Peter Vasilevich Cornell (born June 1, 1976) is a retired American professional

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player and occasional actor. In his 12-year career, he played for over 30 teams, in 15 leagues, and in 7 countries. As an actor, Cornell has been in over 60 national and international commercial campaigns, and has appeared in basketball-themed films. Most notably, he played the character Vakidis in 2008 comedy ''

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''. Cornell also dated two women from Netflix's ''

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'' and is the stated source of their feud.

Early life

Cornell was born in

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and raised in the small affluent town of

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in the

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of the

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. He graduated from Piedmont High School in 1994 and received a full basketball scholarship to play at

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External links

Peter Cornell's NBA Draft Profile

Peter Cornell's NBA.com Profile

Peter Cornell's IMDb Profile

Peter Cornell's Instagram

References

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