Cori Yarckin

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

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

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. 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. 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. 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. 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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