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Columbus Short is a Actor and Executive producer American born on 19 september 1982 at Kansas City (USA)

Columbus Short

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Birth name Columbus Keith Short Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 19 september 1982 (42 years) at Kansas City (USA)

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. He previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama Scandal, as Harrison Wright. On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would leave Scandal following claims he had attacked his wife.

Biography

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

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

Short has had several brushes with the law being arrested and in court for assault(s), failing to appear, etc.

Best films

Stomp the Yard (2007)
(Actor)

Usually with

Keith David
Keith David
(2 films)
David Banner
David Banner
(2 films)
Julius Onah
Julius Onah
(1 films)
Scott Kevan
Scott Kevan
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Columbus Short (16 films)

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Actor

The Girl Is in Trouble
Directed by Julius Onah
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Columbus Short, Mike Starr, Wilmer Valderrama, Jesse Spencer, Míriam Colón, Paz de la Huerta
Roles August
Rating50% 2.5096452.5096452.5096452.5096452.509645
August, a Lower East Side bartender, becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving Signe, a desperate woman, Jesus, a missing drug dealer and Nicholas, the scion of a powerful investment firm.
Lucky Girl
Lucky Girl (2015)

Genres Drama, Romance
Actors LeToya Luckett, Columbus Short, Ella Joyce, James Hawthorne, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Malik Yoba
Roles Dillon Deejay
Rating61% 3.08983.08983.08983.08983.0898
On the day of her wedding, as SELENA JACKSON (LeToya Luckett) comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also struggle with past loves, past regrets and past mistakes... The film is being released theatrically on January 5th, 2016 by Entertainment One domestically.
The Losers
The Losers (2010)
, 1h33
Directed by Sylvain White
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Idris Elba, Jason Patric
Roles Pooch
Rating62% 3.1005553.1005553.1005553.1005553.100555
The Losers are an elite black ops team of United States Special Forces operatives, led by Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and formed by Roque (Idris Elba), Pooch (Columbus Short), Jensen (Chris Evans), and Cougar (Óscar Jaenada), who are sent to Bolivia in a search and destroy mission on a compound run by a drug lord. While painting a target for an upcoming air strike, the Losers spot slave children in the compound and try to call off the attack, but their superior, codenamed "Max" (Jason Patric), ignores their pleas.
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Collins Pennie, Columbus Short, Tika Sumpter, Kiely Williams, Pooch Hall, David Banner
Roles DJ Williams
Rating41% 2.0821552.0821552.0821552.0821552.082155
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Death at a Funeral, 1h32
Directed by Neil LaBute
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Loretta Devine, Chris Rock, Peter Dinklage, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Martin Lawrence
Roles Jeff
Rating57% 2.8509352.8509352.8509352.8509352.850935
The film revolves around the funeral service for the father of Aaron and Ryan. Aaron, the older son, and his wife Michelle live at his parents' home. Aaron and Michelle have been trying to buy their own home and have children but have been unsuccessful. Aaron envies Ryan because Ryan is a successful author, while he has not yet had his novel published, and resents his brother because Ryan would rather spend money on a first class airline ticket than help him pay for the funeral expenses.
Whiteout
Whiteout (2009)
, 1h41
Directed by Stuart Baird, Len Wiseman, Dominic Sena
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, Alex O'Loughlin, Shawn Doyle
Roles Delfy
Rating55% 2.7507852.7507852.7507852.7507852.750785
Inside a Russian cargo plane flying above Antarctica. In the cargo hold, three Russians sit with a padlocked box. The co-pilot leaves his seat and goes into the cargo hold, and then begins to shoot the other men, who return fire. The chaos caused by the gunfight leads to a crash which kills all aboard. In modern times, newcomers arrive at the United States' Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, while others who are scheduled to leave are preparing to do so early because of a storm. They must depart before the onset of winter or remain for six months. Deputy U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) has been working in Antarctica for two years, since a betrayal by her partner in Miami that killed him and nearly killed her. She plans to retire after returning to the United States in two days.
Armored
Armored (2009)
, 1h28
Directed by Nimród Antal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Milo Ventimiglia, Skeet Ulrich
Roles Ty Hackett
Rating57% 2.850112.850112.850112.850112.85011
Ty Hackett (Columbus Short), an armed service veteran, is now an employee of Eagle Shield security, as a member of one of their many armored car transport teams. Now the legal guardian of younger brother Jimmy (Andre Kinney), the Silver Star recipient struggles to make ends meet. In a bar after an armored car prank heist played on Ty, his co-workers recount several historical attacks on armored cars. It is explained that Ashcroft (Fred Ward), their immediate supervisor, was once involved in an ambush, becoming the only survivor as he single-handedly killed five assailants. This story was topped by "a better" one of an armored car jacking in '88, wherein the guards surrendered the funds they were escorting in order to prevent the killing of a fellow guard; it concluded in the safety of all the guards and escape of the hijackers. The thieves were never caught, and the crew speculates that the escort team staged the attack.
Cadillac Records, 1h49
Directed by Darnell Martin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Adrien Brody, Beyoncé, Jeffrey Wright, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def
Roles Little Walter
Rating70% 3.50053.50053.50053.50053.5005
