Cori Yarckin
Born (1982-08-15) August 15, 1982
Seaford, Delaware, U.S.
OriginOrlando, Florida, U.S.
GenresRock
Alternative rock
Pop rock
Websitecoriyarckin.com

Cori Ann Yarckin (born August 15, 1982), is an American actress and singer from Orlando, Florida.[1]

Early life

Yarckin was born in Seaford, Delaware[2] and raised in Orlando, Florida.[1] She went to West Orange High School, before attending the University of Central Florida.[2] She was a performer since elementary school.[3] She was a dancer on the Disney Channel.[3] She trained at the Broadway Theater Project studying dance with Gregory Hines[3] and Ann Reinking.[2]

Career

She played Camille on the Nickelodeon TV series Noah Knows Best.[4] She took part in the nationally televised UPN reality/talent show The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott in 2005.[1]

In a 2006 Rolling Stones feature titled Girls of MySpace, Kevin O'Donnell wrote Yarckin "belts out confessional pop-punk songs inspired by teen faves such as Ashlee Simpson and Avril Lavigne. Angst has never sounded sexier."[5] At the time, she had 163,154 MySpace friends.[5]

Yarckin has been the in-arena host for the Orlando Magic basketball team since 2013, and has also presented Channel 5's NFL End Zone since 2021.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nunez, Mike (2008-04-25). "'The Hills' reverb with Cori Yarckin's tunes". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida: Gannett Co., Inc. p. G13. ISSN 1051-8304. ProQuest 239407702
  2. 1 2 3 Anderson, Jamie J. (2000-10-06). "Cori Yarckin's Summer Job Had Payoffs That Go Beyond Money". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing Company, LLC. p. 73.
  3. 1 2 3 Strout, Justin (2008-01-17). "Hop on Pop: Cori Yarckin just wants to have fun, but can we let her". Orlando Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  4. ↑ Benoit, Mary Alice (February 8, 2002). "Prom fashions take to the runway". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. 1 2 O'Donnell, Kevin (2006-06-19). "The Girls of MySpace". Rolling Stone. No. 1011. p. 80. ISSN 0035-791X. ProQuest 220183679
  6. ↑ "Host". CORI YARCKIN. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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