John Corbett

Movie/TV star John Corbett (Aidan in Sex & the City), will be the celebrity grand marshal of the First Ever Ninth Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Hot Springs March 17, 2011.

The parade, which began in 2003, is held at 6:30 p.m. each March 17 in the area surrounding 98-foot-long Bridge Street, the world’s shortest street in everyday use.

Corbett starred as Ian Miller in 2002's My Big Fat Greek Wedding, one of the highest grossing independent films ever.

He plays Aidan Shaw, onetime love interest of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in HBO’s Sex & the City, for which he was a Golden Globes nominee in 2002.

Corbett also received Emmy and Golden Globes nominations for his work on the CBS comedy series Northern Exposure, which aired from 1990-1995.

He currently stars as Max Gregson on Showtime’s United States of Tara with Toni Collette. He can also be seen at shows across the country with the John Corbett Band.

For more information about the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade call Steve Arrison at (501) 321-2027.