Film, Television actor, writer, producer and director Corbin Bernsen (who starred as Arnie Becker on the critically acclaimed series LA Law as well as The Major League franchise and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang among countless others features and series) stars opposite James Roday and Dule Hill in the hit prime time series "Psych" now in it’s fourth season from NBC Universal which airs on USA Network.
In addition to his acting and directing chores, Corbin has the largest snow globe collections in the world in excess of over 7000 which he keeps displayed at his production company Team Cherokee Productions which is engaged in the development, production, marketing and distribution of "tailor made" entertainment in both film and television for specifically targeted, "fan based" audiences.
Most recently, Bernsen directed the horror-thriller picture Dead Air, starring Bill Moseley and Patricia Tallman, directed by Bernsen which was released in the Fall of 09 from Anthem Pictures is and is available for purchase at www.DeadAir-Movie.com
Bernsen also starred and directed several films for his banner consisting of several films kicked off with Donna On Demand which was released in the Fall of 09 from Anthem Pictures on DVD. Donna on Demand pokes fun at his 1980s-celebrity image in the film, which he also wrote, directed, and produced.
Donna on Demand also stars Susan Ruttan (another L.A. Law veteran, re-teaming with Bernsen); Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years); and Bernsen's real-life mother, 2008 Emmy Award winner Jeanne Cooper (The Young & the Restless) and is also available for purchase at www.donnaondemand.com
In addition, Bernsen just recently wrapped his first feature for Team Cherokee Productions, "RUST," a co-production in association with Kipling Film Productions and Mission Pictures. The film, a "faith based" feature concerning redemption was scribed by Bernsen who directed and starred in. The film, shot in Kipling, Saskatchewan, had a budget of half a million and was financed by the small farming town of Kipling, Saskatchewan and many of it's1100 citizens.
In addition, Bernsen direct to dvd "Carpool Guy" was re-released in the Spring of 09 from Electric Light Films starring soap stars Tony Geary, Rick Hearst, Lauarlee Bell, Sean Kanan, Kristoff St. John, Lesli Kay Jeanne Cooper and Bernsen who also co-starred, directed and co-wrote the film.
The eldest of three children, 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 35 years. He 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,” he 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 his role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on “L.A. Law.”
“L.A. Law” catapulted 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, he 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 include “Tales From the Hood” and “Great White Hype” and starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the feature “Kiss, Kiss Bang Bang” written and directed by Shane Black (“Lethal Weapon”).
Bernsen has also starred in animpressive 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 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, 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,” “Boston Legal,“ “The New Adventures Of Old Christine” and “Beverly Hills 90210.”
Bernsen makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Amanda Pays and their four sons
