Cort McCown is an American actor and comedian.

McCown debuted on the 1985 hit film Teen Wolf with a role as one of Michael J. Fox‘s basketball teammates. He followed that with a Co-Starring  role as Quint on the 1987 hit teen film Can’t Buy Me Love. In 1989 he had roles in the films Beverly Hills Brats and One Man Force. And 1992 comedy/horror film Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies, with Pat Morita. McCown has also appeared on television shows like Hunter, JAG, Beverly Hills, 90210, and on the soap opera’s General Hospital and The Young and Restless. In 2010, he returned to TV with a role on the FXsitcom The League. He recently completed a Feature Film with the Sundance Award Winning Barnes Brothers. He was most recently seen on the ABC show To Tell The Truth. You can see Cort in the latest season of Arrested Development on NETFLIX. 

In 2001 McCown began touring as a Stand Up Comedian, opening for acts like Andrew Dice Clay and Harland Williams. He is a regular at Los Angeles clubs The World Famous Comedy Store and The Ice House.

In 2003 McCown created The Playboy Comedy Tour that was at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas for 9 years, winning “Best of Las Vegas” several times. He was also the Morning Show host for Playboy Radio when it debuted on Sirius Satellite Radio.

McCown was recently featured in The Wild West Comedy Festival in Nashville.

McCown also performed at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the show American…ish, and The Amsterdam International Comedy Festival, as well as a Tour in England.

 In 2015 McCown appeared on AXS TV’s “Live at Gotham”

McCown is featured in the Showtime Documentary about The Comedy Store.

He can also be seen touring clubs across the country performing Standup Comedy.