Corey Cott

Corey Cott
Cott at the Bernard B. Jacobs stage door in May 2017
Born	Corey Michael Cott (1990-03-30) March 30, 1990 (age 28) Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	2012–present
Spouse(s)	Meghan Woollard (m. 2013)
Children	1
Relatives	Casey Cott (brother)

Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990)^[1] is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical Newsies, replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical Bandstand.^[2]

Contents

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  1 Early life and education
  


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  2 Career
  


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  3 Personal life
  


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  4 Stage credits
  


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  5 Filmography
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Early life and education

Cott was born in Columbus, Mississippi, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former Air Force fighter pilot, and Lori Cott.^[3][4] He grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan and Chagrin Falls, Ohio and is the older brother of actor Casey Cott.^[5] He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[6]

Career

Cott began his professional acting career while attending Carnegie Mellon, booking shows with Pittsburgh's professional theater company Pittsburgh CLO. He had roles in their productions of Miss Saigon, Jekyll and Hyde, and Jesus Christ Superstar.^[7]

Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Cott moved to New York City. Shortly thereafter, he booked the role of the Jack Kelly alternate in the Broadway musical Newsies. He took over that role permanently on September 5, 2012.^[8]

Cott appeared in the musical Bandstand as WWII veteran Donny Novitski, which opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017.^[9] He had also starred in the musical's premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in October 2015.^[10]

Personal life

Cott married Meghan Woollard in January 2013. They met while singing in church in Pittsburgh.^[11] Their first child, Elliott Michael Cott, was born on May 1, 2017.^[12]

Cott grew up with Ben Fankhauser, a fellow Newsies co-star. They performed together in several local youth theatre productions.^[6]

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2012	Newsies	Jack Kelly	Nederlander Theatre	September 5, 2012 – August 24, 2014
2015	Gigi	Gaston Lachaille	Kennedy Center	January 16, 2015 – February 12, 2015
			Neil Simon Theatre	March 19, 2015 – June 21, 2015
2015	Bandstand	Donny Novitski	Paper Mill Playhouse	October 8, 2015 – November 8, 2015
2017			Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre	March 31, 2017 – September 17, 2017

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	What You Get	Benjamin Armand	Short film
2015	The Intern	Customer Service Representative #2	Uncredited
2016	Mutt	Michael	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Madam Secretary	Scott Welland	Episode: "Passage"
2015	Public Morals	Ryan	2 episodes
2016	The Interestings	Jonah Dey	Television film
2016	Z: The Beginning of Everything	Townsend Martin	5 episodes
2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ellis Griffin	Episode: "Rape Interrupted"
2016	My Mother and Other Strangers	Lieutenant Barnhill	Episode: "Golden Gloves"
2017–18	The Good Fight	Tom C. Duncan	4 episodes

References

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   ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BSQyRdGh9qX/
   


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   ^ "Corey Cott Is the New King of Newsies". New York City. Retrieved June 22, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


3. 
   ^ "This Family Is Taking Over Broadway, TV and Finance". Sene. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
   


4. 
   ^ "CUE & A: Gigi Star Corey Cott on Pokemon, Borrowing Shoes for a Callback and The 'Dog Actor Renaissance' - Playbill". Playbill.
   


5. 
   ^ "'Newsies' star Corey Cott returns to Pittsburgh to cheer on brother". Post Gazette.
   


6. 
   ^ ^ab Broadway musical 'Newsies' features actors Corey Cott of Chagrin Falls and Ben Fankhauser of Orange: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff Michael K. McIntyre. cleveland.com. March 9, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2017
   


7. 
   ^ "Cott Up in the Moment | Carnegie Mellon Today". cmtoday.cmu.edu. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
   


8. 
   ^ Gioia, Michael. "THE LEADING MEN: Broadway Newcomer Corey Cott Seizes the Day in Disney's 'Newsies' " Playbill, March 2, 2013
   


9. 
   ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Star in 'Bandstand', Opening April 26 on Broadway" Playbill, April 26, 2017
   


10. 
    ^ Gans, Andrew. "Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Will Return to Broadway in 'Bandstand' Musical" Playbill, October 20, 2016
    


11. 
    ^ "Newsies Star Corey Cott & New Bride Meghan Woollard Show Off Their Wedding Bling". Retrieved June 22, 2014.
    


12. 
    ^ Bandstand Frontman Corey Cott & His Wife Meghan Welcome First Child Lindsey Sullivan. Broadway.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017
    

External links

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  Corey Cott at the Internet Broadway Database
  


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  Corey Cott on IMDb


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  Corey Cott on Playbill Vault

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