Cory Fernandez

Cory Fernandez

2010
1992

Personal Details

Biography

Cory Fernandez, a rising star in the comedy world, made his television debut just a year after starting his stand-up career as a finalist on BET's stand-up comedy competition show "Coming to the Stage", alongside notable comedians Kim Coles, Bruce Bruce, and Lil Duval.

Two years later, he was a semi-finalist on Bill Bellamy's "Who's Got Jokes" (TV One),alongside comedians Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rel, and also appeared on Jamie Foxx Presents "Laffapalooza" (Comedy Central),hosted by Anthony Anderson.

In the same year, NBC/Universal held their annual nationwide search for the top diverse comics in the country, known as "Stand Up NBC", and selected Cory as a finalist out of a pool of hundreds of entrants.

Three years after his TV debut, Cory made his HBO debut, sharing the stage with one of the Original Kings of Comedy - D.L. Hughley, becoming the first Puerto Rican to perform on Russell Simmons' "Def Comedy Jam".

Four years after his TV debut on "Coming To The Stage", Cory made a return to BET when he performed with Kevin Hart on "Comic View: One Mic Stand", shortly followed by an appearance on "The Mo'Nique Show".

He has since transitioned to acting, appearing in the Warner Bros film "Cop Out" starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, directed by Kevin Smith, and other acting credits include "Mercy" (NBC),"I Just Want My Pants Back" (MTV),"Kony Montana" (sharing scenes with Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones),and "Womack" (HBO) starring Rob Morgan and Clifton Powell.

Shortly after filming "Cop Out", Cory returned to Comedy Central to tape "Live at Gotham", hosted by comedian Jo Koy. The following year, he made his NBC late-night debut on Byron Allen's "Comedy TV".

Cory booked a principal role in an HBO pilot entitled "Da Brick", directed by Spike Lee, produced by Mike Tyson and Doug Ellin, and written by John Ridley, starring Rosie Perez and John Boyega.

He has recently relocated to Los Angeles from his hometown New York City and continues to perform at comedy clubs and colleges across the country and around the world, having toured overseas in countries like England, Germany, and Japan, entertaining troops for the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force.

Look out for him on the Netflix original series "Orange Is The New Black", "White Collar" (USA),"The Following" (FOX) starring Kevin Bacon, the Boston Comedy Festival, and "Laugh Tonight with Damon Williams" on UrbanflixTV.

Career

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Womack
Womack as Randy
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Cop Out
Cop Out as Juan