Leonard Chess, a Polish immigrant of Jewish descent, starts the record label Chess Records in Chicago in 1950. It opens its doors for black musicians and attracts people such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Walter and Etta James.
Quarantine
Quarantine (2008)
, 1h29
Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernández, Columbus Short, Greg Germann, Steve Harris, Marin Hinkle
Roles Danny Wilensky
Rating59% 2.998112.998112.998112.998112.99811
A television reporter named Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott Percival (Steve Harris) are assigned to follow firefighters Jake (Jay Hernandez) and Fletcher (Johnathon Schaech) on their night shift. The crew responds to an emergency call from an apartment building. The apartment manager Yuri (Rade Sherbedgia) says that he and other residents heard screams from the room of an old woman named Mrs. Espinoza (Jeannie Epper), who has locked herself in her apartment. Jake, Fletcher, Yuri, police officers Danny (Columbus Short) and James (Andrew Fiscella), and the camera crew go to the apartment, where they find Mrs. Espinoza in serious condition. She is bleeding severely and foaming at the mouth. Moments later, they are attacked by Espinoza who bites James in the neck. They take him downstairs for medical assistance, while Fletcher stays with a now sedated Mrs. Espinoza upstairs. However, when they get downstairs, they find the apartment doors have been locked from the outside, leaving everyone, including several residents, trapped inside. Upstairs, Fletcher is attacked by Mrs. Espinoza and thrown from the railing to the ground, leaving him in serious condition. Lawrence (Greg Germann), a veterinarian, starts tending to the injured as best as possible.
This Christmas, 1h59
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Musical films
Actors Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Mirtha Michelle, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown, Columbus Short
Roles Claude Whitfield
Rating64% 3.200263.200263.200263.200263.20026
Les membres d'une famille passent Noël ensemble pour la première fois depuis 4 ans...
Stomp the Yard, 1h54
Directed by Sylvain White
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Brian J. White, Laz Alonso
Roles DJ
Rating54% 2.7142352.7142352.7142352.7142352.714235
DJ Williams (Columbus Short) is a young man in inner-city Los Angeles. He and his younger brother Duron (Chris Brown) compete in local dance competitions as members of a crew known as the "Goon Squad". During the battle there are backs and forths, but in the end of the battle the Goon Squad win a cash-prize, and the leader of the rival crew goes all in for a double or nothing battle,which DJ accepts much to the dismay of his brother who knows that if the opposing crew leader thinks he got hustled the crew won't be able to spend the money they win, the Goon Squad wins the second battle and the losing home crew responds by ambushing DJ and his crewmates after the show. A fight breaks out, and the leader of the rival crew starts beating up DJ. Duron pushes him away and starts fighting him, leading the rival to pull out a gun and shoot Duron, killing him.
Accepted
Accepted (2006)
, 1h33
Directed by Steve Pink
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively Reynolds, Anthony Heald, Lewis Black, Columbus Short
Roles Hands
Rating63% 3.1999753.1999753.1999753.1999753.199975
Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) is a persuasive senior from William McKinley High School in Wickliffe, Ohio, who, among other pranks, creates fake IDs. His gifts do not extend to grades, however, and he receives rejection letters from all of the colleges to which he applies, including those with high acceptance rates. In an attempt to gain approval from his strict father (Mark Derwin), Bartleby creates a fake college, the South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.). His best friend, Sherman Schrader III (Jonah Hill), who has been accepted into his father's prestigious alma mater Harmon College, aids Bartleby and fellow rejects Rory Thayer (Maria Thayer), who only applied to Yale University; Hands Holloway (Columbus Short), who lost his athletic scholarship after an injury; and Glen (Adam Herschman), who failed his SAT exam. To make the "college" seem legitimate, Bartleby convinces Sherman to create a functional website for the school.
Save the Last Dance 2, 1h27
Directed by David Petrarca
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Izabella Miko, Columbus Short, Jacqueline Bisset, Aubrey Dollar, Ray J, Ne-Yo
Roles Miles Sultana
Rating53% 2.655562.655562.655562.655562.65556
The film continues the story of Sara Johnson (originally played by Julia Stiles and now portrayed by Izabella Miko). She recalls how she was born to be a dancer. Her mother would often comment that she knew how to pirouette before she could properly walk. From her earliest memories Sara always wanted to be a ballerina, a graceful dancer who could glide across the stage. It seemed that there was something that caused conflict in Sara’s ambition. She also loves the urban dance form of hip-hop. While ballet is highly structured, full of rules and standards, hip-hop gives Sara a chance to just let go and follow the beat. Sara wants the best of both worlds but the conflict between structure and independence affects her performance in both formats.
War of the Worlds, 1h56
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Films about religion, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Martiens, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
Roles Soldier
Rating64% 3.249993.249993.249993.249993.24999
The narrator (Morgan Freeman) explains how humans were unaware that intelligent extraterrestrials were making plans to occupy Earth. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a divorced crane operator longshoreman who works at a dock in Bayonne, NJ. Ray is estranged from his children. His former wife, Mary Ann (Miranda Otto), later drops off the children, 10-year-old daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin), at Ray's house in Bayonne on her way to visit her parents in Boston. Unexplained changes in the weather occur, emitting lightning that strikes multiple times in the middle of an intersection and disrupting all electrical technology in the area.