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.
Early life Corbett was born on June 20, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Career 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, 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. 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 Corbett was a resident of Collingswood, New Jersey, and the first house he bought was next door to his grandmother's home there.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.)"
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1994Sioux CityRay Dawes1996The Whole Wide WorldBooth Adams1996Romeo + JulietRich Ranchidis1998Shadow of DoubtAnchor #32001To Protect and to ServeSheppard2012ParaNormanMovie Zombie (voice)2012Hotel TransylvaniaAdditional voices2017A Million Happy NowsAden2024The SubstanceAdditional voices
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1979–1981Ryan's HopeMichael Pavel, Jr.Main role1982–1985Search for TomorrowWarren CarterMain role1986–1991The Young and the RestlessDavid Kimble / JimMain role1987MacGyverPhilEpisode: "Out in the Cold"1987Women in PrisonPrinceEpisode: "The Hole Story"1991$100,000 PyramidHimselfAired Sept. 16, 1991 to Sept. 20, 19911992RenegadeJohnny RizzoEpisode: "Second Chance"1993Star Trek: The Next GenerationDr. RabalEpisode: "Force of Nature"1994–1995Skeleton WarriorsGrimskull, Joshua Steele (voices)Main role1995The Twisted Tales of Felix the CatAdditional voices3 episodes1996–1998The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor26 episodes1997Extreme GhostbustersChaim (voice)2 episodes1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionEdward DecateurEpisode: "They Towed My Car"2000Max SteelVoiceEpisode: "Fire and Ice"2001The King of QueensExecutiveEpisode: "Pregnant Pause: Part 2"2006, 2007Zoey 101Malcolm Reese2 episodes2016Venice: The SeriesJake3 episodes2020The DisappointmentsPhillip Parker5 episodes2023The Bold and the BeautifulJudge Evan Scott4 episodes (episode numbers 9069, 9079, 9112, and 9113)
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