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Corbin Bernsen on "PSYCH"
Corbin Bernsen on "PSYCH" - © USA Network
Corbin Bernsen stars as Henry Spencer in USA Network original series "PSYCH."

The eldest of three children, Corbin Bernsen was born in North Hollywood to a producer father and actress mother, Jeanne Cooper who has starred as Katherine Chancellor in the #1 daytime soap, "The Young And The Restless" for the past 33 years. Corbin Bernsen earned his Master's in Playwriting from UCLA's Theater Arts Department, later receiving a Drama-Logue Award for his scenic design of the Pilot Theater production of "American Buffalo." After moving to New York and appearing in the off-Broadway production of "Lone Star" and a touring company of "Plaza Suite," Corbin Bernsen became a regular for two years on the daytime drama "Ryan's Hope."

Roles in Blake Edwards' "S.O.B.," "King Kong" and "Eat My Dust," in addition to guest starring credits on a number of episodic mainstays, prompted an exclusive deal with NBC, which led to Corbin Bernsen's role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on "L.A. Law."

"L.A. Law" catapulted Corbin Bernsen to overnight stardom. During the late 80's and early 90's, he appeared on over 50 magazine covers and earned both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, hosted "Saturday Night Live," and appeared on "Seinfeld" and "The Larry Sanders Show." In the feature film arena, Corbin Bernsen starred in the motion picture comedy "Hello Again," followed by other critically acclaimed roles in "Disorganized Crime," Wolfgang Peterson's "Shattered," and as Cleveland Indians third baseman-turned-owner Roger Dorn in the extremely popular "Major League" series of films. Other film credits for Corbin Bernsen include "Tales From the Hood" and "Great White Hype." Most recently, Bernsen appeared with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the film "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."

Corbin Bernsen has also starred in an impressive string of films for television, ranging from starring in an episode of the Showtime series Masters Of Horror, "Right To Die" directed by Rob Schmidt and portrayed the role of civil rights lawyer Morris Dees in the NBC telefilm "Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story," to a gumshoe ghost in the lighthearted NBC mystery romance "Love Can Be Murder" with Jaclyn Smith who he also started with in the Hallmark telefilm "Ordinary Miracles." Other telefilm roles for Corbin Bernsen include "Full Circle," "Riddler's Moon," "The Dentist," "The Dentist II," "Two of Hearts" and USA Network's "Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss." In addition, Corbin Bernsen starred on the UPN series "Cuts" with Shannon Elizabeth and has had memorable guest star roles on the primetime series "Law And Order: Criminal Intent," "NYPD Blue," "West Wing" and "Boston Legal." Bernsen will soon host the game show "How Much is Enough?" on GSN.

Corbin Bernsen also continues to run Public Media Works, his production shingle where he directed the indie film "Carpool Guy" starring Rick Hearst, Lauralee Bell, Tony Geary, Sean Kanan and Bernsen's mother Jeanne Cooper and is currently directing the independent film "Dead Air," a horror film starring Bill Moseley and Pat Tallman. Corbin Bernsen just completed directing and starring in "Donna on Demand" a film noir thriller also starring Susan Ruttan (who he starred with in LA Law), Adrienne Frantz, Jeanne Cooper and newcomer Nolan Hubbard.

Bernsen makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Amanda Pays, and their four sons.






CORBIN BERNSEN: FACTS

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Age: 55 years old
Birthday: September 7, 1954
Height: 5' 11"
Full Name / Real Name: Corbin Dean Bernsen
Birthplace: North Hollywood, CA
Wife: Amanda Pays
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CORBIN BERNSEN: NEWS


Corbin Bernsen on "PSYCH" John Cena to Guest Star on 'Psych'Premiering Friday, August 7, Season 4 of the crime drama will also feature James Brolin, Christine Baranski, Cary Elwes, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Rachael Leigh Cook, David Naughton, Ray Wise, Joshua Malina and Robert Patrick in guest roles. Read more...

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CORBIN BERNSEN: TWITTER

March 19, 2010
Brian Cranston and Corbin Bernsen need to play brothers in something. Even their names look related.
less than an hour ago
For some reason, I find myself liking Corbin Bernsen. I suppose it's a Bruce Lee thing.
8 hours ago
@Kelleh79 What?!?! I love that show - those guys are hilarious *and* I was a HUGE LA Law fan as a kid, so I love me some Corbin Bernsen!
16 hours ago
Who doesn't love Corbin Bernsen?
2 days ago
You guys do know about Corbin Bernsen and the snowglobes right?
3 days ago
Lawyers2rescue thanks LA Law's Corbin Bernsen for donating an autographed photo for the silent auction for Chile.
4 days ago
Transcripting my interviews with Eric Roberts & Corbin Bernsen for @MovieMikes.com
5 days ago
i met Eric Roberts & Corbin Bernsen today in Cherry Hill @ Monster Mania
6 days ago
I wanna watch Corbin Bernsen nude
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