Columbus Short

Columbus Short
Columbus Short
	Short at Comic-Con in 2010
Born	Columbus Keith Short, Jr.; September 19, 1982 (age 41); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations	Actor; choreographer;
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Brandi Short (m. 2001–2003); Tanee McCall (m. 2005–2013) ; Aida Abramyan-Short (m. 2016–present)
Children	4

Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982)^[1] is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You Think You Can Dance fame). He is best known for his roles in the films Stomp the Yard, Cadillac Records, Armored, and The Losers. He previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama Scandal, as Harrison Wright.^[2]^[3] On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would leave Scandal after three seasons with the show.

Early life and education

Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a family he has described as "musical". His mother, Janette, has a talent management company.^[4] He has two brothers, John Rancipher and Chris Staples.^[5] Short relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth theater. He attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, as well as El Segundo High School and the Orange County School of the Arts, before leaving to join the off-Broadway tour of Stomp.^[6]^[7]

Career

Short's acting debut came as a dancer in film You Got Served in 2004 and he later appeared in comedy film Accepted in 2006, starring Justin Long. He then took lead roles in the direct-to-DVD movie Save the Last Dance 2 (2006) alongside Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard (2007). He has also appeared twice in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven as Trey, a member of the fictional boy band "Boyz n' Motion." Other TV appearances include ER and Judging Amy.

In 2006, he appeared in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as novice show-writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards. In 2007, Columbus appeared in the movie This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren London. In 2008, Short appeared in the movie Quarantine, co-starring Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician Little Walter in Cadillac Records (2008), with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, he played "Pooch" in the film The Losers, based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain White (who had already directed Short in Stomp the Yard).

Personal life

Short was married to Brandi Short,^[8] but they split in 2003. They have a son.^[8] He married dancer Tanee McCall in 2005. She filed for divorce twice, once in September 2013 and again in April 2014. They have a daughter.^[8] Since 2016, Short has been married to Aida Abramyan. The couple have two sons together.^[8]

Legal issues

In 2014, as part of a no-jail plea agreement, Short pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence and performed 30 hours of community service.^[9]

Short also avoided jail by pleading no contest to a felony assault charge after throwing "a running punch" at his in-law during a family gathering at a bar.^[10] Short stated he was being taunted and acted in self-defense, and the victim admitted he took off his jersey and was prepared to fight Short before the punch caused a concussion and fractured eye socket.^[10]

In an interview with Access Hollywood Live, Short said that substance abuse, both alcoholism and cocaine use due to the stress of family issues and personal loss, led to his departure from Scandal.^[11]^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	You Got Served	Dancer
2005	War of the Worlds	War of the Worlds Soldier
2006	Accepted	Hands Holloway
2006	Save the Last Dance 2	Miles Sultana	Video
2007	Stomp the Yard	DJ Williams
2007	This Christmas	Claude Whitfield
2008	Quarantine	Officer Danny Wilensky
2008	Cadillac Records	Little Walter
2009	Whiteout	Delfy
2009	Armored	Ty Hackett
2010	Death at a Funeral	Jeff Barnes
	The Losers	Pooch
	Stomp the Yard: Homecoming	DJ Williams
2014	The End Again	Joe Maxwell	Short
2015	Fear Files	City Councilman Harvey Jordan	TV movie
	The Girl Is in Trouble	August
	Mr. Right	Michael
	Rocko Presents Food	Ceegee	Short
	Lucky Girl	Dillon
2016	Definitely Divorcing	Eric
2017	American Violence	Ben Woods
2017	True to the Game	Quadir Richards	^[13]
2018	Armed	Turell
2019	Atone	White
2019	Dear Frank	George
2020	Influence	Billy King
	For NYC	Himself	Short
	True to the Game 2: Gena's Story	Quadir Richards
2021	The Fight That Never Ends	Norris	TV movie ^[14]
2021	True to the Game 3	Quadir Richards
2022	Scott Free	Todd
2022	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Martin Luther King, Jr.	^[15]
2023	The Bargain	Tunde Seymour
	Life Without Hope 2: A New Chapter	Life	Replaced by Andra Fuller: Tubi release
	Prince of Detroit	Harlow Black
	Sisters	Kevin
	Stay Out	-	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	ER	Loose	Episode: "Skin"
2005	Judging Amy	Thomas McNab	Episode: "The Paper War"
2005–06	That's So Raven	Trey	Guest Cast: Seasons 3-4
2006–07	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Darius Hawthorne	Recurring Cast
2012–14	Scandal	Harrison Wright	Main Cast: Seasons 1-3
2020	Casting the Net	Hector	Episode: "A Purse Full of Dollars"
2022	Black Ink Crew: Compton	Himself	Episode: "New Teams, Same Dreams"
2022	Wicked City	The Handler	Episode: "A Debt Owed"

