26 Facts About John Corbett

John Corbett was raised Catholic, and was an altar boy for seven years at St Joseph's Cathedral.

John Corbett's father was raised in Bellaire, Ohio, and was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

John Corbett's mother was Jewish through her father who was of Russian-Jewish descent.

John Corbett started playing the guitar at age seven, and at 16, he worked as a security guard at the Capitol Music Hall.

John Corbett attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School, from which he graduated in 1979.

John Corbett stopped working at the factory after injuring his back; he subsequently enrolled in hairdressing classes at Cerritos College in Norwalk, and studied acting there.

John Corbett then landed a Samsung commercial, and after three years, had starred in 50 national commercials.

John Corbett played the leading role of Adam MacArthur, in 1997's short-lived Fox science fiction series The Visitor, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television.

In 2002, John Corbett portrayed the male lead role of Ian Miller in the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, alongside Nia Vardalos, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

John Corbett then portrayed music teacher Mr Torvald in the 2004 musical drama film Raise Your Voice, co-starring Hilary Duff.

Additionally, John Corbett starred in the 2007 Lifetime television film Montana Sky, and co-starred as a corrupt LAPD vice squad member in the 2008 David Ayer-directed crime thriller Street Kings.

From 2009 to 2011, John Corbett co-starred in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara as Max Gregson, the husband of Toni Collette's title character.

John Corbett was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2011.

In March 2013, John Corbett appeared in two episodes of the CBS procedural drama series NCIS: Los Angeles as Special Agent Roy Haines; it was considered to be a planted pilot episode for a spin-off series focusing on his character, but this was ultimately not produced.

John Corbett provided the voiceover for Applebee's television commercials and, since 2012, has been the voice for Walgreens' television and radio advertisements.

In 2014, John Corbett appeared alongside Sarah Bolger in Jeff Probst's drama film Kiss Me.

In 2016, fourteen years after My Big Fat Greek Wedding was released, John Corbett returned for the sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

John Corbett then had a guest starring role as himself in the eighth and final season of IFC's comedy series Portlandia.

John Corbett portrayed Dr Dan Covey, the father of Lana Condor's lead character, in the film adaptation of Jenny Han's novel To All the Boys I've Loved Before, directed by Susan Johnson.

John Corbett starred in God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, as lawyer Pearce Hill.

John Corbett co-starred with Nia Long in the horror sequel 47 Meters Down: Uncaged.

In 1993, John Corbett starred in the Jeff Richter-directed music video for the Scorpions single "Woman", opposite Karina Lombard.

In September 2004, it was reported that John Corbett had signed a recording contract with Nashville-based country music label Broken Bow Records.

John Corbett released his self-titled debut album, co-produced by D Scott Miller and Tara Novick, on April 4,2006, and went on tour with ZZ Top, Lisa Marie Presley, and Charlie Daniels to promote the record.

In 2008, John Corbett was featured in Trisha Yearwood's music video for her single "This Is Me You're Talking To".

Seven years after his debut, John Corbett released a second country album, Leaving Nothin' Behind, produced by Jon Randall, on January 29,2013.