Columbus Short

Birth Name:

Columbus Keith Short

Birth Place:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Nominated in 2004 at the American Choreography Awards
Won the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in "Cadillac Records․"
Graduated high school early to join the Broadway production tour of "Stomp․"
Started participating in a youth theater when he was five years old
Quote: "[on his life] "I just can't relax․ That's my problem․ Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out․' I can't not work, given where I want to be․""
Quote: "My therapy really was my album․ Working on my album changed my life․ Music changes things, and that is a fact․"
Quote: "[on his life] "I can say with full sincerity that I am happy․ I'm happy because I'm doing what I love and I'm not selling out․ And I can sleep at night because I'm at peace with it․""
Choreographed the dance routine for Britney Spears's "In the Zone" tour after originally being a backup dancer for the singer
Played unconventional roles as Darius on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and Danny in "Quarantine․"
Made his acting debut in the movie "You Got Served․"
Received his first lead role as DJ in "Stomp the Yard․"
Enjoys basketball, football and snowboarding and plays the drums and keyboard
Voices a pedestrian in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas․"

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