Awards and nominations

Black Reel Awards
- 2008, Best Ensemble: Cadillac Records (Winner)
- 2008, Best Breakthrough Performance: Cadillac Records (Nominated)
Image Awards
- 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Cadillac Records (Winner)
- 2008, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)
MTV Movie Awards
- 2007, Breakthrough Performance: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)
- 2007, Best Kiss: Stomp the Yard w/ Meagan Good (Nominated)
Teen Choice Awards
- 2007, Best Dance: Stomp the Yard (Nominated)

References

^ "Sept. 19, birthdays for Jimmy Fallon, Trisha Yearwood, Columbus Short". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 19, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015. Notable people born on this day include ... actor and dancer Columbus Short, who was born in 1982...
^ "Scandal". TrailerLounge. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more". Zap2It. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ "Short's Circuit". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 2000. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ "Idris Elba and Columbus Short Interview, This Christmas". moviesonline.ca. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ Grant, Kimberly (December 4, 2009). "MOVIE REVIEW: Armored star Columbus Short talks movies". The South Florida Times. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
^ Sarie. "COLUMBUS SHORT, KEVIN FRAZIER AND KIDS AT THE PRE-GOLDEN GLOBE LOUNGE". Black Celebrity Kids. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Seemayer, Zach (August 21, 2016). "Columbus Short Engaged, Expecting Son With Fiancee". ETOnline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
^ Dillon, Nancy (August 21, 2014). "Columbus Short accepts plea deal in domestic violence case after judge refuses to lower his bail". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "'Scandal' Alum Columbus Short Pleads No Contest to Knocking Man Out". HollywoodReporter.com. Associated Press. September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
^ "Columbus Short says cocaine abuse led to 'Scandal' exit, Shonda Rhimes knew of his drug problems". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
^ "Columbus Short confirms 'Scandal' exit after spousal abuse claims". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via ontheredcarpet.com.
^ "'True To The Game' Receives Official Trailer: Vivica A. Fox, Columbus Short, Darrius McCrary Star". blackfilm.com. October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "California Love". Black Cinema Connection. October 10, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ Jones, Monique. "First Look At Ledisi As Mahalia Jackson And Columbus Short As MLK Jr. In 'Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

External links

[1] "Sept. 19, birthdays for Jimmy Fallon, Trisha Yearwood, Columbus Short". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 19, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015. Notable people born on this day include ... actor and dancer Columbus Short, who was born in 1982...

[2] "Scandal". TrailerLounge. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[3] "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more". Zap2It. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[4] "Short's Circuit". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 2000. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[5] "Idris Elba and Columbus Short Interview, This Christmas". moviesonline.ca. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[ref1-6] Grant, Kimberly (December 4, 2009). "MOVIE REVIEW: Armored star Columbus Short talks movies". The South Florida Times. Retrieved December 4, 2009.

[7] Sarie. "COLUMBUS SHORT, KEVIN FRAZIER AND KIDS AT THE PRE-GOLDEN GLOBE LOUNGE". Black Celebrity Kids. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[expecting-8] Seemayer, Zach (August 21, 2016). "Columbus Short Engaged, Expecting Son With Fiancee". ETOnline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[9] Dillon, Nancy (August 21, 2014). "Columbus Short accepts plea deal in domestic violence case after judge refuses to lower his bail". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[knocking-10] "'Scandal' Alum Columbus Short Pleads No Contest to Knocking Man Out". HollywoodReporter.com. Associated Press. September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[11] "Columbus Short says cocaine abuse led to 'Scandal' exit, Shonda Rhimes knew of his drug problems". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

[12] "Columbus Short confirms 'Scandal' exit after spousal abuse claims". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via ontheredcarpet.com.

[13] "'True To The Game' Receives Official Trailer: Vivica A. Fox, Columbus Short, Darrius McCrary Star". blackfilm.com. October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[14] "California Love". Black Cinema Connection. October 10, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[15] Jones, Monique. "First Look At Ledisi As Mahalia Jackson And Columbus Short As MLK Jr. In 'Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

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Columbus Short

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

Legal issues

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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