Columbus Keith Short, Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American
actor, choreographer, dancer and rapper. He choreographed Britney
Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You
Think You Can Dance fame). He is best known for his roles in the films
Stomp the Yard, Cadillac Records, Armored, and The Losers. He
previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama Scandal, as
Harrison Wright. On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would
leave Scandal after three seasons with the show.Short was born in
Kansas City, Missouri, to a family he has described as "musical". His
mother, Janette, has a talent management company. He has two brothers,
John Rancipher and Chris Staples. Short relocated to Los Angeles when
he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth
theater. He attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, as
well as El Segundo High School and the Orange County High School of
the Arts, before leaving to join the Off-Broadway tour of
Stomp.Short's acting debut came as a dancer in You Got Served and he
later appeared in Accepted, starring Justin Long. He then took lead
roles in the direct-to-DVD movie Save the Last Dance 2 alongside
Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard. He has also appeared twice in the
Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven as Trey, a member 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 novice show-writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the
presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards. In 2007, Columbus appeared
in the movie This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren
London. In 2008, Short appeared in the movie Quarantine, co-starring
Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician
Little Walter in Cadillac Records, with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé
Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, he played "Pooch" in
the film The Losers, based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey
Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain
White (who had already directed Short in Stomp The Yard).
actor, choreographer, dancer and rapper. He choreographed Britney
Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You
Think You Can Dance fame). He is best known for his roles in the films
Stomp the Yard, Cadillac Records, Armored, and The Losers. He
previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama Scandal, as
Harrison Wright. On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would
leave Scandal after three seasons with the show.Short was born in
Kansas City, Missouri, to a family he has described as "musical". His
mother, Janette, has a talent management company. He has two brothers,
John Rancipher and Chris Staples. Short relocated to Los Angeles when
he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth
theater. He attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, as
well as El Segundo High School and the Orange County High School of
the Arts, before leaving to join the Off-Broadway tour of
Stomp.Short's acting debut came as a dancer in You Got Served and he
later appeared in Accepted, starring Justin Long. He then took lead
roles in the direct-to-DVD movie Save the Last Dance 2 alongside
Izabella Miko and Stomp the Yard. He has also appeared twice in the
Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven as Trey, a member 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 novice show-writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the
presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards. In 2007, Columbus appeared
in the movie This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren
London. In 2008, Short appeared in the movie Quarantine, co-starring
Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician
Little Walter in Cadillac Records, with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé
Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, he played "Pooch" in
the film The Losers, based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey
Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain
White (who had already directed Short in Stomp The Yard).
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