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| Birth name | John Joseph Corbett, Jr. |
| Born | May 9 1962  Wheeling, West Virginia |
John Joseph Corbett, Jr. (May 9, 1962[1]) is an American actor and musician, known for both film and television roles. He is perhaps best known as his character Chris "Chris in the Morning" Stevens from the television series, Northern Exposure.
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Biography
Personal life
Corbett was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of John Joseph Corbett, Sr. He attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School and Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. Corbett was raised in the Catholic religion and is now a Born-again Christian.[2] He owns a female cat, Donna Reed.
Career
His first major role was as the hippie boyfriend of Karen Arnold in season 1 episode 4 "Angel" of The Wonder Years in 1988. Corbett has since co-starred in two successful television series to date: Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995 and Sex and the City (spanning 20 episodes from 2001 to 2002). In addition, he starred in two short-lived television series. The first was a 1997 sci-fi series entitled The Visitor. Corbett starred as Adam MacArthur, a man abducted by aliens only to find his way home 50 years later with unearthly powers. In 2003, he starred in his second series entitled Lucky, which was about a professional poker player, Michael 'Lucky' Linkletter, living in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for Corbett, this show was put on air before the current poker fad took off, and it was not renewed for a second season – despite critical acclaim and a loyal following. Despite the loyal following, FX has not released the show on DVD.
Important movie credits include the hit comedy movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), Raising Helen (2004), and Bigger Than the Sky (2005). Corbett also appeared in the movie Serendipity with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale and played the role of a sensitive, inspiring, funny music teacher in the movie, Raise Your Voice, which starred Hilary Duff. He also had a cameo role as Ken Roloff in Dinner Rush (2000). Additionally, Corbett starred in the 2007 Lifetime Television film Montana Sky. Corbett released a full-length country music album on April 4, 2006. Among the songs is his debut single "Good to Go", which peaked at #43 in mid-2006. He was on a nationwide tour of the U.S. with his band for much of 2006. He recently appeared in the movie The Messengers (2007).
