Michael Corbett (actor)

Michael Corbett
Michael Corbett
Born	June 20, 1956 (age 67)
Years active	1979–present

Michael Corbett (born June 20, 1956) is an American actor, author, and television personality. He is perhaps best known for his work starring in three daytime soap operas.

Career[edit]

Corbett began his career on Broadway. Just two weeks after graduating from the Boston Conservatory, he landed a role in the musical Nefertiti starring Andrea Marcoucci. He later played Kenicki in a production of Grease and appeared the roadway production of Come Back Little Sheba starring Shirley Knight and Philip Bosco. He also starred Off-Broadway with Liz Callaway and Karen Mason in The Matinee Kids. While on Broadway, Corbett was cast as Michael Pavel Jr. on Ryan's Hope,^[1] by a casting director who had seen him in a play. He played the role from 1979 to 1981.

Corbett 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. Corbett has also guest starred on numerous television series including The King of Queens, Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Rabal, and Zoey 101 as Logan's father, Malcolm Reese, and the web series Venice: The Series.

Since 2000, Corbett has hosted real estate and lifestyle segments for the NBC entertainment news program Extra, and won a 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program as part of the show's team.^[2] He is also the host and senior producer of Extra's Mansions and Millionaires!, and the executive producer of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry on E!. Corbett also created and executive produced Mansion Hunters for the Reelz channel.

Corbett appeared as a real estate expert on television shows including The View, Good Day LA, and the Australian show Today. He also regularly appears on CNN, the Discovery Channel, ABC News, Fox News, Fine Living, The Tyra Banks Show, CBS News, and had a long run on Larry King Live. Corbett was featured in People magazine, Newsweek, Robb Report, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. He hosted and lectured on the Real Estate & Wealth Expo's twelve-city national tour.

Corbett has written three best selling real estate 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!.

Personal life[edit]

Corbett was a resident of Collingswood, New Jersey, and the first house he bought was next door to his grandmother's home there.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Sioux City	Ray Dawes
1996	The Whole Wide World	Booth Adams
1996	Romeo + Juliet	Rich Ranchidis
1998	Shadow of Doubt	Anchor #3
2001	To Protect and to Serve	Sheppard
2012	ParaNorman	Movie Zombie	Voice
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Additional voices
2017	A Million Happy Nows	Aden

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979–1981	Ryan's Hope	Michael Pavel, Jr.	177 episodes
1982–1985	Search for Tomorrow	Warren Carter	213 episodes
1986–1991	The Young and the Restless	David Kimble / Jim	128 episodes
1987	MacGyver	Phil	Episode: "Out in the Cold"
1987	Women in Prison	Prince	Episode: "The Hole Story"
1992	Renegade	Johnny Rizzo	Episode: "Second Chance"
1993	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Dr. Rabal	Episode: "Force of Nature"
1994–1995	Skeleton Warriors	Aracula	13 episodes
1995	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	Voice	3 episodes
1996–1998	The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor	Voice	26 episodes
1997	Extreme Ghostbusters	Chaim	2 episodes
1998	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Edward Decateur	Episode: "They Towed My Car"
2000	Max Steel	Voice	Episode: "Fire and Ice"
2001	The King of Queens	Executive	Episode: "Pregnant Pause: Part 2"
2006, 2007	Zoey 101	Malcolm Reese	2 episodes
2016	Venice: The Series	Jake	3 episodes
2020	The Disappointments	Phillip Parker	5 episodes

References[edit]

^ Corbett, Michael (2006). Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time. Plume. ISBN 0-452-28669-7.
^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
^ 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.)"

External links[edit]

[1] Corbett, Michael (2006). Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time. Plume. ISBN 0-452-28669-7.

[NATAS_2014_Wins-2] "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[3] 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.)"

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