American actor and country music singer (born 1961)
John Corbett
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Born
| John Joseph Corbett Jr.
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1961-05-09
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May 9, 1961
(age 63)
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Years active
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John Joseph Corbett Jr.
(born May 9, 1961)
[1]
is an American actor and
country music
singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as
Chris Stevens
on
Northern Exposure
(1990?1995),
Aidan Shaw
on
Sex and the City
(2000?2003), Max Gregson on
United States of Tara
(2009?2011), and Seth Holt on
Parenthood
(2011?2015). In film, he is known for roles in the
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
franchise,
Raising Helen
(2004),
The Messengers
(2007),
Sex and the City 2
(2010),
Ramona & Beezus
(2010), and the
To All the Boys
film trilogy (2018?2021).
In addition to acting, Corbett has pursued a career in country music, releasing the studio albums
John Corbett
(2006) and
Leaving Nothin' Behind
(2013) with the former reaching number 45 on the
Billboard
Country Albums
chart.
Early life
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Corbett was raised in
Wheeling, West Virginia
, U.S.
[2]
He grew up in an apartment block near the Ohio River with his mother and stepfather, both of whom worked at his uncle Phillip's music club.
[3]
Corbett was raised
Catholic
, and was an
altar boy
for seven years at
St. Joseph's Cathedral
.
[4]
His father was raised in
Bellaire, Ohio
, and was a member of the
Jehovah's Witnesses
.
[5]
[6]
Corbett's mother was
Jewish
through her father who was of
Russian-Jewish
descent.
[5]
[7]
[8]
Corbett started playing the guitar at age seven, and at 16, he worked as a security guard at the
Capitol Music Hall
.
[9]
He attended
Wheeling Central Catholic High School
, from which he graduated in 1979.
[10]
Following his graduation from high school, Corbett moved to
Bellflower, California
to live with his father and stepmother, and worked for
Kaiser Steel
in
Fontana
for six years.
[4]
[11]
During his time as a hydrotester in the factory, he spent a year training to become an
L.A. County Deputy Sheriff
, but ultimately failed the exams.
[12]
Corbett stopped working at the factory after injuring his back; he subsequently enrolled in hairdressing classes at
Cerritos College
in
Norwalk
, and also studied acting there.
[13]
Corbett said, "I went to hair school by day and studied theatre at night."
[14]
He has been a licensed hair stylist since 1986.
[6]
He then landed a
Samsung
commercial, and after three years, had starred in 50 national commercials.
[15]
Career
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Acting
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Corbett at the
44th Primetime Emmy Awards
in August 1992
Corbett's first role came in 1988, when he was cast as Louis, the hippie boyfriend of Karen Arnold (
Olivia d'Abo
) in the first season of
ABC
's comedy-drama series
The Wonder Years
. For this appearance, he was credited as Jack Corbett. From 1990 to 1995, he starred as Chris Stevens in the
CBS
comedy-drama series
Northern Exposure
, for which he was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor ? Series, Miniseries or Television Film
and the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
.
[16]
Corbett played the leading role of Adam MacArthur, in 1997's short-lived
Fox
science fiction series
The Visitor
, for which he was nominated for the
Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
. His character, who was abducted by
aliens
, finds his way back to Earth 50 years later, endowed with special powers. From 2001 to 2002, he portrayed the love interest of
Carrie Bradshaw
(
Sarah Jessica Parker
), Aidan Shaw, in the
HBO
comedy series
Sex and the City
,
[17]
for which he received his second nomination for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor ? Series, Miniseries or Television Film
.
[18]
In 2001 he also had a supporting role in the romantic comedy film
Serendipity
, starring John Cusack.
[
citation needed
]
In 2002, Corbett portrayed the male lead role of Ian Miller in the romantic comedy film
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
, alongside
Nia Vardalos
(who also wrote the screenplay), for which he was nominated for a
Screen Actors Guild Award
.
