Michael Corbett (actor)
Michael Corbett (born ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor best known for his work in daytime soap operas.
Corbett's was cast as Michael Pavel Jr. on Ryan's Hope.[1] by a casting director who had seen him in a play. He would play Michael Pavel Jr. 177 episodes for three years, 1979-1981.
He played Warren Carter on Search for Tomorrow from 1982 to 1985, and he later portrayed secretary-turned-murderer David Kimble on The Young and the Restless from 1986 to 1991. He currently hosts segments for the entertainment television show Extra. He also played Logan's father, Malcolm Reese, on Zoey 101.
Corbett was a resident of Collingswood, New Jersey, and the first house he bought was next door to his grandmother's home there.[2]
Michael Corbett is the Real Estate and Lifestyle correspondent of NBC’s number-one-rated nationally syndicated news magazine Extra. Utilizing his expertise in real estate, home, and lifestyle, Corbett also hosts and produces NBC’s Extra’s Mansions & Millionaires!, Extra’s top-rated weekend shows, with over 2 million viewers per week.
An accomplished bestselling author, Corbett shares his real estate expertise through his three best selling books, Before You Buy: The Homebuyer’s Handbook for Today’s Market! , Find It, Fix it, Flip It! Make Millions in Real Estate—One House at a Time and Ready, Set, Sold!,The Insider Secrets to Sell Your House Fast—for Top Dollar!. In these books, he shares the strategies, tips, and never-before-revealed insider techniques that have helped his readers make and save tens of thousands of dollars.
His years of experience in buying, renovating, and selling homes have made him a sought-after real estate expert. Corbett is now the very popular resident real estate expert for three other major television shows – ABC’s The View, FOX News’Good Day LA and The Today Show Australia.
A go-to real estate expert, he is also regularly appears on CNN, the Discovery Channel, , ABC News, Fox News, the Fine Living Network, The Tyra Banks Show, CBS News and had a long feature run on Larry King Live! He has been featured in People magazine, Newsweek, Robb Report, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. He also hosted and lectured on the Real Estate & Wealth Expo’s twelve-city national tour, sharing the stage with Don¬ald Trump, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and Dr. Alan Greenspan to crowds of five to ten thousand people.
In addition to his hosting, producing, writing, and real estate talents, Corbett has also certainly made his mark as a successful and very recognizable actor.
In his 16 years on daytime television , he was voted “Daytime’s Most Lovable Cad” by People magazine, for his red-hot starring roles in three different soap operas. He first starred for three years on Ryan’s Hope for ABC, next for four years on Search for Tomorrow for NBC, and then nine years playing David Kimball on the CBS number-one daytime ratings grabber in the United States, Canada, and Europe, The Young and the Restless.
The YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star has also made a successful transition from daytime drama heartthrob to feature film actor. Currently in the soon to be released feature SLEEPING AROUND (starring Michael Mckean) His films, THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD (starring with Renee Zellweger), ROMEO AND JULIET (starring Leonardo DiCaprio), SIOUX CITY (with Lou Diamond Phillips), SECRETS OF THE PYRAMID, MATERNALLY YOURS, VOYEUR (with Robert Culp), and REASONABLE DOUBT (starring Melanie Griffith)
On the very big screen and directed by special effects genius, Doug Trumball , (BLADE RUNNER), Corbett stars as the classic swashbuckling action hero in Secrets Of The Pyramid, the 50 million dollar action-adventure IMAX feature film, currently enthralling viewers at the Las Vegas Luxor entertainment complex.
Michael has also guest starred on numerous Television series including King of Queens, Star Trek Next Generation (playing memorable Dr. Rabal) and last season starring as wealthy Logan’s Dad on Zoey 101.
For more information go to :www.MichaelCorbett.com Follow him on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/1MichaelCorbett Follow him on: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MICHAEL-CORBETTS-PROFESSIONAL-PAGE/250855204247
[edit] References
- ^ Corbett, Michael (2006). Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time. Plume. ISBN 0452286697.
- ^ Braun, Jenifer D. "Sell That House: Tips from a flipper", The Star-Ledger, May 23, 2008. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Jersey boy Michael Corbett has bought and sold 36 houses, starting when he was only 19 years old and at a loss for what to do with his first big paycheck from an acting gig, a stint on soap opera 'Ryan's Hope.' (His first house was a fixer-upper right next door to his grandma in his native Collingswood.)"
[edit] External links
- Michael Corbett at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Corbett at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Official website
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