Columbus Short

Columbus Short
Short at WonderCon in 2010
Born Columbus Keith Short, Jr.
(1982-09-19) September 19, 1982
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Occupation
  • Actor
  • choreographer
  • Rapper
  • dancer
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Brandi Short (m. ?–2003)
Tanee McCall (m. 2005–2013)
Children 2

Columbus Keith Short, Jr. (born September 19, 1982)[1] 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. He previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama Scandal, as Harrison Wright.[2] On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would leave Scandal after three seasons with the show.

Early life and education

Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to a family he has described as "musical". His mother, Janette, has a talent management company.[3] He has two brothers, John Rancipher and Chris Staples.[4] 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.[5][6]

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, with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, he 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).

Personal life

Short was married to Brandi Short, but split from her in 2003. They have one son together.[7] He was married to dancer Tanee McCall in 2005. In September 2013, she filed for divorce, and again filed for divorce in April 2014. They have one daughter, Ayala, together.

As part of a no-jail plea deal in 2014, Short pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence.[8] Short also avoided jail by pleading no contest to a felony assault charge after throwing a punch at his in-law. Short says he was being taunted and acted in self-defense, and his in-law admitted he had removed his jersey and was prepared to fight Short.[9] In an interview with Access Hollywood Live, Short said that substance abuse, both alcoholism and cocaine use due to the stress of family issues and personal loss, led to his departure from Scandal.[10][11]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005ERLooseTV series; episode: "Skin"
Judging AmyThomas McNabTV series; episode: "The Paper War"
2005–2006That's So RavenTreyTV series; 2 episodes
2006–2007Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDarius HawthorneTV series; 10 episodes
2012–2014Scandal[12]Harrison WrightTV series; 46 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004You Got ServedDancer
2005War of the WorldsSoldieruncredited
2006AcceptedHands Holloway
Save the Last Dance 2Miles Sultana
2007Stomp the YardDJ Williams
This ChristmasClaude Whitfield
2008QuarantineOfficer Danny Wilensky
Cadillac RecordsLittle Walter
2009WhiteoutDeify
ArmoredTy Hackett
2010Death at a FuneralJeff Barnes
The LosersPooch
Stomp the Yard: HomecomingDJ WilliamsDirect to video
2015The Girl Is in TroubleAugust
Mr. RightMichael
2016Lucky GirlDillon
True to the GameQuadir Richards
2017American ViolenceBen Woods
2018ArmedTurell
AtoneWhite

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Sept. 19, birthdays for Jimmy Fallon, Trisha Yearwood, Columbus Short". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 19, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015. Notable people born on this day include ... actor and dancer Columbus Short, who was born in 1982...
  2. ↑ "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more". Zap2It. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Short's Circuit". latimes. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Idris Elba and Columbus Short Interview, This Christmas". moviesonline.ca. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Grant, Kimberly (2009-12-04). "MOVIE REVIEW: Armored star Columbus Short talks movies". The South Florida Times. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  6. ↑ Sarie. "COLUMBUS SHORT, KEVIN FRAZIER AND KIDS AT THE PRE-GOLDEN GLOBE LOUNGE". Black Celebrity Kids. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Columbus Short splits from second wife Tanee McCall-Short". Mail Online. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Short, Columbus. "Columbus Short".
  9. ↑ "Columbus Short Pleads No Contest to Knocking Man Out". Huffington Post. Huff Post. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Columbus Short says cocaine abuse led to 'Scandal' exit, Shonda Rhimes knew of his drug problems". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Columbus Short confirms 'Scandal' exit after spousal abuse claims". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Scandal". TrailerLounge. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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