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      Columbus Short

      Columbus Short

      Highest Rated: 66% Cadillac Records (2008)

      Lowest Rated: 7% Whiteout (2009)

      Birthday: Sep 19, 1982

      Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

      While Columbus Short kicked off his professional performing career in the late '90s as a touring ensemble dancer in "Stomp," he became a familiar face in TV and film throughout the following decade. Background roles in popular flicks like "You Got Served" (2004) and "War of the Worlds" (2005) helped land Short his breakout turn as DJ Williams in the surprise hit film "Stomp the Yard" (2007). But as his Hollywood star shone brighter, he refused to abandon his career onstage: Short collaborated with Britney Spears as a choreographer on the pop star's elaborately staged Onyx Hotel Tour in the mid-2000s. In addition to a recurring role on the short-lived, Aaron Sorkin-penned series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC, 2006-07), Short starred in such high-profile films as "Quarantine" (2008), "Armored" (2009) and "The Losers" (2010), paving the way for his crucial role as devoted lawyer Harrison Wright on the well-received political drama "Scandal" (ABC, 2012-).

      Highest rated movies

      Cadillac Records
      The Girl Is in Trouble
      Quarantine This Christmas The Losers Death at a Funeral Armored Accepted

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      Columbus Short ARMORED, Columbus Short, 2009. ph: Lacey Terrell/©Screen Gems THIS CHRISTMAS, Columbus Short, 2007. ©Screen Gems Scandal, Nazanin Boniadi (L), Columbus Short (R), 'Flesh and Blood', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/10/2014, ©ABC Scandal, Columbus Short, 'Flesh and Blood', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/10/2014, ©ABC THIS CHRISTMAS, Chris Brown, Columbus Short, 2007. ©Screen Gems STOMP THE YARD, Columbus Short (left), director Sylvain White (front), on set, 2007. ©Screen Gems THE LOSERS, from left: Columbus Short, Chris Evans, Oscar Jaenada, Idris Elba, 2010. Ph: John Bramley/©Warner Bros STOMP THE YARD, Chris Brown (second from right), Columbus Short (far right), 2007. ©Screen Gems QUARANTINE, Columbus Short (left), 2008. ©Screen Gems Jimmy Kimmel Live, Columbus Short (L), Jimmy Kimmel (R), 'Episode 150', Season 11, Ep. #151, 11/07/2013, ©ABC Scandal, Joshua Malina (L), Columbus Short (R), 'Molly, You in Danger, Girl', Season 2, Ep. #18, 04/04/2013, ©ABC DEATH AT A FUNERAL, from left: Columbus Short, James Marsden, Ron Glass (back), Loretta Devine, 2010. ph: Phil Bray/©Screen Gems THIS CHRISTMAS, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Columbus Short, Lupe Ontiveros, Regina King, Sharon Leal, 2007. ©Screen Gems ARMORED, back, from left: Jean Reno, Matt Dillon, Skeet Ulrich, Columbus Short, 2009. ph: Lacey Terrell/©Screen Gems Scandal, Joe Morton (L), Columbus Short (C), Darby Stanchfield (R), 'Flesh and Blood', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/10/2014, ©ABC ARMORED, Columbus Short, 2009. ph: Lacey Terrell/©Screen Gems ARMORED, from left: Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, 2009. ph: Lacey Terrell/©Screen Gems ARMORED, front, from left: Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Dillon, 2009. ©Screen Gems CADILLAC RECORDS, Columbus Short as Little Walter (far right), 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 80% The Prince of Detroit Unknown (Character) - 2023
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sisters Kevin (Character) - 2023
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Rackades Rico (Character) - 2023
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Stay Out Unknown (Character) - 2023
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Life Without Hope: A New Chapter Life (Character) - 2023
      No Score Yet 67% Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Martin Luther King Jr. (Character) - 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Scott Free Todd (Character),
      Executive Producer
      - 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet California Love Norris (Character) - 2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Influence Billy King (Character) - 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dear Frank George (Character) - 2019
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Atone White (Character) - 2019
      No Score Yet 64% Armed Turell (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet 58% True to the Game Quadir Richards (Character) $465.0K 2017
      No Score Yet 29% American Violence Ben Woods (Character) - 2017
      No Score Yet 33% Definitely Divorcing Eric (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky Girl Dillon (Character) - 2015
      No Score Yet 14% Mr. Right Michael (Character) $25.4K 2015
      56% 41% The Girl Is in Trouble August (Character) - 2012
      No Score Yet 34% Stomp the Yard: Homecoming DJ Williams (Character) - 2010
      48% 54% The Losers Pooch (Character) $23.6M 2010
      43% 45% Death at a Funeral Jeff (Character) $42.7M 2010
      41% 31% Armored Ty Hackett (Character) $16.0M 2009
      7% 21% Whiteout Delfy (Character) $10.3M 2009
      66% 65% Cadillac Records Little Walter (Character) $8.1M 2008
      56% 44% Quarantine Danny Wilensky (Character) $31.7M 2008
      55% 81% This Christmas Claude (Character) $49.1M 2007
      27% 81% Stomp the Yard DJ Williams (Character) $61.4M 2007
      No Score Yet 49% Save the Last Dance 2 Miles (Character) - 2006
      38% 72% Accepted Hands (Character) $36.3M 2006

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2009 2017
      93% 72% Scandal Harrison Wright (Character) 2012-2014
      64% No Score Yet Conan Guest 2013
      No Score Yet 10% The View Guest 2013
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mo'Nique Show Unknown (Character) 2013
      50% No Score Yet The Wanda Sykes Show Guest 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2009
      74% 88% Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Darius Hawthorne (Guest Star) 2006-2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2005