Corbin Allred was born on May 25, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Michael and Diane Allred. He is the second oldest of four. Growing up in an extremely close family, Corbin’s parents, his older brother Jason, and two younger sisters, Aleece and Kelsey were and are his biggest supporters and fans. From the very beginning, Corbin developed a serious imagination. Pretending to be someone else was always a favorite past time. During one year at Oakdale Elementary he gave a haunting performance playing Banquo in the schools production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” He loved being in front of people and causing them to feel emotion. This was only the beginning. Who would of have thought back then that this performance would be the first of his career? Nobody had a clue about what was to come, especially not Corbin.

One day, when Corbin was about 11 years old, he was hanging out at a close friends house. His friends mom announced that it was time to go to “clogging” practice. Corbin had no idea what this woman was talking about. His friend then informed him that he had started taking dance classes at a local studio and that he had to go to clogging class that night. Not really wanting to go, Corbin asked how long it would take if he came and watched. “Only about an hour” his friend said. Reluctantly, Corbin agreed to go. Upon arriving to class that fateful night, Corbin was astonished by the amount of pretty girls dancing at the studio. Quickly doing the math, Corbin divided the number of pretty girls his age by the number of boys that he would have to compete against for their attention and came up with a number, A LOT OF CUTE GIRLS!!! Upon returning home that evening, he told his mom about the days discovery and expressed his interest in beginning dance lessons. Thrilled, his mother signed him right up and he began his professional performing career. Little did anyone know at the time that he would excel to become a national champion clogger winning every major championship possible during his years as a competitive clogger. Everyone should have seen it coming, his dad, Michael, was a professional tap and ballroom dancer. It was in the blood.During a clogging performance at his local church in Sandy, Utah, a friend of his family approached Corbin’s mom, Diane, with an interesting bit of information. She went on to explain that she had been reading the newspaper earlier that day and had come across an article advertising an open casting call that was to take place the following day in Salt Lake City. They were casting a film and were looking for local actors. One of the roles they were casting called for a 12 year old boy. When the woman watched Corbin perform on stage she immediately remembered the article and thought that he would be the perfect boy for the part. After the show Corbin and his mom joked back and forth about the idea of “reading” for a movie. Corbin had never taken acting very seriously, much less ever thought of it as anything more than just an easy way to get out of going to school. Even so, the idea made Corbin and his mom very curious about what actually goes on in the movie “biz” so they decided to give it a shot. They drove downtown and met with the films casting director. Corbin read for the film, and although he had never auditioned for anything before, the casting director was astonished. She called Corbin’s mother into the room and raved about Corbin’s natural acting ability. She asked if he had ever taken acting lessons before or worked locally in any film or television productions, and was amazed to find out that he had never done anything outside of “Macbeth” in the fourth grade. She then insisted that Corbin come to Los Angeles and pursue acting as a career. She promised that if he would go to LA, sign with an agent and a manager, and audition for just one month he would see success. The meeting ended with Corbin feeling pretty good about himself and Corbin’s mom feeling pretty skeptical about the overabundance of compliments they had just heard. Concerned that it was all just some scheme to get their money, Diane told Corbin not to read into it too much. A few months later, Corbin and his mom were contacted by a manager named Beverly Dean. She was a close personal friend of the casting director whom they had met. She went on and on about the wonderful things she had heard about Corbin through her friend. She went on to explain that the role Corbin had auditioned for had been changed to a female part and that for obvious reasons, he was taken out of the running. She then told Diane to bring Corbin to LA that coming summer. She offered to represent him as his manager and promised to arrange for him to sign with an agent. Beverly told them that she would help arrange their accommodations as well and help them settle into Hollywood life.

Now, because of the overwhelming attention Corbin was receiving from Hollywood, Diane and the rest of the Allred family had a dilemma on their hands. Corbin was interested in this whole acting thing, and never being one to shy away from a challenge or opportunity, he wanted to give it shot. On the other hand, he came from an extremely close family. If Corbin was to attack this opportunity, he couldn’t do it alone. Because of his age, his mom would have to be with him every step of the way. The Allred family all knew that if Corbin was to chase this chance, they would all have to make some serious sacrifices. One night, they all got together and talked about whether or not this was something they were all willing to support. After some serious thought and a few tears, the Allred’s all agreed that the opportunity should not be passed up. One month without their brother and son and without their mother and wife was something they were willing to endure because of their love and support for each other. “Without them,” Corbin says, “I wouldn’t be here.”

The day came, and with hugs and tears, Jason (14 at the time), Aleece (9), Kelsey (5), and Michael (unknown to this day how old he was) said goodbye to 1/3 of their family. Diane and Corbin were off to LA for a month in their tan Ford Taurus.

Upon arriving, they unloaded their car into their studio Oakwood apartment. It was small to say the least. That wasn’t a problem however, Corbin and his mom always have been and will always be the very best of friends.

