
Acting
Jul 7, 1965
New York City, New York, USA
Corey Parker
Acting
Biography
Corey Parker (July 8, 1965 – March 5, 2026) was an American actor and acting coach. He grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, he began working as an actor at age 5 and training at the age of 14 with teachers from the Actors Studio. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. He has appeared on every major network — with leading roles on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and supporting roles on PBS, BBC, HBO, MTV, USA. He has worked at Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Miramax, Lorimar, and Viacom. Corey is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles, and has worked with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company, with Joe Papp at the Public Theater, and has a long list of productions in which he has appeared in New York and at the Mark Taper in Los Angeles.
Feature Films (31)

High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.
How I Got Into College

In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.
Big Man on Campus

Milly is annoyed whenever her mom tells her to behave more appropriate for a girl. She's just not interested in fancy dresses or prom dances. Some day her best friend's little brother offers her a potion which can make her deepest wish come true during a solar eclipse. She goes through with it and ends up with male genitals, additionally. So she has to decide if she wants to live as a boy or a girl. Her father, who always wanted a son, supports her in checking out life as a boy. Hence Milly changes school and starts out as Willy.
Willy/Milly

A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.
Biloxi Blues

When a young gay man comes out of the closet, his friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings and secrets in their relationship.
The Lost Language of Cranes

A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.
Scream for Help

After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for a cosmetics company, David becomes Mr. Bigshot when his protégé is chosen to be the model/spokeswoman for her animal personality.
Encino Woman

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For the first time ever, filmmakers have been allowed to film their work.
Hello Actors Studio

A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.
Mr. and Mrs. Loving

College bound 18-year-old has his life turned upside down when his 16-year-old girlfriend announce she is pregnant.
Teen Father

A teenager babysitting a young girl discovers that she is being molested by a family friend when harrowing memories of her own past molestation by her uncle come to the surface.
Don't Touch

A man deeply in debt to a vengeful creditor tries to repay his loan by diverting funds to a Caribbean island.
Fool's Paradise
Television & Series (13)

Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.
Duckman

thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties.
thirtysomething

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
Touched by an Angel

Flying Blind is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 1992, to May 1993. The series stars Corey Parker and Téa Leoni.
Flying Blind

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
Will & Grace

In this updated version of the classic "The Love Boat" series, recently divorced former U.S. Navy captain Jim Kennedy III takes the helm of a Caribbean cruise ship - along with its crew mates - on adventuresome voyages that sometimes lead to romance. The series aired on UPN from 1998 to 1999.





