Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical ''

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,'' replacing

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, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical ''

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''.

Early life and education

Cott was born in

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, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former

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fighter pilot, and Lori Cott. The older brother of actor

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, he grew up in

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and

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, where he attended Chagrin Falls High School. After high school, he graduated from the

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.Broadway musical 'Newsies' features actors Corey Cott of Chagrin Falls and Ben Fankhauser of Orange: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff
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Career

Cott began his professional acting career while attending Carnegie Mellon, booking shows with Pittsburgh's professional theater company Pittsburgh CLO. He had roles in their productions of ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Cott moved to New York City. Shortly thereafter, he booked the role of the Jack Kelly alternate in the Broadway musical ''Newsies''. He took over that role permanently on September 5, 2012. Cott appeared in the musical ''Bandstand'', which opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017, as WWII veteran Donny Novitski. He had also starred in the musical's premiere at the

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in October 2015. On February 25, 2019, Cott was announced as part of the cast of the Fox drama ''Filthy Rich'', playing Eric Monreaux. ''Filthy Rich'' premiered on September 21, 2020.

Personal life

Cott married Meghan Woollard in January 2013. They met while singing in church in

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. Their first child, a son, Elliott Michael, was born on May 1, 2017. In August 2019, they welcomed their second son, Nolan. On October 31, 2021, the couple welcomed their third son, Asher. Cott grew up with Ben Fankhauser, a fellow ''

'' co-star. They performed together in several local youth theatre productions.

Stage credits

Filmography

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