f you've ever wondered what a life in Hollywood might get you, look no further than , the man whose chiseled good looks and smooth voice have been a mainstay on both the small and big screens for decades. So how much has he made in the career he's "unfulfilled" with? We break down his ? Born on May 9, 1961, in Wheeling, West Virginia, is as varied as his career itself. Before he was serenading as Aidan on " " or melting hearts as Ian Miller in " " Corbett was just a kid from a modest apartment near the Ohio River.
His mother, a waitress, worked in his uncle's music club, and it was there that Corbett's love for the arts began. By age seven, he was already strumming a guitar, a skill that would later complement his acting career. Corbett's journey to Hollywood was not a straight shot.
After graduating from in 1979, he found himself in California working in a for six years. Imagine that: the future heartthrob in a grimy steel factory, donning a hard hat instead of a hairbrush. Speaking of which, Corbett didn't just act; he also trained as a earning his license in 1986.
He could have styled your hair as well as he styled his career. But the steel factory wasn't the only hard place Corbett found himself in. He spent a year training to become an , only to fall short.
An injury finally pushed him out of the factory, and he found his way to , where he took acting classes. It was there that Corbett's true calling began to take shape. Corbett's break came through commercials - , to be.