Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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Shaun Michael Taylor-Corbett (October 6, 1978) is an American
actor
, and is the son of choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett
. Shaun is of Native American
descent and has three sisters: Hunter, Conner, and Maddison. He also has a dog named Jazzbeau and four cats named Princess, Buster, Bambie, and Skooter. He is 5'7" and weighs 135 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
Taylor-Corbett graduated from the University of Delaware
. It was there he sang for an a cappella
group called the University of Delaware YChromes. He was also the vice president of the university's World Peace Club and was an honors student. He had vocal training from Shirley Callaway. After college, he joined The New York Public Theater, where he performed Shakespeare. He also joined the Harrington Theater Arts Company and appeared on All My Children
many times. He also appeared as Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
at the McCarter Theater.
In 2003, he joined the American
counterpart to the famous Australian kids' show Hi-5
. As a member, he was the American counterpart of Nathan Foley. In Hi-5
, his segment is Shapes and Space, where he would play with play objects, as if they were real life objects, like a giant pyramid and a tunnel underground. He would also explain the functions of shapes. Sometimes, various Hi-5
members, mostly Curtis Cregan
, would drop in and help Shaun with these projects. Some of his solo songs include:
Shaun left Hi-5 in 2006 to further pursue his performing career. He played Juan in the hit Off-Broadway
musical Altar Boyz
from July 3, 2006 - May 6, 2007. He is currently appearing on Broadway
in In the Heights
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and is the son of choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Lynne Taylor-Corbett is a choreographer, director, lyricist, and composer. She was born in Denver, Colorado.She works in theatre and film, and also choreographs for dance companies, both ballet and modern, and is the principal guest choreographer for Carolina Ballet...
. Shaun is of Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
descent and has three sisters: Hunter, Conner, and Maddison. He also has a dog named Jazzbeau and four cats named Princess, Buster, Bambie, and Skooter. He is 5'7" and weighs 135 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
Taylor-Corbett graduated from the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. It was there he sang for an a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
group called the University of Delaware YChromes. He was also the vice president of the university's World Peace Club and was an honors student. He had vocal training from Shirley Callaway. After college, he joined The New York Public Theater, where he performed Shakespeare. He also joined the Harrington Theater Arts Company and appeared on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
many times. He also appeared as Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
at the McCarter Theater.
In 2003, he joined the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
counterpart to the famous Australian kids' show Hi-5
Hi-5 (American kids' band)
Hi-5 was a children's musical group and television program that started in 2003 It was based on the original Australian TV show. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won other awards in its short lifespan.- History :...
. As a member, he was the American counterpart of Nathan Foley. In Hi-5
Hi-5 (American kids' band)
Hi-5 was a children's musical group and television program that started in 2003 It was based on the original Australian TV show. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won other awards in its short lifespan.- History :...
, his segment is Shapes and Space, where he would play with play objects, as if they were real life objects, like a giant pyramid and a tunnel underground. He would also explain the functions of shapes. Sometimes, various Hi-5
Hi-5 (American kids' band)
Hi-5 was a children's musical group and television program that started in 2003 It was based on the original Australian TV show. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won other awards in its short lifespan.- History :...
members, mostly Curtis Cregan
Curtis Cregan
Curtis John Cregan is an American actor. He is currently seen in the American version of the children's television show Hi-5....
, would drop in and help Shaun with these projects. Some of his solo songs include:
- Skeleton Bones
- Build a City
- Dragon Dance
- Spunky Funky Spider
- Temple of the Sun
Shaun left Hi-5 in 2006 to further pursue his performing career. He played Juan in the hit Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...
from July 3, 2006 - May 6, 2007. He is currently appearing on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in In the Heights
In the Heights
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights....
.