The next day, Corbin and his mom went to meet this Beverly Dean. They were both nervous and didn’t know what to say, how to act or how to dress for the occasion. Corbin’s suit and tie, though overkill, was the perfect look when you’re young and naive. Beverly, Corbin, and Diane hit it off instantly and contracts were signed on the spot. Corbin had a manager less than twenty four hours after arriving to Hollywood. He didn’t even know what a manager was. That night they all went out to dinner with an agent who was interested in signing Corbin theatrically. Corbin and his mom shared mashed potatoes because that was all they could afford. Beverly inquired about why they were only getting mashed potatoes. They responded that it was their favorite, not wanting to bring up their tight budget. Had they only known then that when you go to dinner under those circumstances, more than likely, you’re not going to be paying for it. A contract was signed with the agent that night and Corbin and his mom joked later that they should have ordered more as they hit up Taco Bell on the way back to their apartment.

Auditions began the next day, one after another. Corbin got callback after callback for three weeks. During his fourth and final week in LA, Corbin read for and booked a part in an American Express commercial. The following day while he and his mom were at Beverly’s office, the director James Dodson called to inquire about Corbin’s availability to come read again for the lead part in his film which was to begin shooting the following week in Northern California. The only catch…Corbin needed to speak with an English accent. Beverly asked Diane if Corbin could do an English accent, and with confidence she said, “he can do any accent he’s ever heard, and he watches the Discovery Channel all the time.”

Corbin went to the audition and booked the job. In just over twenty days, Corbin had come to LA with his mother, signed on with multiple companies to represent him, booked a national American Express commercial, and was now going to star in a film with David Warner and Olivia Hussey. An opportunity had become a dream, and a dream had become a reality for a young Utah boy with an imagination and his family.

The rest is history. Corbin went on to do dozens of films and television shows during his early to mid teens. All the while he balanced his religion, family life, career, schooling and social life. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1997. Moved to LA on his own to work on the ABC television shows “Teen Angel” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” At the age of 19 he left Hollywood for something that to him was far more important. A Latter-Day-Saint his whole life, Corbin followed his beliefs and left his career and everything else behind to serve an LDS mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. All the happiness and success that Corbin had enjoyed throughout his life had come directly from his beliefs. He wanted to help other people come to find that same happiness. Corbin didn’t think that two years of service after almost twenty years of blessings was to much for God to ask for. Though his managers and agents were supportive, they could not believe along with many others, that Corbin would leave for two years at such a crucial point in his career. Two studio pictures that Corbin had done were set to come out during the next year and they voiced that voluntarily missing out on all the “red carpet hype” and not being available to capitalize on new job opportunities at the height of his career could result in career suicide. With that, Corbin left for the Melbourne West Australia mission.

After serving two honorable years in Australia, Corbin returned with a new outlook on life and what is truly important. He got settled in and returned to Hollywood to pick up where he had left off. Having done dozens of television shows and several films since his return from Australia, Corbin is back in action.

Corbin has recently begun pursuing music and is currently in two bands. His band “A.D.D.” has played several shows at venues around LA and his band “Jenny’s Jump” has just started rehearsing for some upcoming gigs. Corbin is preparing to record a solo album and is currently playing solo acoustic shows at venues around the greater Los Angeles area and Salt Lake City.

Corbin was married January 22nd, 2005 to the woman of his dreams and best friend McKenzie in the St. George, Utah LDS temple. He and his wife currently reside in Simi Valley, California. Corbin works as a rock climbing instructor on the side and with his wife, is a licensed Los Angeles County EMT. Together with McKenzie, he still spends as much time as he can outdoors. For Corbin and McKenzie life just keeps getting better. Corbin is currently the voice of “Mini” in the new Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheat campain commercials. His film “Take a Chance” which he co-produced and starred in with fellow actor and friend Kirby Heyborne just came out on DVD. He recently shot two television pilots and will appear in the upcoming films “The Last Mustang” and “The Work and the Glory III.” He is part of a new production company with some of his best friends and is currently working on multiple scripts with friend and former roommate KC Clyde.

When he was asked about his crazy life, Corbin said, “I do what I love and I love what I do. I am living the dream with the people that have made it possible. I have been so blessed to have been surrounded by the greatest people in the world throughout my entire life. Who can say that and mean it? I am so very lucky. I just hope I can help all my friends and family feel as blessed as I do. I’m not famous. I’m not different than anybody else really. I’ve just been given a chance to be in front of many different people thoughout the world. I have been trusted with their valuable time, and I just want to do my very best to entertain and bring joy to people even if it’s only for a minute. And though I don’t get stopped on the street that often,” Corbin says of his friends and fans, “I know that there are people out there that enjoy my work. It’s the same old cliché, but it’s true. I do it for them. They make everything I do worth it. People don’t remember everything, but they do remember emotion. And if I can spark a little bit of healthy, honest emotion in a few of my friends, that same emotion will be sparked in me and my family. Maybe then we’ll all remember each other a little better.”