The life of actor/choreographer/musician Columbus Short has been punctuated with traumas that extend well beyond the plot lines of his previous role on the hit series Scandal. Short has lived many lives packed into one-from a family filled with turmoil to tumultuous love affairs and enough scandals of his own. But somewhere in the middle, Short’s realization that there has to be a better way comes into full view. “Short Stories” not only details Columbus Short’s journey from childhood to Hollywood, it shows how even the most checkered of pasts can create a different person with the right amount of will and drive, especially when it comes to fulfilling your true destiny.

Columbus Short is a character, he has the depth and breadth required to comfortably take your audience into his world, and make them a part of it. Getting this intimate view into his personal story is gripping and seductive. In an interview Columbus short will talk about:
• The battles with the mounting level of fame and responsibility that he felt ill-equipped to deal with early in his rise to fame.
• His acting career on the hit show ‘Scandal’ and how that plays into his real life.
• His time that he spent in LA’s County jail and the realizations he came to acknowledge there.
• What it was like while he was doing choreography with Britney Spears
• How his life has changed and how his career has evolved as a result.
• What kind of drive it took to get back to the spotlight.
• The lessons that have shaped and challenged him to constantly raise the quality bar on his work.
• How his relationships with his co-stars and crew chiefs changed once he accepting his position in the world of Hollywood.
• and much more…

So bring your audience along for the ride of their life as you delve into the man behind the incredible businessman, actor, dancer, and rapper whose life has been a rollercoaster ride of hard knocks, huge personal lessons, and triumphs. He is certain to bring incredible value to your show and have your audience absolutely buzzing.

“Columbus Short’s biography is a reflective and compelling story of a man consumed with fame quicker than an ego could process. Like myself, his story of resilience and redemption is inspiring to anyone that has hit rock-bottom or been misunderstood but has the will and desire to become a better person. I have come to know Columbus well over the past couple of years and seeing him as a father, husband, and businessman is inspiring to watch.
All his experiences―good and bad―have led him to finding the best version of himself. His best is yet to come.”
―Mike Tyson
“Raw and real, funny and self-deprecating. I thought I knew him before, but I know him soooo much better now. After this, he should change his name to Columbus TALL! I Love You, Man.”
―DL Hughley
“Watching Columbus’ evolution through defining moments has been inspiring. Watching him embrace all sides of the art
―from acting to music to now writing―is something that is pushing me to be better, and I’m proud of him.”
―Damon Dash

• Paperback : 243 pages
• ISBN-10 : 173330410X
• ISBN-13 : 978-1733304108
• Publisher : Kingston Imperial (September 29, 2020)

About the Author
Columbus Short, a film and television actor, producer and singer/songwriter is best known for his role in ABC’s Scandal (Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn), Stomp the Yard (Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Meagan Good), Cadillac Records (Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce), Armored (Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne), and The Losers (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba). Short choreographed and creative directed Britney Spears’s Onyx Hotel Tour at the age of 20. His acting debut came as a dancer in You Got Served. He then embarked on a career in television, appearing twice in the Disney Channel Original Series, That’s So Raven, as well as ER and Judging Amy. In 2005, Short founded a film and television production company, Great Picture Show Productions, developed from his passion for writing and producing. The company executive-produced Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, Strange Fruit and TVOne Original Movie Mr. Right. In 2008, Short won Best Ensemble for Cadillac Records at the Black Reel Awards and was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance. In 2009, he won the Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Cadillac Records. Short starred in and produced the film True To The Game, based on New York Times Best Selling Author Teri Woods’ urban classic novel of the same name. The film is also co-produced by famed Casting Director, Leah Daniels-Butler (FOX’s Empire, Precious, The Paperboy) and will star Vivica Fox, and Nelsan Ellis.

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Yet this powerful and gripping true-life story is not about surviving and succeeding on your own. Taking the reader from his abusive and turbulent childhood, through his struggles as a homeless teenager (in the violent inner city streets of Central New Jersey), to his incredible rise onto the national and international stage, Hoggs humbly and eloquently tells us why he chose to serve as a humanitarian and mentor. Because he believes everyone, regardless of age, race, socioeconomic background, start or station in life can triumph through education, and we can all use a helping hand.

