Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor best known for his roles as Arnold Becker on L.A. Law and Henry Spencer on Psych. He has also had regular roles on such shows as General Hospital and Cuts, and has directed several films as well.
Biography[]
Bernsen was born on September 7, 1954 in North Hollywood, California to father Harry Bernsen Jr. and mother Jeanne Cooper, who is a veteran soap opera actress who appears on the show The Young and the Restless. Bernsen graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1972. Bernsen is a "double Bruin", achieving both a BA in Theater Arts and an MFA in Playwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
After appearing for two years on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, Bernsen was cast in his breakthrough role as lawyer Arnold Becker on the hit show L.A. Law in 1986. Bernsen's role on the show earned him many Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, as well as guest appearances on shows such as Seinfeld and Saturday Night Live. Bernsen was one of only a couple actors who stayed on L.A. Law through the entire tenure of the show.
Bernsen also appeared in starring roles such as Dr. Alan Feinstone in horror film The Dentist and Roger Dorn in comedy film Major League. He had a recurring role as John Durant on General Hospital for two years before the character was murdered. In 2006, Bernsen took the role of Henry Spencer on USA Network comedy Psych, where he plays main character Shawn Spencer's retired cop father.
Bernsen has been married to British actress Amanda Pays (who appears as Henry's date Susan B. in Psych S2E15 "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion") since 1988, and the pair have four children.
Trivia[]
- According to USA Network's "Psych All-Night" event, Corbin's favorite Psych episode is S4E16 "Mr. Yin Presents...".
- Bernsen has one of the largest snow globe collections in the entire world, owning over 8,000 snow globes. This is alluded to in S2E10 "Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy" when Shawn gives Henry a snow globe.
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