Columbus Short

Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American dance choreographer and actor. He has choreographed Britney Spears' In the Zone tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You Think You Can Dance fame).

Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri but relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth theater. He attended the Orange County High School of the Arts before leaving to join the Broadway tour of Stomp. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Short's acting debut came as a dancer in You Got Served and appears in Accepted, starring Justin Long. Recently, he has a lead role in the direct-to-DVD movie Save The Last Dance 2 alongside Izabella Miko, and another lead role in Stomp the Yard.

He has also appeared twice in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven as Tre, a member of the fictional Boy band "Boyz n' Motion". Other TV appearances include ER and Judging Amy.

As of 2006, he is appearing 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.

Filmography

Television

Guest Starred

That's So Raven as Tre (A member of Boyz N Motion)
Judging Amy as Thomas McNab
ER as Loose
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Darius Hawthorne

Film

You Got Served (2004) as an extra!
War of the Worlds (2005) as War of the Worlds Soldier
Accepted (2006) as Hands
Save the Last Dance 2 (2006) as Miles Sultana
Stomp the Yard (2007) as DJ
This Christmas (2007) as Claude Whitfield

Trivia

Choregraphed Britney Spears' "In the Zone" tour
Nominated for American Choreography Award in 2004
Height: 5' 10"
Was a backup dancer for Brandy in 2004.

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