The following is a list of main, recurring, and minor characters that have appeared or are appearing on the Disney Channel Original Series, Cory in the House.
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Main Characters
Cory Baxter
Cory Baxter (Kyle Massey), is the main protagonist. Cory lives with his dad Victor Baxter and is best friends with Newt Livingston, and Meena Paroom, on whom he has a crush. But later admited that he and Meena were just friends and said "Being friends feels just right". Cory often is irritated with the President's 8-year-old daughter Sophie Martinez, because of her two-facedness. He usually looks to his dad for advice. Cory occasionally cooks up various "get-rich-quick" schemes, all of which end badly.He plays the drums and has a great sense of rhythm, which is why he is part of the band DC3 [founded by Newt, Cory, and Meena]. His catchphrases in this series are "Coming Daddy!" and "You know how I do."
Newt Livingston
Newton "Newt" Livingston III (Jason Dolley), the son of a senator and the Chief Justice, he is the best friend of Meena Paroom and Cory Baxter. He is not very bright and he loves rock and roll. He also has some similar characteristics as Raven's friend Chelsea Daniels, and Cory's friend Larry. He loves to say, "Awesome!" at something that is not really 'awesome', like when the school students were getting flu shots. Somehow, he is not smart enough to figure out obvious things, yet he has the knowledge to solve confusing things. He plays guitar, and is part of DC3. He also knows about Cory's crush on Meena.
Meena Paroom
Meena Paroom portrayed by Maiara Walsh, is the daughter of the Bahavian ambassador to the United States. She likes to wear American clothing and to listen to rock music, which her father frowns upon. Jason Stickler, the son of the head of the CIA, is obsessed with her to the point of spying on her constantly. Meena's father is very disapproving of Cory Baxter and Newt Livingston, Meena's friends. In Ain't Miss Bahavian he once banned her from being near them because he believed that they had hypnotized her to disrespect their country. Her father later decided to let them still be friends after Meena came clean about the secrets she had been keeping. It's obvious that Cory has a crush on her, and he thinks she will like him back if he does nice stuff for her, however Meena sees them as just friends. She has three different crushes in three different episodes, one being Craig Berkowitz, Nanoosh and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. According to Maiara Walsh, her Bahavian accent is a mix of Brazilian and Arabic.
Sophie Martinez
Sophie Martinez portrayed by Madison Pettis, is the precious younger daughter of President Martinez. She is second famously known as "America's Angel" which she responds with "That's what they call me!". She is first seen as cute and precious, but later we see her as clever, sneaky, and conniving. She likes to bother Cory, and drags him into doing things he really doesn't want to do like dress up, tea parties, and playing girly or childish board games usually giving him sass or backtalk. Cory sometimes uses her for his own advantages in return which she ends up finding out and uses against him as well as blackmail. They end up resolving their situation at the end of each episode having more respect for each other with the help of Chef Victor. According to a line in the episode Rock the Vote, Sophie and her family are from Sacramento. In the Wish Gone Amiss special (During the "Cory's Wish" scene), she was the main antagonist because Cory was always shirking his responsibilities.
President Richard Martinez
President Richard Martinez portrayed by John D'Aquino, is the "President of the United States" and he enjoys saying "The President of the United States" to introduce himself. He is Sophie's father and always does his best to be a good president and father at the same time. He often gets mixed up in Cory's schemes and have to deal with problems involving the government and the United States because of Cory sometimes.
Victor Baxter
Victor Baxter, portrayed by Rondell Sheridan, is the new Chef at the White House. He is Cory Baxter's and Raven Baxter's father. He often resolves conflicts between other characters although he often conflicts with Samantha Samuels. A running gag is that he often embarrasses himself by misinterpreting what people say to him. Example: When the president asked him what he thought of the tour guide outfit (an outfit which included a skirt), Victor said that he would have to shave his legs, but he would wear it if the president said so.
Samantha Samuels
Samantha Samuels, portrayed by Lisa Arch, is President Richard Martinez's Personal Assistant. She is very strict and likes things fit to the President's needs. She hates Cory's schemes in which he tries to make money, which end up involving the President. Chef Victor affectionately describes Samantha as "overly stressed". She likes bird calls, and can do them better than the President. Samantha does however have a soft side which she showed to Sophie during her slumber party in I Ain't Got No Rhythm as it was her first one and she was ecstatic. Sophie sometimes assigns her to do her homework.
