Corey Parker (actor)

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Corey Parker
Born (1965-07-08) July 8, 1965 (age 59)
New York, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Actors Studio
Ensemble Studio Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1983–2002; 2010–present
Website www.coreyparkeracting.com

Corey Parker (born July 8, 1965) is an American actor and acting coach. [1]

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Early life

Corey Parker was born in New York City. He is the son of actress Rochelle Natalie "Rocky" Parker (1940–2014) and her second husband, John David Haas. Parker began his acting career at the age of four, starting in television commercials. He later attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City.

Career

Following high school, Parker committed to acting full-time. [2] He is a member of the Actors Studio and the Ensemble Studio Theater. [3] Parker performed onstage at the 61st Academy Awards. [4]

Movies in which Parker has appeared include Biloxi Blues , [5] Willy/Milly , [6] White Palace , [7] Friday the 13th: A New Beginning , [8] and How I Got into College . [9] He has also appeared on television in series including Thirtysomething, [10] Broadway Bound , [11] Blue Skies , [12] Love Boat: The Next Wave , [13] [14] and co-starred with Téa Leoni in the 1992-93 Fox sitcom Flying Blind . [15] He later had a recurring role on the sitcom Will & Grace as the character Josh. [16] His television movies include The Lost Language of Cranes for the BBC, [17] Mr. and Mrs. Loving , [18] Courage with Sophia Loren, [19] A Mother's Prayer , [20] and Destiny, The Elizabeth Taylor Story. [21]

An acting coach, Parker has been guest artist at Rhodes College and at the University of Memphis. He was the official acting coach for CMT's Sun Records and will also work as a coach on Ms. Marvel. [22] Parker is a guest instructor at HB Studio. [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Scream for Help Josh Dealey
1985 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Pete
1986 9½ Weeks Janitor
1986 Willy/Milly Lopez
1988 Biloxi Blues Arnold B. Epstein
1989 Big Man on Campus Alex
1989 How I Got into College Marlon Browne
1990 White Palace Larry Klugman
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes Elliot Abrahams
1995Grandpa's FuneralJonathan Metsler
1997Fool's ParadiseRaymond 'Ray' Powers
2002The End of the BarRich Garner
2010One Came HomeJohn Mazilli
2011Woman's PictureHotel John
2014Being AwesomeDr. Jeffery Hirsch
2021The TroubleWayne
TBADemon LakeFisherman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 As the World Turns BullyEpisode #1.7010
1983–1986 ABC Afterschool Special Various roles3 episodes
1985 The New Leave It to Beaver ChuckEpisode: "No Free Lunch"
1985 The Best Times Chuck LutherEpisode: "Sweetheart"
1986CourageTony MiraldoTelevision film
1987 At Mother's Request Larry Schreuder2 episodes
1987 The Bronx Zoo Henry DoddEpisode: "The Power of a Lie"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse MichaelEpisode: "Sons of Gunz"
1989–1990 Thirtysomething Lee Owens6 episodes
1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight EddieTelevision film
1991 Eddie Dodd Various roles6 episodes
1991Big DealsDashiel 'Dash' RyanTelevision film
1992 Broadway Bound Eugene Jerome
1992–1993 Flying Blind Neil Barash22 episodes
1994 Blue Skies Joel Goodman8 episodes
1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Eddie Fisher Television film
1995 A Mother's Prayer Spence Walker
1996 Mr. and Mrs. Loving Bernard S. Cohen
1996Encino WomanDavid Hosenfelt
1996 Touched by an Angel Henry MoskowitzEpisode: "Written in Dust"
1998–1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave Dr. John Morgan25 episodes
2000 Will & Grace Josh5 episodes
2014 Nashville Luke's ManagerEpisode: "All or Nothing with Me"
2017 Sun Records Pete IsacsonEpisode: "No Favors Here"

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