[19]
In 2003, he starred in the
FX
dark comedy series
Lucky
, as professional
poker
player Michael "Lucky" Linkletter. The following year, he starred alongside
Kate Hudson
in
Garry Marshall
's comedy-drama film
Raising Helen
. He then portrayed music teacher Mr. Torvald in the 2004 musical drama film
Raise Your Voice
, co-starring
Hilary Duff
. Three years later, he had a starring role in the
Pang brothers
horror film
The Messengers
(2007).
[20]
Additionally, Corbett starred in the 2007
Lifetime
television film
Montana Sky
, and co-starred as a corrupt LAPD vice squad member in the 2008
David Ayer
-directed crime thriller
Street Kings
. The following year, he reunited with his
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
co-star Nia Vardalos for the romantic comedy
I Hate Valentine's Day
(2009), which Vardalos also wrote and directed.
[21]
In 2009, he also co-starred in the
Brian Herzlinger
-directed comedy film
Baby on Board
.
[22]
From 2009 to 2011, Corbett co-starred in the
Showtime
comedy-drama series
United States of Tara
as Max Gregson, the husband of
Toni Collette
's title character.
[23]
In 2010, Corbett reprised his role as Aidan Shaw in the
Sex and the City
feature film sequel
Sex and the City 2
.
[24]
That same year, he starred as Tom Marks in the
Hallmark
seasonal television film
November Christmas
, alongside
Sam Elliott
and
Sarah Paulson
, and portrayed Robert Quimby in
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
's family comedy film
Ramona and Beezus
, based on the
Ramona
novel series
.
[25]
Corbett was inducted into the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
in June 2011.
[26]
Corbett at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2015
From 2011 to 2015, he had a recurring role as Seth Holt on the NBC drama series
Parenthood
.
[27]
[28]
[29]
In March 2013, Corbett appeared in two episodes of the CBS procedural drama series
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Special Agent Roy Haines; it was considered to be a planted pilot episode for a
spin-off
series focusing on his character, but this was ultimately not produced.
[30]
In 2012, he portrayed teacher Mike Kersjes in the Hallmark television film based on the memoir of the same name,
A Smile as Big as the Moon
.
[31]
Corbett provided the voiceover for
Applebee's
television commercials and, since 2012, has been the voice for
Walgreens
' television and radio advertisements.
[32]
In 2014, Corbett appeared alongside
Sarah Bolger
in
Jeff Probst
's drama film
Kiss Me
.
[33]
The following year, he starred as Garrett Peterson, opposite
Jennifer Lopez
, in the
Rob Cohen
-directed erotic thriller
The Boy Next Door
.
[34]
From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed Josiah "Flash" Bacon in the FX comedy series
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
.
[35]
In 2016, fourteen years after
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
was released, Corbett returned for the sequel
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
.
[36]
In 2017, he portrayed the main role of Michael Spurlock, a pastor who welcomes
Karen
refugees
to his church, in the
Steve Gomer
-directed drama film
All Saints
.
[37]
Corbett then had a guest starring role as himself in the eighth and final season of
IFC
's comedy series
Portlandia
.
[38]
He portrayed Dr. Dan Covey, the father of
Lana Condor
's lead character, in the film adaptation of
Jenny Han
's novel
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
(2018), directed by
Susan Johnson
.
[39]
Corbett starred in
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
(2018), as lawyer Pearce Hill.
In 2019, Corbett starred in
John R. Leonetti
's film adaptation of
Tim Lebbon
's horror novel
The Silence
, with
Miranda Otto
and
Stanley Tucci
.
[40]
He also co-starred with
Nia Long
in the horror sequel
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
.
[41]
In 2023 he reprised his role as Aidan Shaw in the
Sex and the City
reboot
And Just Like That.
Music
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In 1993, Corbett starred in the
Jeff Richter
-directed music video for the
Scorpions
single "Woman", opposite
Karina Lombard
. In September 2004, it was reported that Corbett had signed a recording contract with
Nashville
-based
country music
label
Broken Bow Records
.
[42]
He released his
self-titled
debut album, co-produced by D. Scott Miller and Tara Novick, on April 4, 2006,
[43]
and went on tour with
ZZ Top
,
Lisa Marie Presley
, and
Charlie Daniels
to promote the record.
