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Columbus Short
Short at WonderCon 2010
Born
Columbus Keith Short Jr.
Other namesC-Short
Occupation(s)Actor, choreographer, singer

Columbus Keith Short, Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American choreographer, actor, and singer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You Think You Can Dance fame). He is best known for his roles in the films Stomp the Yard, Cadillac Records, Armored, and The Losers.

Personal life

Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a Dominican family he has described as "musical".[1] Short relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth theater. He attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, as well as El Segundo High School and the Orange County High School of the Arts, before leaving to join the Broadway tour of Stomp.[2]

Career

Short's acting debut came as a dancer in You Got Served and he later appeared in Accepted, starring Justin Long. He then took lead roles in the direct-to-DVD movie Save the Last Dance 2 alongside Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard. He has also appeared twice in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven as Trey, a member of the fictional Boy band "Boyz n' Motion". Other TV appearances include ER and Judging Amy.

In 2006, he appeared in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as novice show writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards.

In 2007, Columbus appeared in the movie This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren London.

In 2008, Short appeared in the movie Quarantine, co-starring Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician Little Walter in Cadillac Records, alongside Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, Short played "Pooch" in the film The Losers, based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain White (Stomp The Yard). His next appearance will be in the action comedy, The Wannabes, where he will play in his first villanous role.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 ER Loose TV series; episode: "Skin"
Judging Amy Thomas McNab TV series; episode: "The Paper War"
2005-2006 That's So Raven Trey TV series; 2 episodes
2006-2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Darius Hawthorne TV series; 10 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 You Got Served Dancer
2005 War of the Worlds Soldier
2006 Accepted Hands Holloway Supporting Role
Save the Last Dance 2 Miles Sultana Direct-to-video
2007 Stomp the Yard DJ Williams First Major Role
This Christmas Claude Whitfield
2008 Quarantine Officer Danny Wilensky
Cadillac Records Little Walter
2009 Whiteout Deify
Armored Ty Hackett
2010 Death at a Funeral Jeff
The Losers Pooch
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming DJ Williams post-production

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_13494.html
  2. ^ Grant, Kimberly (2009-12-04). "MOVIE REVIEW: Armored star Columbus Short talks movies". The South Florida Times. Retrieved 2009-12-04. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)in 2008, he married Rachel Precious Adunsai Americana Wazah Tolie Pratt.
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