Corey Parker(1965-2026)

Corey Parker grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, Corey Parker began working as an actor at age 5 and training at the age of 14 with teachers from the Actors Studio. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. Corey Parker has appeared on every major network--with leading roles on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and supporting roles on PBS, BBC, HBO, MTV, USA. He has worked at Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Miramax, Lorimar, and Viacom. Corey has an extensive theater background and is a member of the Actors Studio in New York and Los Angeles, and of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles. Corey has worked with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company, with Joe Papp at the Public Theater and has a long list of productions in which he has appeared in New York and at the Mark Taper in Los Angeles.