If you ever hungered for an inspirational life story to help you overcome personal hardship or a challenge in life, The Bastard Child is a must read. It is time, Sean Hoggs says, to tell our at-risk youth that fame and fortune in sports and entertainment is an unlikely prospect, but a good life filled with love and family is realistic, rich in satisfaction and within their grasp no matter where they start out from.

“It is simply a story of hope,” Hoggs says. “After all, the odds are against becoming a professional athlete or music star. However, with an education, the percentages are in your favor to accomplish anything you want in life.”

Sean P. Hoggs is a decorated retired military veteran of over 24 years.  He has served as both a commissioned officer and an enlisted member of the United States Air Force.  He is a native of Plainfield, NJ and is currently a Senior Aerospace Instructor in his home state of New Jersey.

Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 2007, he is a noted mentor and role model to inner city youth. An internationally recognized humanitarian, he is also proud to be a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee at the Plainfield, NJ High School.  He currently lives in Columbus, NJ with his wife of twenty-five years and their son.  They have four children in all, ranging in age from sixteen to twenty-seven.

For more, please visit the website www.seanphoggs.com

The Bastard Child: A  Story of Hope, Resiliency and Perseverance
Author House Publishing
Available online at http://amzn.to/1dnvfYZ
Price: $13.31
ISBN-13: 978-1491832868

Dione Lauray-Davis, Community Activist: “To say that this book will change many lives is an understatement. I am forever changed since reading it. A book like this comes along once in a generation!”

Terrence Bellamy, Youth Advocate and Retired Law Enforcement Officer:  “Once I picked the book up, I could not put it down. This autobiography is a must read, it’s inspiring me to continue my education.  I highly recommend this book for anyone who’s having any kind of doubts about achieving their goals in life.”

Vernice Jackson, mother, Washington, D.C.: “…a must read autobiography for any adult or at risk youth that is struggling with his or her direction in life…Powerful…!”

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MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM opens in select theaters on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29^th

Nationwide on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25^th

**For interview interest with Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Justin Chadwick (director) and Anant Singh (producer), please contact Heather Secrist, Heather.Secrist@weinsteinco.com **

PRESS SCREENINGS:

Thursday, November 21^st  at 6pm in Magno Screening Room

Monday, November 25^th at 6pm in Dolby 24

Magno Screening Room – 729 Seventh Avenue (b/t 48^th and 49^th Streets)

Dolby 24 – 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 28^th Floor

PLEASE RSVP TO:

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Based on the 1994 autobiography of the same name, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM chronicles the inspirational life of Nelson Mandela as an international icon and one of the world’s most revered leaders. Directed by Justin Chadwick (THE FIRST GRADER, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL) and adapted by Academy Award® nominated screenwriter William Nicholson (SHADOWLANDS, GLADIATOR, LES MISERABLES), the film spans Mandela’s exceptional life journey from his early years as a herd boy in South Africa’s rural Cape region, to his days as a lawyer and Apartheid resistance leader, and on to his twenty-seven years spent in Robben Island prison before becoming the nation’s first democratically elected President. Acclaimed actor Idris Elba (THE WIRE, LUTHER, PROMETHEUS, PACIFIC RIM, THOR) stars, with Naomie Harris (THE FIRST GRADER, SKYFALL) playing the role of his wife Winnie Mandela, with whom he shared a passionate and troubled love affair that endured over decades. A stellar South African supporting cast is headlined by Tony Kgoroge (INVICTUS), Riaad Moosa(MATERIAL), Fana Mokoena (World War Z, Machine Gun Preacher), Jamie Bartlett (Beyond Borders), Deon Lotz (SKOONHEID, SLEEPER’S WAKE), Simo Mogwaza (DISTRICT 9), Terry Pheto (TSOTSI), Thapelo Mokoena (NOTHING FOR MAHALA), and Praise Singer and Poet of the Nation, Zolani Mkiva.

Directed by Justin Chadwick

Written by William Nicholson

Produced by Anant Singh

Runtime: 146 minutes

Watch the trailer:

http://mandelafilm.com/

Press Materials:

http://www.twcpublicity.com

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