Biography
Todd Kortte was born in Alton Illinois and spent most of his years growing up in Fort Wayne, In. Graduating from Purdue University in 1993, Todd moved to Orlando, Florida to pursue a career in Theme Park Ride Design. While achieving a background in Roller Coaster Design, scouts were continuously approaching Todd and trying to convince him to model. In 2001 he decided to give it a shot and immediately started modeling and shooting commercials. In 2003, a big break happened when Todd was picked up by ELITE models in Miami Beach, FL. Better exposure meant bigger print and commercial work in the Miami area. While in Miami, auditions for big reality shows were pretty common. Todd made it in the finals for Survivor, Amazing Race, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, and Joe Millionaire. Always hesitant to become a part of these big reality shows, he turned them down in fear of wrong exposure. Studying acting and becoming a respected actor was a more creative choice and journey in life. In 2005, Todd packed up his Design/Acting life and moved to LA to pursue bigger opportunities. He signed on commercially with The Daniel Hoff Agency, and right away began booking commercials. Commercially, Todd is recognized globally with over 40 total commercial bookings in 2010 and 2011 alone. You can see his charm and personality daily, representing big brand names including The New York Times, Match.com, Courtyard Marriott, Reynolds Wrap, Hoover, Wii, Lexus, Kleenex, DirectTV, Brinks Home Security, AAMCO, INTEL, Disney and many more. He also booked small parts on "The George Lopez Show-You Dropped A Mom On Me Episode", "The Holiday", "Chicago Massacre: Richard Spec", "Monster", and was Dick Clark's mouth in the movie "DreamGirls!" Yes that's right, special effect company Grey Matters (http://www.gmfx.com/old_index.html), digitally imposed Todd's mouth saying the new lines and place it on 1970s American Bandstand footage of Dick Clark. Many will remember Todd as a go-to Bachelor for Dr. Phil's "Love Smart" book series. In 2006, Dr Phil used Todd as a bachelor on dates to help prove his "Love Smart" theories on dating. Becoming the most popular personality on the series, the now dating guru ended up appearing on 8 Dr Phil segments and on the CBS Early Show with Julie Chen and Dr Phil.
Continued training in the Los Angeles area has always been important to Todd. Training includes: Cold Reading with Amy Lyndon, Commercial Technique with Carolyn Barry, Hosting with Suzanne Senna, Stand-Up comedy with Judy Carter, Scene Study with the Howard Fine Acting Studio, and private voice-over coaching with Barbara Niles. With a proven brand, extensive shooting experience, and success in the commercial world....Todd is ready to take this momentum and flip it into the TV and Film world. Todd resides in West Hollywood, CA and can often be seen in the Sunset Plaza area along Sunset Blvd.