[44]
The album's only single, "Good to Go", debuted at No. 48 on the
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart, which was the highest debut by a new artist from an independent label,
[45]
and later peaked at No. 43. The music video for "Good to Go" was directed by
Kevin Kerslake
. The album itself reached No. 45 on the Country Albums chart, and peaked at No. 21 on the
Independent Albums
chart.
[46]
In 2008, Corbett was featured in
Trisha Yearwood
's music video for her single "
This Is Me You're Talking To
".
[47]
Seven years after his debut, Corbett released a second country album,
Leaving Nothin' Behind
, produced by
Jon Randall
, on January 29, 2013.
[48]
[49]
Personal life
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Corbett was raised Catholic and "dabbled" in
born-again Christianity
in the 1980s "before returning to his Catholic roots."
[50]
He has been in a relationship with actress
Bo Derek
since 2002, after meeting on a blind date.
[51]
They married in December 2020.
[52]
The couple live on a ranch in
Santa Ynez, California
.
[53]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Discography
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Albums
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Singles
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Music videos
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Awards and nominations
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References
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"John Corbett"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. 2008. Archived from
the original
on January 15, 2008
. Retrieved
February 11,
2011
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Comins, Linda (August 24, 2017).
"Wheeling Native John Corbett Secures Hometown Opening For Film"
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The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register
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Woods, Eric (March 4, 2011).
"John Corbett combines acting with lifelong love of music"
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Corbett, John (July 18, 2017).
"John Corbett: The Importance of Saying Yes"
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Guideposts
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"Opinion | John Corbett: Faith-based movies aren't really new in Hollywood"
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NBC News
. April 2018.
I was raised Catholic and I was an altar boy, though my father was a Jehovah's Witness and my mother was Jewish.
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a
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Babka, Allison (October 9, 2013).
"Get To Know Singer/Actor John Corbett Before Tonight's Show at The Gramophone"
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Riverfront Times
. Archived from
the original
on December 3, 2013
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
.
Without Bellaire, Ohio, I wouldn't be here -- that's where my father's from! I lived five blocks from the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling and worked there.
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Johnson, Neala (March 19, 2016).
"John Corbett: the Big Fat Greek husband Nia Vardalos went to the ends of the earth to find"
.
The Herald Sun
.
I didn't have a father growing up; he split when I was about two. So I was raised by two strong women who thought I was the funniest and cutest kid in the world: my mum Sandy, and her mother, who was a Great Russian Jewish woman named Eldoris.
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Brasher, Joan.
"John Corbett"
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The Fish
. Retrieved
February 11,
2011
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"John Corbett: 'City' man goes country"
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Gainesville Sun
. July 14, 2006
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Vaughn, Cliff (October 6, 2004).
"Actor John Corbett Remembers Teachers' Influence"
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EthicsDaily.com
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Furlong, Maggie (January 28, 2012).
"John Corbett On 'A Smile As Big As The Moon,' Playing Mike Kersjes And Why He Almost Wasn't An Actor"
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HuffPost
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Murray, Rebecca (April 7, 2008).
"Keanu Reeves, John Corbett, Amaury Nolasco and Jay Mohr Talk 'Street Kings'
"
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About.com
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The New York Times Company
. Archived from
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on July 31, 2017
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Matsumoto, Jon (September 14, 1997).
"John Corbett Plays With The Paranormal As Fox's 'The Visitor'
"
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Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Romanek, Bethany A. (January 15, 2006).
"John Corbett Finds Peace of Mind in Ohio Valley"
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The Intelligencer Wheeling News Register
. Archived from
the original
on October 1, 2006
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Johnson, Kevin C. (October 3, 2013).
"Corbett doesn't mind being billed as the guy from 'Sex and the City'
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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Hastings, Deborah (July 16, 1992).
"
'Northern Exposure' And NBC Lead The Pack For 44th Emmy Awards"
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Chicago Tribune
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Wethington, Jessica (June 6, 2001).
