BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " CORY BOWLES " IS A CANADIAN ACTOR, DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Cory Bowles

Cory Bowles
Born	August 27, 1973 (age 42) Montreal, Quebec, Cananda

Cory Bowles (born August 27, 1973) is a Canadian actor, director and choreographer.

Life and career

Bowles was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia.^{[citation needed]}

Known to most as Cory in Trailer Park Boys, he also is the principal choreographer of Halifax-based Contemporary Dance Company Verve Mwendo, plays in the rock band Aide-De-Camp and voices the children's series Poko. In the mid-1990s Bowles gained some prominence as MC of hip hop act Hip Club Groove, releasing an EP on No Records and later a full length on Murderecords. The group toured Canada, often opening for other Halifax based bands such as Sloan.

Bowles later formed a theatre company in 1997 with bandmate Joe Wynne called The Good Companions. After closing down the company he went on to further his studies as a dancer and choreographer in Alberta.^{[citation needed]}

Bowles received a Gemini Award for his work on Trailer Park Boys and ECMA nominations for music.^{[citation needed]} His quirky choreography has turned up in music videos for artists such as Matt Mays and Jenn Grant.^{[citation needed]}

Bowles left the Trailer Park Boys and continued to work in film, theatre and music at Bishop's University.^[1]

Bowles rejoined the cast of Trailer Park Boys in season 8.

Filmography

• Roller Town (Trailer, not actual film) (2009) (Picnicface)
• TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens Television series (2009)
• Poor Boy's Game (2007)
• North/South Television series (2006)
• Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty (2006)
• Trailer Park Boys Television Series (2001–2006, 2014 - present, including four episodes as director)
• Poko TV Series (2003-)
• The Killing of Kings (2004)
• Blessings (2003)
• Trailer Park Boys Indie Film (1999)

The Trailer Park Boys TV Series (2014-15)

Discography

• 2006 Dear Skeleton - AIDE-DE-CAMP (Safety Workbook)
• 2005 E - AIDE-DE-CAMP (Safety Workbook)
• 2001 Hiss II - DJ MOVES (Low Pressure)
• 1999 The Hooded Fang - Josh Martinez (Camobear)
• 1998 Psyche Intangible - Sixtoo (Metaforensics)
• 1996 Land of the Lost - Hip Club Groove (Funtrip Records)
• 1995 Superstar - Len (Funtrip Records)
• 1996 Bassments of Badmen - Various Artists (Hand'solo Recordings)
• 1994 Trailer Park Hip Hop - Hip Club Groove (Murderecords)
• 1993 Cool Beans EP - Hip Club Groove (with Len and Zoltar) (No Records)