John Corbett is a guitar player, turntablist, and sound mixologist who has been playing freely-improvised music since 1984. He is also a music journalist, writing on sounds in a variety of contexts, ranging from popular magazines to scholarly journals. He teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago and also hosts radio programs.
Was a licensed hairstylist.
Is a part owner of a club in Seattle called the Fenix Underground.
Resides in Seattle, Washington.
Plays guitar and piano.
Earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing disc jockey Chris Stevens on "Northern Exposure" .
Developed a hunk status as Sarah Jessica Parker s former fianc, Aidan Shaw, on "Sex and the City" , and as Nia Vardalos s suitor, Ian Miller, in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding . He was the only lead in the film to turn down a role in the TV spin-off.
Did a slew of TV commercials in his early years of acting, including a stint as spokesman for Ford Motor Company.
Worked in California as a steel laborer for six years, until a back injury forced him to look elsewhere. He then studied hairdressing by day at Cerritos College, and took acting classes by night.
He is a vegetarian.
Due to his commitment to "Lucky" , he was not able to reprise his My Big Fat Greek Wedding role in the films spin-off series, "My Big Fat Greek Life" .
Good friends with Daryl Hannah.
Lives with his girlfriend Bo Derek on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California.
Released his debut, self-titled album in April 2006.
He met girlfriend Bo Derek on a blind date in 2002.
Reunited with Nia Vardalos , his My Big Fat Greek Wedding co-star, in I Hate Valentines Day , a romantic comedy that she directed.
Is the spokesperson for Applebees restaurants.
His maternal grandfather was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, and his maternal grandmother was from a Lithuanian (Catholic) family. They both moved from Pennsylvania to West Virginia.
My job [on the set] is to suck it in and try not to [mess] up my words.
