Corey Lindaugh

Played by Erika

VITALS

Name: Corey Dominick Lindaugh
Nickname: Core (mostly Connie, but other siblings too), Doc, Lindy (softball team), CD (goes by C.D. Lindaugh at work)
Age: 28
Birthday: September 3, 1979
Job: ER Doctor (First Year Attending)

Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Status: Dating Brendan Wright
Religion: Jewish (Non Practicing)
Chronic diseases/Other Illness: Insomnia (he usually only falls asleep when he is beyond exhausted, which works well for his job); Ulcers
Smokes: No
Drinks: Yes
Favorite Feature: Hands
Least Favorite Feature: Eyebrows
Greatest Strength: His dedication to saving lives and his willingness to take risks to do so
Greatest Weakness: Can appear to be machine like and emotionless in some situations.
Biggest Fear: That he will end up alone because of his lifestyle and his work

APPEARANCE

Sometimes his brown hair is scruffy and sometimes it’s well groomed, depending on what his week has been like. He wears either look well. In the summer, his hair will naturally show blondish highlights if he spends too much time in the sun. Recently, Corey has allowed his hair to grow out so that it is more longish than he is used to having. He admits that it can take away from his "doctor" look, but he likes it. His deep brown eyes have an intense quality but there are times they will show how vulnerable he is. His 6'3"  frame is lankier and less toned than it once was. He tries to stay in shape, but the grueling hours of his job often make it difficult to plan regular visits to the gym. He is proud of the fact that he still has remnants of a six pack lingering somewhere beneath the shirts he wears.

To offset his youthful appearance which can initially instill doubt in patients about his skill and expertise, he makes a point to be impeccably put together while he is on the job - slacks, button down shirt, tie. When he is off duty, he usually likes to wear anything else.

Current Outfit:

PERSONALITY

For some people, hardships early on in life often lead to a heightened sense of humility, but for Corey, in a lot of ways it has created some resentment and an extreme desire to distance himself from them. Everything he has done has been in an effort to never have to experience those hardships again, sometimes even at the expense of others. He is often torn between not wanting to turn his back on his roots and rising above his humble beginnings.

His attempts to leave his past behind have given him an air of superiority. At work, he’s often seen as a cocky, hot shot, know-it-all doctor. In most situations, including his personal life, he appears hallow, methodical and mechanical. This is something he attributes to being necessary to be successful in his profession and he is still coming to terms with the best way to separate himself emotionally.

He is a very private person and prefers to keep his personal and professional lives separate. He has never hidden his sexuality, but he also doesn’t put it out there either. Part of him is relieved that he doesn’t come across as a typically gay man because he does not want to be defined by that aspect of his life. He wants to maintain some of his credibility as a professional. He would rather be seen as just another doctor and not necessarily a gay doctor.

While becoming a doctor initially appealed to him because of the prestige and possible accolades, he now genuinely loves what he does and recognizes how good he has become at it. Corey has always known that he was never the smartest doctor around, but he was usually willing to work the hardest. He excelled in the moment and found being a doctor gave him a rush. Realizing this made him decide to pursue emergency medicine. Even now, he still gets a rush when the pressure to save a life is on.

HISTORY

Corey Timeline

FAMILY

Donovan Father Mechanic	Mya Mother Nurse	Doug Brother (30) Mechanic	Connie Sister (24) Surgical Resident	Moira Sister (18) Acting Student

LIVING SITUATION

Address: 4 Oxford Drive

Lives With: His sister, Connie

JOB

Corey just completed his final year of medical residency at the Pleasant Port Hospital and is now working as an ER Attending.

SCHEDULE

TRANSPORTATION

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS

	Scott Archer (Hook Up/Crush) - Corey is a regular at Fresh Mex where he gets his fill of spicey ethnic food and also a some eye candy in Scott. After several conversations about the endless uses for the hospital's On Call Room, Corey invited him over to his place after work and they hooked up.
	Cole Cleyburne (Friend) - Corey frequents the hardware store for supplies for his house flipping ventures so he regularly chats up Cole about what he's doing. He, Cole and Ethan also play softball together and shoot the shit about baseball.
	Riley Collins (Acquaintance) - Corey first met Riley at the pizza shop and has since chatted her up when he's stopped by to get food on breaks or even whenever. Now he also sees her as part of the cooking club when he can make it.
	Farrah Covington (Acquaintance/Patient) - She's been a patient in the ER several times since Corey's been in town: a few overdoses and a car accident.
	Casey Donovan (Acquaintance) - Corey knows Casey primarily through the softball team.
	Harry Gowan (Coworker) - Corey knows him as a fellow doctor in the ER, working closely with him on many cases. But Corey doesn't know much about the man outside of work.
	Musette Gowan (Coworker) - Harry's wife who also works at the hospital and often consults with them on cases. Again, as with Harry, he doesn't know much about her outside of the work setting.
	Ethan Hauer (Friend) - Besides playing softball, Corey and Ethan also like talking about  the talent on the farm teams of major sporting clubs.
	Allison Hodge (Coworker) - Corey knows her from work and the two are friendly. When Allison left for Seattle, Corey offered to look after her baby sister, as the younger Hodge had a tendency to court trouble.
	Georgina Patrick (Acquaintance) - He knows her from Out & Proud meetings.
	Elizabeth Reynolds (Acquaintaince) - He and Connie know her from the Cooking Club and Elizabeth has actually become one of Connie's good friends.
	Rylee Romsland (Acquaintance) - Corey met her unofficially when she came through the hospital with appendicitis. But he really met her when he was getting some grub at the Wheelhouse Diner.
	Amy Salinger (Friend) - Corey recently met her at some local political activism meetings. Recently she tried to set him up with her other gay friend, Brendan.
	William Talon (Patient) - A patient of Corey's who was brought into the hospital by his friend, suffering from severe migranes.
	Brendan Wright (Potential Hook Up/Crush) - Corey met him when Amy attempted to play matchmaker, setting up her two single, gay friends. She gave Bren Corey's number and told Corey that Bren would be calling. Which he did. Despite an awkward phone call, the two planned to meet up for drinks. Again, despite some initial awkwardness to start the date, it eventually seemed to be going well until the two started to kiss. A touch to Bren's head near his scar caused him to pull away and left Corey confused.

