Corey Parker

Corey Parker (born July 8, 1965 in New York City) is an American actor and acting coach.

Corey Parker is the son of actress Rocky Parker, and began his acting career at the age of four, starting in television commercials. He later attended the New York High School of Performing Arts. Following high school, Parker committed to acting full-time. Parker has worked as an actor for 40 years and is a member of the Actors Studio and the Ensemble Studio Theater. Parker performed onstage at the 61st Academy Awards.

Movies in which Parker has appeared include Biloxi Blues, Willy/Milly, White Palace, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, and How I Got Into College. He has also appeared on television in series including Thirtysomething, Broadway Bound, Blue Skies, Love Boat: The Next Wave Encino Woman, and co-starred with Téa Leoni in the 1992-93 Fox sitcom Flying Blind. He later had a recurring role on the sitcom Will & Grace. His television movies include The Lost Language of Cranes for the BBC, Mr. and Mrs. Loving, Courage with Sophia Loren, A Mother's Prayer, and Destiny, The Elizabeth Taylor Story.

Parker is also an acting coach. He has been guest artist at Rhodes College and at the University of Memphis. He was the official acting coach for CMT's "Sun Records".

He lives in Memphis, Tennessee with wife Angela and younger son.