15 Things You Didn't Know About Columbus Short

Get to know the star on another level.

Midwestern Swag - While he may have taken Hollywood by storm, the actor was born in born in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) 
Hi! - The actor's full name is Columbus Keith Short Jr. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
On a Mission - As a senior in high school, Columbus Short was offered an opportunity to graduate two months early in order to see the world with the traveling percussion Broadway show Stomp. (Photo: Screen Gems)
BFF - Short and Meagan Good have known each other since they were 10 years old. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for NAACP)Connections - He and Ne-Yo are close friends. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Hi! - The actor's full name is Columbus Keith Short Jr. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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