LIFE

Activities: Out & Proud, baseball/softball, Cooking Club

Likes: Jazz music, Fish, model cars, flipping houses/construction, music, wine, cooking

Dislikes: Death,

Favorite Film: Silence of the Lambs & Red Dragon

Favorite Song: Brian Wilson by Barenaked Ladies

Favorite Quote: “The toughest thing about being a doctor isn’t the terrible hours. It isn’t the loneliness, the isolation or the knowledge that one day we lose out on the relentless decay of the human body. No. It’s something else. The toughest thing is making the right call when it counts.” Dr. Neela Rosgotra

Favorite Book: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Favorite Food: Garbage Plate

Favorite Drink: Chocolate Milk

Favorite Alcoholic Drink: Snakebite Shot (Yukon Jack and Limejuice)

LOVE LIFE

Status: Dating Brendan Wright

Crush: Scott Archer ("With visions of the On Call room dancing in my head...") & Brendan Wright

First Kiss: Girl -  Abbey Harris in middle school; Guy - Geordy Whitaker in college

Longest Relationship: Geordy Whitaker, year and a half.

Ever Had a Broken Heart: No but he fixes them all the time....

If You Want to Win His Heart, You Have to Be: a guy who is into guys (pretty basic, but hey...).

3 Things He Can’t Stand in Love Interests: Incoming

Does He Believe in Love At First Sight: No

When Did He Loose His Virginity? Girl - After junior prom to his date; Guy - Geordy Whitaker in college

For Him, Love Is... complicated

For Him, Sex Is... raw.

QUESTIONNAIRES

What Makes You...

...Joyfully smile?: Spending time with Connie or saving a life, especially when it is thought that the situation is impossible

...Laugh out loud?: Incoming

...Get on the dance floor?: 80's music

...Cry your eyes out?:  Losing a patient I know I could have saved

...Really sad?: Discrmination/Hate crimes

...Smirk?: Jew Jokes

...Hide in a corner?: When I think about how alone I am sometimes 

What is...

...Something about you that no one knows?: Incoming

...Your Most Prized and Important Material Possession: His stethoscope. It was a gift from his mother when he started med school. He’s kinda of superstitious and when he forgets it or leaves it somewhere, he’ll blame any bad luck with patients on not having it.

...Favourite game: Operation

RANDOM FACTS

• Loves listening to up and coming singers and bands, especially those with the strong sounds of the acoustic guitar. When he has time, he surfs online for them or chats with old friends who have the inside skinny on artists of interest to him. He has attended the South by Southwest Music Festival and years ago, several Lilith Fair concerts (which he jokingly admits was a really gay thing for him to do).
• Loves cooking and once considered culinary school instead of being a doctor
• Self taught guitar player and wishes he could play the sax
• Loves fantasy baseball leagues...every year before the season starts, he meets up in NY with a bunch of his buddies and does a draft
• Worked at the AIDS Community Health Center during med school. Friends and acquaintances were struggling with the disease. While working with AIDS Rochester, he would spend time going to middle schools and high schools to speak about HIV/AIDS.
• He has an interest in holistic medicine and experiments with natural remedies for his insomnia.
• Even though he believes it to be a wasteful sport, he has a fascination with race car driving and growing up with regularly visit Watkins Glen with brother Doug. He has a fantasy of driving one some day or even working in a pit crew just for shits and giggles.
• It’s often said jokingly that Corey has always had great skill and dexterity with his hands. When he was younger, he was fascinated by things like model cars or airplanes. In his teen years, he worked with his father and older brother on cars. Now this skill obviously is translated into his work as a doctor, but he also likes to restore old houses when he has time.

COREY'S SPORTS TEAMS

Celebrity used: Justin Breuning