Peter Vasilevich Cornell (born June 1, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player and occasional actor. In his 12-year career, he played for over 30 teams, in 15 leagues, and in 7 countries. As an actor, Cornell has been in over 60 national and international commercial campaigns, and has appeared in basketball-themed films. Most notably, he played the character Vakidis in 2008 comedy Semi-Pro. Cornell also dated two women from Netflix's Selling Sunset and is the stated source of their feud.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1976 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Piedmont (Piedmont, California) |
| College | Loyola Marymount (1996–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2009 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999 | Magic City Snowbears |
| 1999 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
| 2000–2001 | San Diego Wildfire |
| 2001 | Memphis Houn'Dawgs |
| 2001 | Partizan |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Slam |
| 2002–2003 | North Charleston Lowgators |
| 2003–2004 | Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones |
| 2004–2005 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 2005–2006 | Rizing Fukuoka |
| 2006 | Sydney Spirit |
| 2007–2008 | Hitachi Sunrockers |
| 2008–2009 | Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa |
Early life edit
Cornell was born in San Francisco, California and raised in the small affluent town of Piedmont, California in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated from Piedmont High School in 1994 and received a full basketball scholarship to play at Loyola Marymount University.
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- ^ "'Selling Sunset': Who Is Peter Cornell? 5 Facts About Christine and Emma's Ex". Us Weekly. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2022-05-01.