CORBIN BERNSEN


'Corbin Dean Bernsen' (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor, known for his work on television. His greatest fame came from his role of Arnold Becker on ''L.A. Law'' during the late 1980s and early 1990s[1], though he has appeared regularly as a cast member or guest on other shows, including ''General Hospital'', ''Cuts'', and ''Psych''.

Contents
Biography
Early life
Career
Public Media Works
Personal life
References
External links

Biography


Early life

Bernsen was born in North Hollywood, California to Harry Bernsen, a Hollywood producer, and actress Jeanne Cooper, who appears on ''The Young and the Restless''.1 His father is of Scandinavian descent and his mother was born on a Cherokee reservation.''Chrismukkah'', Gersh Kuntzman, Sasquatch Books 2006. He attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California and graduated in 1971.
Career

Bernsen's first nation-wide attention came from two-year role on the soap opera, ''Ryan's Hope''.1 He was propelled into stardom when he was cast as one of the stars on the hit primetime Steven Bochco series ''L.A. Law''. The role earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, appearances on dozens of magazine covers, and guest starring roles on then-popular shows such as ''Seinfeld'' and ''The Larry Sanders Show''.1 He was one of the few actors to remain on the show from 1986 until the show's end in 1994. He also portrayed Roger Dorn in the feature film ''Major League'' and its two sequels.
Bernsen appeared on ''General Hospital'' when he played the recurring role of attorney John Durant from September 2004 until the character was murdered in May 2006. He played Jack Sherwood on ''Cuts'', appeared twice on ''Celebrity Mole'', and played a lawyer on ''Boston Legal''. He also had a recurring role as Captain Owen Sebring on the military drama ''JAG''. Bernsen also starred as the scary dentist Dr. Finestone in the horror movie ''The Dentist'' and in the sequel ''The Dentist 2''. He will also direct, produce, and appear in the horror film ''Dead Air''. Bernsen currently co-stars in USA's Friday night Summer hit, ''Psych''. He plays Henry Spencer, the proud but silent father of the main character Shawn Spencer (James Roday).
Public Media Works

Bernsen is president and co-owner of Public Media Works, a new media company that develops entertainment for targeted fan bases.[2] He directed and starred in ''Carpool Guy'', the company's first film; it was targeted at soap opera fans[3] and released on DVD in 2005.
Bernsen's role at Public Media Works led him to follow up with Kyle MacDonald, the blogger behind one red paperclip who sought to engage in a series of trades which would culminate in receiving a house. After hearing a radio interview with MacDonald, Bernsen contacted him and soon made him a standing offer of a role in a Public Media Works "extremely-low-budget" film. The film, still being written by Bernsen at the time of the offer, is titled ''Donna on Demand''; the offer was accepted once MacDonald obtained a snow globe, something MacDonald knew Bernsen would be interested in as a collector.[4]
Personal life

Bernsen is married to British actress Amanda Pays. The couple has four sons: Oliver Miller (born 1989), twins Henry Pays and Angus Moore (born 1992), and Finley (born 1998). Bernsen was previously married to Brenda Cooper.

References


1. Biography from a USA Network website for ''Psych''
2. Summary of Public Media Works from the OTC Bulletin Board website
3. Interview with Bernsen from ''Soap Opera Digest''
4. Podcast featuring in its second-half an interview with Bernsen (in MP3 format) by a "new marketing" podcaster

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