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.
His mother (Rocky Parker) was married to actor Patrick Dempsey, who was 27 years her
junior; Patrick, who is one year younger than Corey, was briefly
Corey's step-father.
Coached Sean 'Diddy' Combs for the Broadway production of "Raisin in the Sun".
Member of the Actors Studio.
Once delivered newspapers in New York City.
Has been teaching acting since 1999 in New York, Los Angeles and Memphis, TN.