Toby Corbett
Toby Corbett, a three-time Emmy Award nominee, received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington where he studied painting with renowned African-American artist Jacob Lawrence and film theory with noted film scholar Richard Jameson.
After moving to New York City, his first significant work as a designer was an environmental lighting installation for performance artist Pooh Kaye at St. Marks Church. Working Off-Broadway, he began a long association with the Manhattan Punchline and Riverwest Theatre in the Westbeth Arts Complex. Noted productions included: The Rivals with Larry Pine, Junemoon with Mercedes Reuhl, and Cap and Bells with Angela Pietropinto.
In 1990, he returned to Los Angeles to further his career as a production designer for television and film. Highlights of his production design include Tracey Ullman’s Emmy award winning show for HBO, Tracey Takes On, The Cooler and Running Scared for writer- director Wayne Kramer and Silver City and Honeydripper for writer-director John Sayles.
