Cody has been performing and training since age six, beginning in different studios and performing groups in Sacramento, California. Early on, he began performing throughout many countries in Europe as well as the eastern United States. As a child he worked as a professional model and actor in commercials, as well as a child singer in operas. His greatest love was his performing group where he trained as a triple threat and toured in ‘Broadway Revue’ style productions being able to channel all three of his favorite talents: acting, singing and dancing. Cody is the Founder and Artistic Director of TRIPLE THREAT Productions & Studios, where he currently teaches voice, acting and dance, as well as produces musical theatre productions.

 

Cody taught dance at Brigham Young University where he toured with the Young Ambassadors and received his BFA in Music Dance Theatre. Cody also taught acting, voice, dance, and other musical theatre classes at San Diego State University where he received his MFA in Musical Theatre. Cody's has been performing professionally for 25+ years and his performing tours have taken him to over 30 different countries.

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Some of Cody's favorite performing venues include: Broadway’s New York City Center Theatre, the Broadway National Tour of 42nd Street, La Jolla Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Co., Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (NY), Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Welk Resort Theater, San Diego Musical Theatre, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, Jackson Hole Playhouse, Lagoon Theme Park, and Holland America Cruise Lines.

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On the other side of the table, Cody has served as Producer and Managing Director of the Jackson Hole Playhouse and Associate Artistic Director & Education Director at Artisan Center Theatre. As a professor, he has taught full-time in the BFA musical theatre program at Southern Illinois University- Carbondale and served as the Director of the Musical Theatre Program at Weber State University.

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Cody has been teaching at universities and various academies for 22 years. He has been directing and choreographing professionally for 17 years. He also works as a theatrical consultant, advising different arts organizations how to take their business to the next level artistically, professionally, and financially.

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Cody has spent multiple summers teaching, directing, and choreographing the Main Stage musical productions at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan and teaching acting, dance and musical theatre for Interlochen's Institute program. He directed for Chamberlain’s Performing and Fine Arts Academy based out of Los Angeles, which involved hundreds of children performing large Broadway scale productions at Pepperdine University in Malibu. He also ran Kre8ive Fine Arts Academy serving as the Artistic Director where he did much of the same work, including producing two performance companies. Cody recently served as the Theatre Department Chair as well as Directing the Musical Theatre major at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.

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Cody loves working with and inspiring youth through the performing arts and seeing them grow as they develop their own talents. Cody is a proud father of three children.

 

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To learn more about Cody as an educator, a director/choreographer, and an actor, visit his personal website, www.codyCwalker.com.