"Emmy performers: John Corbett"
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Variety
.
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"Golden Globes: 2002 winners in full"
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BBC News
. December 20, 2001.
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Holguin, Jaime (January 28, 2003).
"
'Chicago' Nabs 5 Nods From SAG"
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CBS News
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"Pang Brothers and Ghost House Announce Casting of Untitled Pang Brothers Project"
.
Sony Pictures
(Press release). June 29, 2005. Archived from
the original
on August 30, 2017
. Retrieved
August 30,
2017
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Goldstein, Gregg (May 14, 2008).
"Nia Vardalos, John Corbett rekindle romance"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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Goldstein, Gregg (February 14, 2008).
"
'Baby' boom: Graham, O'Connell among cast"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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Andreeva, Nellie (March 19, 2008).
"Corbett joins 'Tara' pilot"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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"John Corbett Admits Aidan Shaw Is In 'Sex And The City 2'
"
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Access Hollywood
. March 25, 2010.
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Kit, Borys; Fernandez, Jay A. (March 3, 2009).
"Trio book roles in 'Ramona'
"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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Kilday, Gregg (March 3, 2009).
"Academy Invites 178 Artists and Execs as New Members"
.
Backstage
.
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Ausiello, Michael (December 17, 2010).
"John Corbett Lands Arc on NBC's 'Parenthood'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
November 29,
2013
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Ausiello, Michael (August 2, 2011).
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.
TVLine
.
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Stanhope, Kate (November 26, 2013).
"Parenthood Exclusive: John Corbett Books Return Appearance"
.
TV Guide
. Retrieved
November 29,
2013
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Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2013).
"John Corbett To Star In 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
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Furlong, Maggie (January 28, 2012).
"John Corbett On 'A Smile As Big As The Moon,' Playing Mike Kersjes And Why He Almost Wasn't An Actor"
.
HuffPost
.
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Elliott, Stuart (September 17, 2012).
"Q. and A. with Stuart Elliott"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
October 8,
2012
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Kit, Borys (January 11, 2012).
"Jeff Probst-Directed Indie Drama to Star John Corbett and Sarah Bolger"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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Yamato, Jen (October 14, 2013).
"John Corbett Joins Blumhouse J. Lo Thriller 'The Boy Next Door'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
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Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2014).
"John Corbett To Co-Star In Denis Leary's FX Pilot 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
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Kit, Borys (May 27, 2014).
"Nia Vardalos, Playtone Reuniting for 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Sequel"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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"John Corbett & Cara Buono Talk New Movie All Saints Based Off a True Story"
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People
. August 21, 2017.
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"Portlandia Season 8 Release Date Set And Cast Details Revealed"
.
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. Archived from
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on December 18, 2017
. Retrieved
September 8,
2017
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.
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. Retrieved
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2017
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"
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. Retrieved
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2017
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. Retrieved
December 11,
2018
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. April 4, 2006.
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"John Corbett's new role: musician"
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Today.com
. February 24, 2006.
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. February 8, 2006
. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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. Retrieved
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2017
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'Sex and the City' Star Stands in for Garth Brooks"
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. Retrieved
November 30,
2013
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. January 7, 2013.
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People
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@TheTalkCBS (August 3, 2021).
"??Breaking News!??John Corbett reveals exclusive breaking news about his relationship with Bo Derek to the hosts, in…"
(
Tweet
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Twitter
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Nepales, Reuben V. (March 18, 2016).
"John Corbett on life with Bo Derek, kissing Nia Vardalos anew"
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George, Crystal (May 16, 2023).
"XO, Kitty cast guide: Who stars in the To All the Boys spin-off series?"
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Russell, Deborah (February 19, 1994).
"Blood Sucker"
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Billboard
. p. 40.
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"CMT: Videos: John Corbett: Bottle of Whiskey"
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Country Music Television
. Retrieved
October 14,
2011
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"CMT: Videos: John Corbett: Good to Go"
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Country Music Television
. Retrieved
August 29,
2017
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