Recurring Character
Jason Stickler
Jason Stickler, portrayed by Jake Thomas, attends Washington Prep with the characters and is the rival of Cory Baxter. Many characters just call him by his last name. He has a massive crush and an obsession on Meena and often challenges Cory, by humility, ways to win her heart, even though it's obvious that Meena has no feelings for him. Jason's father is the director of CIA and equips him with all the latest CIA technology. Jason often uses the CIA devices to his own benefit, although his plans usually go wrong.
Others
Minor characters
- Ambassador Raum Paroom (Marcelo Tubert) - Bahavian Ambassador and Meena's father. He used to disregard Cory and Newt because of their ways and culture, but he changed after listening to their band.
- Candy Smiles (Jordan Puryear) - A sweet, preppy student at Cory's school who had been class president until Newt won, and is also a cheerleader for the school. When she is upset or mad, she can become pushy and somewhat mean. In one episode, she and Cory were dating, but only so Cory could make Meena jealous. They have since remained good friends. She appears on the show every now and then. However, they are not boyfriend and girlfriend.
- Craig Berkowitz (Jarron Vosburg) - Meena's crush and the captain of the school polo team. His parents owned the Purple Lobster.
- Mrs. Flowers (Lori Alan) - Sophie's 3rd grade teacher.
- Humphrey - The president's faithful Basset Hound. The president also claims that Humphrey could lick his hand all day. Humphrey is also known for eating strange foods and having digestion problems.
- Ronald the Head Steward (George Takei) - Chef Victor's waiter. According to the episode "Air Force One too Many" he commented to Chef Victor that he was a waiter "long enough to know that chefs and presidents come and go, but Ronald ain't going nowhere".
- Tanisha (Zolee Griggs) - A bratty, spoiled 3rd grader who is one of Sophie's classmates. As claimed by Sophie, she is the most popular girl in her class. She has a similarity to Muffy's little sister, Buffy from the parent TV Show, That's So Raven.
- Becky (Kate Micucci) - The manager of "Cheese in a Cup", a fast food restaurant, in a nearby mall, where President Martinez is mistaken for an employee while he has temporarily lost his memory (in the episode "Mall of Confusion"). Later, Mr. President hires her to be Chef Victor's assistant in the White House kitchen.
- Alexander (J.R. Nutt) - The owner of the local juice bar called the Liberry. He is the one who allows DC3 to play. Alexander thinks he is a good poet, and is usually interrupted by Sebastian who makes the drinks. He has a twin brother.
- Elizabeth Martinez (Sandra Cevallos) - the President's wife.
- Sebastian - The smoothie maker at the local juice bar called the Liberry. He is constantly yelled at by his boss, Sebastian as a running gag for blending smoothies when Alexander is talking.
- Donna, The Tour guide - A blonde woman who has appeared in a few episodes. She is the White house tour guide. Her catchphrase is "It's the President! No Way, No Way!" But she has said this upon seeing Sophie.
- Michelle Wallace- A whacky reporter who used to work for Intense News. She makes words stray from the truth, and often gets the President into trouble. She was fired by putting a sham tape on the news.
- Dr. Vanderslyce {Amy Tolsky) - The principal of Cory's school. She asks Candy Smiles to coordinate the school cheerleading team, when Cory joins.
- Professor Uriah Dobbs - Cory's science teacher. He is the one that discover's that Jessica is the smartest girl in the country. He is so happy to have her, but dislikes Cory and Newt.
- Suzane Bushwick - A psychology professor who gives a conference on her book, Calm the Heck Down, at the White House. When Cory, Newt, and Meena, accidentally gives them the wrong dessert she is angry.
- Raven Baxter - Raven guest starred in "That's So in the House" when President Martinez decides that new uniforms are needed for the White House tour guides. Raven designed the uniforms, but is unable to show them to the President. She gets Cory to pose as her and show the President the uniforms. In the end the President decides to keep the old uniforms; so Raven never gets the prize money.
Tanya Baxter - She is frequently mentioned in the show. In the third season of That's So Raven, she left to study law in England. The creators are trying to plan an appearance in a later episode of Cory in the House.
| Characters | List of characters |
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| Episodes | List of episodes • Wish Gone Amiss Weekend |
| Related | That's So Raven • Hannah Montana • It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. |
