Columbus Keith Short, Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American choreographer, performer, and vocalist. He’s famous for his parts in the movies “Stomp the Yard”, “Cadillac Records”, “Armored”, and “The Losers”. On April 26, 2014, it had been declared that Short will leave “Scandal” due to personal problems outside the show.
Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri, into a family he’s described as “musical”. He’s two brothers, John Rancipher and Chris Staples. Short relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years of age and promptly started working in a youth theater. Short was wed to Brandi Short, but break up from her in 2003. They will have one son together. In September 2013, she filed for divorce. They will have one daughter, Ayala, together. Then he took lead roles in the direct-to-DVD film Save the Last Dance 2 alongside Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard. He’s also appeared twice in the Disney Channel Original Show That’s So Raven as Trey, an associate 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 rookie show-writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the presenters in the 2007 NAACP Image Awards. In 2007, Columbus appeared in the film This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren London. In 2010, he played “Pooch” in the movie The Losers, on the basis of the graphic novel, costarring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain White (Stomp The Yard). His next appearance will take the action comedy, The Wannabes, where he’ll play his first villanous character.
Orange County School of the Arts, El Segundo High School, Marcos de Niza High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Tanee McCall (m. 2005), Brandi Short (m. ?–2003)
Children
Ayala Short
Parents
Janette
Siblings
John Rancipher Short, Chris Staples Short
Nicknames
Columbus Keith Short Jr. , C-Short
Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Young Hollywood Award for Action Star
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Dance Scene, Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough...
Movies
Stomp the Yard, The Losers, Cadillac Records, Stomp the Yard: Homecoming, Armored, Quarantine, This Christmas, Whiteout, Save the Last Dance 2, You Got Served, Accepted, The Girl Is in Trouble, Death at a Funeral, Lucky Girl, True to the Game, War of the Worlds, The End Again, Mr. Right, American Vi...
TV Shows
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Judging Amy, Scandal
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
1
I can say with full sincerity that I am happy. I'm happy because I'm doing what I love and I'm not selling out.
2
I just can't relax. That's my problem. Everybody who knows me is like, "Dude, you've got to chill out." I can't not work, given where I want to be.