Biography

Colby Clayton Lemaster was born in Snellville, GA, to a single mother. The grandson of Atlanta Braves pitcher Denver Lemaster, he grew up in a family that loved baseball. He on the other hand was not as enamored and found his outlet through performing in small community theatre projects as well as theatre in school. In high school he joined the drama club, and had an incredible theatre teacher who introduced acting techniques from Stanislavski and Meisner. Colby was hooked. He graduated high school with honors and went on a full academic and theatrical scholarship to Loyola University New Orleans. Three days before his freshman semester of college started, Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans. It became a pivotal moment for Colby, as through the hardship of displacement, he was given a second passion in life through partaking in multiple charity events and outreach programs. Through college Colby would return to New Orleans, studying theatre, and also partake in public rebuild projects and social justice themed theatre. He graduated from Loyola with honors, being awarded the Leo Zinzer Award, an award given by the theatre department for exemplary achievement. He was also given an Ambie Award by the New Orleans theatre community as a rising star. Colby has since moved to Los Angeles, CA where is pursues a full time career as an actor and producer. He has been in a number of commercials, as well as landing a number of pilots and television shows. He is the Executive Producer and Co-Creator for COAL Comedy, as well as a producer for the web series Ride with Me.

- IMDb mini biography by: Colby Lemaster