 	US Heat 	US Indie
John Corbett 	
* Release date: April 4, 2006
* Label: Fun Bone/Co5	45 	19 	21
Leaving Nothin' Behind 	
* Release date: February 5, 2013
* Label: Fun Bone/Co5	— 	— 	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart	"—" denotes releases that did not chart	"—" denotes releases that did not chart	"—" denotes releases that did not chart	"—" denotes releases that did not chart
===Singles===
Year	Single 	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single 	US Country 	Album
2006	"Good to Go"	43 	John Corbett
===Music videos===
Year	Video 	Director
1993	"Woman" from Scorpions	
2005	"Bottle of Whiskey" 	Kevin Kerslake
2006	"Good to Go" 	Kevin Kerslake
==References==
==External links==
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* John Corbett Official Website
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