Corey Reynolds

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Corey Reynolds in June 2009

Corey Reynolds (born July 3, 1974 in Richmond , Virginia ) is an American actor who is used in film and television, as well as a musical actor in appearance. He gained greater fame through his role as Seaweed J. Stubbs in the successful musical Hairspray , where he regularly appeared from July 2002 to July 2003, and in the television series The Closer , where he played in every single episode of the seven seasons from 2005 to 2012 when Sergeant David Gabriel was seen.

life and career

Corey Reynolds, who was born in the city of Richmond, Virginia, in the summer of 1974, gained his first acting experience during his school days, but never took singing or acting lessons until his twenties. At his high school at the time, Manchester High School in Midlothian , which was attended by other well-known personalities such as D'Angelo , Denny Hamlin and Sean Marshall , he was also trained as an actor. Around the mid-1990s, after being on his own from the age of 16, he finally moved to California , where he initially tried to make a breakthrough. After engagements in revues like Smokey Joe's Cafe or other productions like the musical Saturday Night Fever , with which he also went on tour, he came to New York City over time , where he was supposed to celebrate his real breakthrough. After auditioning for various shows, he appeared in the premiere of the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2002 as Seaweed J. Stubbs and finally held that role for a year until the summer of 2003. He came into the cast of the musical only after he was offered the supporting role of Seaweed J. Stubbs after three different auditions or lectures . For his role he was nominated in 2003 for a Tony Award in the category “ Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical ” and in the same year received another nomination for a Drama Desk Award in the category “Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical ” Musical". After his time on Broadway, his film and television career was not long in coming. In the same year he was seen in an episode of Eve and even got a recurring role in the television series The Guardian - Savior with a Heart , where he slipped into the role of Robert Bridge in two different episodes . In 2004 he made his first notable film appearance in the box office hit Terminal , where he was hired for one of the supporting roles and could be seen as Waylin . He also took on another supporting role in the film Partner (s) , released in 2005 , before he got his most important role to date in the same year.

He was brought into the cast of the television series The Closer as Sergeant David Gabriel , one of the main characters, and has since appeared in every single one of the 88 episodes broadcast to date (end of May 2011). There was also guest appearances in one episode of Without a Trace (2005), CSI: Miami (2007), and Private Practice and Navy CIS (both 2009). He also had a "singing cameo" in the 2007 film Hairspray , where a Reynolds song recorded in previous years was recorded over the course of the film. In addition to another film role in The Wereth Eleven in 2011, when he took over the position of narrator , he made another appearance in a film production in 2011. The film with the early title Human Factor , which is being shot by Chaz Fatur and has partly already been made, is currently still in pre-production , but should be released in 2011. The comic fan and fan of the recurring title character of the Green Lantern comics John Stewart made comments in 2006 that he wanted to work on a production of a film adaptation of the comics. So he suggested, among other things, Warner Bros. the production of a trilogy for the comic film adaptation, where he wanted to slip into the role of John Stewart and immediately began work on the script. He also intended to bring in the actual title character of the comics, Hal Jordan , as well as the Green Lantern Corps and the Justice League in subsequent sequels . In June 2007, he finished working on the script, which he named Green Lantern: Birth of a Hero , and received positive feedback from the film production giant. He was also awarded a possible release of the film by 2010. A little later, those responsible left Reynolds' concept behind and hired Greg Berlanti as director and co-screenwriter of the film. At that time it was decided to choose the actual title character Hal Jordan as the protagonist of the film, instead of John Stewart . In addition to Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim were also appointed as co-scriptwriters. In the course of time, Berlanti had to make way for Martin Campbell , who was also very experienced, in the office of director . A publication, let alone any other use of Reynolds' script has not yet come about. The film, which has its namesake Ryan Reynolds in one of the leading roles, will be released in the United States in June 2011.

Filmography

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)
Other notable appearances
  • 2003: The Early Show (1 episode)
  • 2009: Entertainment Tonight (2 episodes)
  • 2010: Curb: The Discussion (2 episodes)

Nominations

Web links

Commons : Corey Reynolds  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Corey Reynolds in an interview on the official Broadway website ( Memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 31, 2011
  2. ↑ Hairspray's Starry Opening Night , accessed May 31, 2011
  3. ↑ Awards and nominations from Corey Reynolds in the IBDb  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed May 31, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ibdb.com  
  4. ↑ Corey Reynolds: Green Lantern to be?  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed May 31, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / forum.newsarama.com  
  5. ↑ The Closer co-star wants to pitch Green Lantern film ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed May 31, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blog.newsarama.com
  6. ↑ Berlanti's not yellow: He'll do 'Green Lantern' , accessed May 31, 2011
  7. ↑ Campbell in talks for 'Lantern' , accessed May 31, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Reynolds, Corey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and musical star
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , Virginia, United States