
Corey Parker
Department: Acting
Biography
Corey Parker (July 8, 1965 – March 5, 2026) was an American actor and acting coach. He grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, he 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. He 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 is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles, and 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.
Known For

How I Got Into College
1989

Big Man on Campus
1989

Willy/Milly
1986

Biloxi Blues
1988

The Lost Language of Cranes
1992

Scream for Help
1984

Encino Woman
1996

Hello Actors Studio
1988

Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996

Teen Father
1986

Don't Touch
1985

Fool's Paradise
1997

Broadway Bound
1992

I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990

White Palace
1990

Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985

Breast Men
1997

Grandpa's Funeral
1994

Courage
1986

Flesh Suitcase
1995

Woman's Picture
2011

A Mother's Prayer
1995

Being Awesome
2013

The Bureau of Short-Term Affairs
2013

Tupelove
2012

One Came Home
2010

Death$ in a $mall Town
2016

Winding Brook
2017

The End of the Bar
2002

Duckman
1994

thirtysomething
1987

Touched by an Angel
1994

Flying Blind
1992

Will & Grace
1998

Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998

The Bronx Zoo
1987

ABC Afterschool Special
1972

Blue Skies
1994

Eddie Dodd
1991

At Mother's Request
1987

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995