Columbus Short Biography
Columbus Short (Columbus Keith Short, Jr.) is an American choreographer, actor, and singer 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 the series Scandal after three seasons with the show.
He has also choreographed Britney Spears’s Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You Think You Can Dance fame).
Columbus Short Age
Short was born on September 19, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He is 36 years old as of September 2018.
Columbus Short Family
Short was born and raised by his parents Columbus Keith Short (father) and Janette (mother) alongside his brothers John Rancipher and Chris Staples. His mother has a talent management company.
Columbus Short Wife
Short was first married to Brandi Short, but they separated in 2003. They have a son together. He married Tanee McCall a dancer in 2005. In September 2013, McCall filed for divorce and again filed for divorce in April 2014. They have one daughter, Ayala Short, together.
In 2016 Short announced that he was engaged to Aida Abramayan, who had previously served as his publicist. The couple has a son named Denzel Short who was born in early 2017.
Columbus Short Education
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.
Columbus Short Career
Short began his acting career 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 along with Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard. He has also appeared twice in the Disney Channel Original Series That’s So Raven playing 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 one of the presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards.
In 2007, Short appeared in the film This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren London.
In 2008, he 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 portrayed “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).
Columbus Short Movies
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Year
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Title
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Role
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2004
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You Got Served
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Dancer
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2005
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War of the Worlds
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Soldier
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2006
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Accepted
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Hands Holloway
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Save the Last Dance 2
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Miles Sultana
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2007
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Stomp the Yard
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DJ Williams
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This Christmas
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Claude Whitfield
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2008
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Quarantine
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Officer Danny Wilensky
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Cadillac Records
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Little Walter
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2009
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Whiteout
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Delfy
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Armored
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Ty Hackett
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2010
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Death at a Funeral
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Jeff Barnes
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The Losers
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Pooch
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Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
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DJ Williams
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2015
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The Girl Is in Trouble
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August
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Mr. Right
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Michael
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2016
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Lucky Girl
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Dillon
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True to the Game
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Quadir Richards
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2017
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American Violence
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Ben Woods
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2018
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Armed
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Turell
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Atone
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White
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Columbus Short TV Shows
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Year
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Title
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Role
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2005
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ER
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Loose
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Judging Amy
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Thomas McNab
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2005–2006
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That’s So Raven
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Trey
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2006–2007
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Darius Hawthorne
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2012–2014
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Scandal
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Harrison Wright
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Columbus Short Awards
- Black Reel Awards
- 2008, Best Ensemble: Cadillac Records (Winner)
2008, Best Breakthrough Performance: Cadillac Records (Nominated)
Image Awards - 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Cadillac Records (Winner)
2008, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)
MTV Movie Awards - 2007, Breakthrough Performance: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)
2007, Best Kiss: Stomp the Yard w/ Meagan Good (Nominated)
Teen Choice Awards - 2007, Best Dance: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)
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