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Cory Monteith

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Also Known As:
Frankenteen
Height:
6' 3"
Hometown:
Calgary

Bio:
Cory Monteith (born Cory Allan Michael Monteith in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on May 11, 1982) was a Canadian actor and musician, starring on Fox’s hit television series, Glee. He played Finn Hudson, a jock and lead performer in the show’s glee club. In 2011, he won the Actor Comedy award at the Teen Choice Awards for his role on Glee. He appeared in several movies and shows, such as Final Destination 3, Whisper, Kyle XY, and Deck the Hells. He was the drummer for the Indie rock band, Bonnie Dune. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a Wal-Mart people greeter, taxicab driver, and roofer.

Sadly, Cory passed away in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13, 2013.

Best Known For:
His role as Finn Hudson on Glee, and his on-off screen relationship with Lea Michele.

Personal Life:
Cory dated Lea Michele, his Glee co-star.

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Glee Finn Death Episode

‘Glee’ Season 5: Finn Tribute Episode Is ‘A Celebration Of Cory’s Life’

Sad moments aside, the special episode will show the late star in a positive light, an insider tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
With exactly one month until the fifth season of Glee premieres on Fox, new information is slowly being revealed about the Oct. 10 tribute to Cory Monteith. Along with the episode’s title — it’s reportedly being called “The Quarterback” — HollywoodLife.com has gathered some scoop from a show insider about what we can expect from the Finn-centric hour.

August 26, 2013
Lea Michele Filming Glee

Lea Michele in a 2013 'Glee' appearance. (Courtesy Of Fox)

Lea Michele Holds ‘Glee’ Cast Together While Filming Cory Monteith Tribute

Lea Michele is the epitome of a strong woman. After the tragic death of her boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith, HollywoodLife.com as exclusively learned that she’s back on the ‘Glee’ set and is actually helping the rest of the cast recover.
It’s been a tough time for the cast of Glee, while they work to film the first three episodes of season five, but they’re sticking together as a family and spending a great deal of time filming off set, since it’s extremely difficult to be on set without Cory Monteith, a source tells HollywoodLife.com.

August 21, 2013
Finn's Death Glee

‘Glee’ Season 5: How Will Finn Die? Creator Ryan Murphy Explains

Ryan opens up about the ‘heartfelt’ Cory Monteith tribute episode and admits he considered killing Finn via drug overdose.
Glee’s entire cast and crew was hit hard by Cory Monteith’s sudden death, but now, Ryan Murphy and his creative team have the difficult task of crafting a highly anticipated memorial episode — one that provides appropriate closure for both Cory and his on-screen persona, Finn Hudson. “There were a lot of things that we had to decide,” Ryan tells HollywoodLife.com’s sister site Deadline in a new interview. “How are we going to deal with his death?”

August 15, 2013
Harry Styles Lea Michele

Harry Styles Tears Up During Lea Michele’s Emotional TCA Speech

We didn’t think Harry could get more attractive, but he has done it. During Lea’s emotional and truly meaningful speech at the Teen Choice Awards, Harry welled up with tears as she spoke about her beloved boyfriend Cory.
Lea Michele made her first public appearance since the tragic death of her boyfriend and Glee costar Cory Monteith at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards on August 11, where she gave an incredible and emotional speech. No-one was more touched than Harry Styles, who began weeping as she thanked her fans for all their support.

August 11, 2013
Lea Michele Teen Choice Awards

Lea Michele at the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 11, 2013 (Getty)

Lea Michele Gives Emotional, Moving Speech For Cory Monteith At TCAs

It’s been a rough few weeks for Lea Michele, and when she took the stage to accept the award for Choice TV Actress in a Comedy, she looked absolutely incredible giving an emotional and truly meaningful speech.
Lea Michele looked more stunning than ever at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards on August 11, where she made her first public appearance since the tragic death of her boyfriend and Glee costar Cory Monteith, with an incredible and emotional speech.

August 11, 2013
Lea Michele In Hiding

Lea Michele ‘Doesn’t Want To Leave House’ After Cory Monteith’s Death

Poor Lea. It has been nearly three weeks since the death of her beloved boyfriend Cory, but Lea is still finding it difficult to leave the house. What will happen when ‘Glee’ begins filming on August 5?Lea Michele has just gone through the hardest weeks of her life, and she is in such a dark place that she is finding it hard to leave her LA home. Since her co-star and boyfriend Cory Monteith was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room on July 13, Lea has only set foot outside her home twice, because she is still not ready to face the real world.

August 1, 2013
Lea Michele Cory Monteith Tweet

Lea Michele & Cory Montieth on vacation in 2013. (Courtesy Of Instagram)

Lea Michele: Cory Monteith ‘Will Forever Be In My Heart’ — First Tweet

Lea is breaking her online silence for the first time since her boyfriend and co-star, Cory Monteith, was found dead July 13.
It’s been an emotional few weeks for Lea Michele, the most emotional of her life, in fact. She hasn’t tweeted a single character since Cory Monteith was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room July 13, but now, she’s ready to make her feelings public. “Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support,” the Glee star tweeted to her 3.5 million+ Twitter followers July 29. “Cory will forever be in my heart.”

July 29, 2013
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