Cori Ann Yarckin (born August 15, 1982), is an American actress and singer from

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Early life

Yarckin was born in

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and raised in Orlando, Florida. She went to West Orange High School, before attending the

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. She was a performer since elementary school. She was a dancer on the

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. She trained at the Broadway Theater Project studying dance with

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and

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Career

She played Camille on the Nickelodeon TV series '' Noah Knows Best''. She took part in the nationally televised

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reality/talent show '' The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott'' in 2005. In a 2006

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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." At the time, she had 163,154

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friends. Yarckin has been the in-arena host for the

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basketball team since 2013, and has also presented Channel 5's ''NFL End Zone'' since 2021.

References

External links

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