Carlton Wilborn

Carlton Wilborn is a Globally Respected and Award-Winning Director, Producer, Actor and Life Coach with over 40 years of entertainment experience. Wilborn began his professional career as a principal dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He's performed live with Michael Jackson, done music videos with Janet Jackson, and toured the world with Madonna, for The Blond Ambition tour; documented in the feature film Truth or Dare, and again for The Girlie Show tour. His thespian credits include The Mentalist (GLADD Media Award Nominee), The Boarder (Best Actor Award from NYLA International Film Festival), the acclaimed gospel stage play Tell Hell I Ain't comin', Blade to the Heat - New York Shakespeare Festival, Like Jazz - Mark Taper Forum and Kiss Me Kate - The Pasadena Playhouse, Bosch, NCIS, Lincoln Heights, Bunheads, NYPD Blue, the Practice, CSI: Miami, L.A. Firefighters, the HBO movie Made Men, Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie, and the feature film Beautiful Boy, with Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet. Carlton is a also a key subject in the compelling and inspiring documentary Strike a Pose. Most recently Carlton was an international juror and the designated U.S.A spokesperson for Finland's 2021 UMK/Eurovision song competition. He most recently worked as a scientist, with the controversial music artist Kid Cudi for Amazon's Prime Day Show special. Mr. Wilborn was honored by Rahm Emanuel - Mayor of Chicago, with the proclamation "February 5, 2017 to be CARLTON WILBORN DAY IN CHICAGO in recognition of his extraordinary life & enduring efforts to impact culture, inform community and inspire change."