Al Corley (born May 22, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American actor, singer and producer. In the late 1970s, he worked as a doorman at Studio 54. He would later appear in a VH1 Behind the Music special on Studio 54 to recount his experiences.Corley is best known as the first actor to play Steven Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty. After that, Corley acted in 14 movies, then produced five. Corley left Dynasty at the end of the second season in 1982 after complaining about Steven's "ever-shifting sexual preferences" and wanting "to do other things". The character was recast in 1983 with Jack Coleman; the change in appearance attributed to plastic surgery after an oil rig explosion. Coleman remained on the show until 1988, but Corley returned to the role of Steven for the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion when Coleman was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts.He was also known as a singer in the 1980s. His 1984 new wave single "Square Rooms", from his debut album of the same name became a number one hit in France (in 1985), also reaching No. 6 in Switzerland, No. 12 in Italy (in 1985), No. 13 in Germany, No. 15 in Austria and No. 80 in the U.S. The same year, he released "Cold Dresses", which was also a big hit in France, reaching No. 5. His second album, Riot of Color was released in 1986, and a third album, Big Picture followed in 1988.He was married in 1989 to actress Jessika Cardinahl. They have three children: Sophie Elena, Ruby Cardinahl and Clyde Nikolai Corley. Before his marriage, he had a brief romance with pop star Carly Simon. It was Corley (with his back to the camera) that appeared with Simon on the cover art shot for her 1981 album Torch.He resides in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
Sophie Elena, Ruby Cardinahl, Clyde Nikolai Corley
Albums
Riot Of Color, Square Rooms
Movies
Bigger Than the Sky, Kill the Irishman, Cowboy Up, Drowning Mona, Torchlight, Squeeze Play!, Scorched, Noel, Stolen, Palmetto, The Forger, Hard Days, Hard Nights, Lurid, Last Dance
TV Shows
Bare Essence
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Had an 80s pop-hit with the song "Square Rooms" in 1985, produced by Harold Faltermeyer.
2
Used to work the door at New York's famous Studio 54 night club.
3
Father of three children with Jessika Cardinahl, Sophie, Ruby and Clyde. Oldest daughter Sophie has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, it causes severe mental and physical handicaps.
4
During a Bayern 3 radio interview in 1984, Al Corley confirmed his birthday as being May 22nd, but the German interviewer translated his answer into German as May 26th.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kill the Irishman
2011
TV Reporter
Stolen
2009
Uncle Sam #2
You Kill Me
2007
Man in Park
Bigger Than the Sky
2005
Guy in Line
Scorched
2003/I
Policeman
Cowboy Up
2001
Dr. Fremont
A Kiss Goodnight
1994
TV Movie
Kurt Pierson
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
Woman's Date
Hamburger Gift
1992
TV Movie
Michael Landesmann
Otto - Der Liebesfilm
1992
Dynasty: The Reunion
1991
TV Series
Steven Carrington
Hard Days, Hard Nights
1989
Chris
Incident at Channel Q
1986
Alpha City
1985
The American
Torchlight
1985
Al
Bare Essence
1983
TV Series
Chase Marshall
Dynasty
1981-1982
TV Series
Steven Carrington
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
Car Thief
The Love Boat
1980
TV Series
Walter Henson
The Women's Room
1980
TV Movie
Tad Ford
ABC Afterschool Specials
1979
TV Series
Jack Peters
And Baby Makes Six
1979
TV Movie
Franklin Kramer
Squeeze Play
1979
Buddy (as Alford Corley)
Women at West Point
1979
TV Movie
Paul
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Forger
2014
producer
Kill the Irishman
2011
producer
Inversion
2010/II
producer
Inversion
2010/I
executive producer
Stolen
2009
producer
You Kill Me
2007
producer
The Gravedancers
2006
producer
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
executive producer
Edmond
2005
executive producer
Noel
2004
producer
Scorched
2003/I
producer
Cowboy Up
2001
producer
Drowning Mona
2000
producer
Palmetto
1998
executive producer
A Brother's Kiss
1997
co-producer
In the Flesh
1995
producer
Last Dance
1994
TV Movie documentary producer
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Forger
2014
second unit director
The Gravedancers
2006
second unit director
In the Flesh
1995
second unit director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bigger Than the Sky
2005
Last Dance
1994
TV Movie documentary
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Dance
1994
TV Movie documentary
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Danny Greene: The Rise and Fall of the Irishman
2009
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Home & Family
2015
TV Series
Himself
Gylne tider
2006-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar
2006
TV Movie
Himself / Steven Carrington #1
E! True Hollywood Story
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Behind the Music
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Last Dance
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Champs-Elysées
1985
TV Series
Himself
Bei Bio
1984
TV Series
Himself
Na sowas!
1984
TV Series
Himself / Stephen Carrington
The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite TV Dramatic Program