Columbus Short
Columbus Short (born September 19, 1982 in Kansas City , Missouri ; born Columbus Keith Short Jr. ) is an American actor and choreographer .
Life and accomplishments
Short moved to Los Angeles as a child and attended Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana . He worked as a choreographer with Britney Spears , among others . Short was nominated for the American Choreography Award in 2004.
Short made his debut as an actor in the dance film Street Style from 2004. In the music film Save the Last Dance 2 (2006) he played one of the bigger roles on the side of Izabella Miko and Jacqueline Bisset . In the dance film Stomp the Yard (2007) he took on the lead role of DJ , a talented student with a criminal past. For this role he was nominated in two categories for the MTV Movie Award 2007 .
Filmography (selection)
- 2005–2006: Raven looks through ( That's So Raven )
- 2004: Street Style (You Got Served)
- 2005: War of the Worlds ( War of the Worlds )
- 2006: SHIT - Die Highschool GmbH ( Accepted )
- 2006: Save the Last Dance 2
- 2006–2007: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV series)
- 2007: Stomp the Yard
- 2007: This Christmas
- 2008: quarantine
- 2008: Cadillac Records
- 2009: Armored
- 2009: whiteout
- 2010: Stomp the Yard 2
- 2010: Death at a Funeral (Death at a Funeral)
- 2010: The Losers
- 2012–2014: Scandal (TV series, 47 episodes)
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Web links
- Columbus Short in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Short, Columbus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Short, Columbus Keith Jr. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |