Cory Monteith - Wikipedia. Cory Allan Michael Monteith (; May 1. July 1. 3, 2. 01. Canadian actor and musician, known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.
As an actor based in British Columbia, Monteith had minor roles on television series before being cast on Glee. Following his success in that show, Monteith's film work included the movie Monte Carlo, and a starring role in Sisters & Brothers. Monteith had a troubled adolescence involving substance abuse from age 1. After an intervention by family and friends he entered drug rehabilitation at age 1. In a 2. 01. 1 interview with Parade magazine, he discussed his history of substance abuse as a teen, and in March 2.
On July 1. 3, 2. 01. Vancouver hotel room. Early years[edit]Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, on May 1. Ann Mc. Gregor, an interior decorator, and Joe Monteith, a military man who served in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.[2][3] He had an older brother named Shaun.
Monteith's parents divorced when he was seven years old,[4] and he and his older brother were raised by their mother in Victoria, British Columbia.[5] After the divorce he saw little of his father due to Joe Monteith's military service, and he had social difficulties at school. From age 1. 3, he used alcohol and marijuana and started being truant from school.[6]After attending 1. Monteith dropped out altogether at age 1. By that time, his drug and alcohol dependency had increased and Monteith turned to petty crimes, such as stealing money from friends and family, to fund his addictions.[5] His mother and a group of friends staged an intervention when he was 1. Monteith stated, "I'm lucky on so many counts.
I'm lucky to be alive."[8] He eventually received his high school diploma in 2. Victoria.[6]Before breaking into show business, Monteith worked various jobs, including Walmart people greeter, taxicab driver, mechanic, school bus driver, and roofer.[6][9][1. Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played minor roles in Final Destination 3, Whisper, and Deck the Halls. Watch Empire Of The Sharks Online Metacritic. He had a recurring role in Kyle XY.[7] He also made guest appearances in television serials such as Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate SG- 1.[1. In 2. 00. 5, he appeared in Killer Bash, about a tormented geek's soul that was taking revenge on his murderer's children by taking over a girl's twin body. The following year, he made a brief appearance in Urban Legend: a Bloody Mary.
Monteith did acting classes with Anthony Meindl.[1. In 2. 00. 7, he starred in the MTV series Kaya as Gunnar.[1. Watch Wargames Instanmovie. In April 2. 01. 0, Monteith was cast in the romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo.[1. In December 2. 01. Monteith would be starring in and co- producing a new untitled workplace- caper comedy for Fox 2.
In January 2. 01. Monteith shot the film Sisters & Brothers with Dustin Milligan, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 1. Canadian director Gia Milani's film All The Wrong Reasons stars Monteith as "a big box department store manager whose wife is struggling with post- traumatic stress disorder." Milani suggests he was excited to play his own age, in a "heavy role." He filmed his part on weekdays, flying to Los Angeles on weekends to do promotional work for Glee.[1. In 2. 01. 1, Monteith filmed a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow, an online PSA organization aimed at changing the minds of young straight people in their attitude and viewpoint towards the LGBT community.[2. In 2. 01. 2, he hosted the 2.
GLAAD Media Awards in New York City with co- star Naya Rivera.[2. On August 8, 2. 01. Teen Choice Awards.[2. Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 1.
In 2. 00. 9, Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee. He portrayed Finn Hudson. When Glee was being cast, Monteith's agent, Elena Kirschner, submitted a video of him drumming with some pencils and Tupperware containers.
Series creator Ryan Murphy took notice of the video, but pointed out that he had to be singing, as auditioning actors for Glee with no theatrical experience were required to prove they could sing and dance as well as act.[2. Monteith submitted a second, musical tape, in which he sang, in his own words, "a cheesy '8. REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling".[2. He then attended a mass audition in Los Angeles; his vocal skills were considered weak, but he later performed very well with one of Glee's casting directors, who said that his audition captured the most elusive quality of Finn's: his "naive, but not stupid, sweetness."[2.
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Monteith said of his casting process, "I was like a lot of kids, looking for something to be interested in. Something to be passionate about. All you need is permission. Not only for Glee, but for anything in life."[2. Finn is the star quarterback of his high school football team, and risks alienation from his friends by joining the school's glee club. He is a popular jock at the top of the school's social hierarchy, but when forced to join the glee club, he finds he loves it.
His storylines have seen him struggle with his decision to stay in the club, which is at the bottom of the social ladder, while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks. The character must deal with his attraction to both head cheerleader Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) and glee club star singer Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), and his storylines increasingly focus on his relationship with them both. Monteith felt that Finn had to "grow up a lot" during his time on the show. The actor said, "Finn started off as the stereotypical dumb jock but as the show has gone on, Finn's not dumb anymore, really, he's just a little naïve".[2. Early reviews of Finn from television critics were mixed; Todd Van. Der. Werff of The A.
V. Club said that he and Michele were "both agreeable and a little desperate for an outlet" in the pilot episode.[2. Commenting on the fifth episode of the first season, Eric Goldman of IGN wrote, "We got to see a bit of a darker side to Finn [..] it's good to see this, because up until now, Finn's been a bit too strait- laced to totally invest in".[2. In the second season's eighth episode, "Furt", Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly noted "It's been a while since we've gotten some Finn focus, and I think I just missed Cory Monteith. But I also forgot what a good, natural actor he can be".[2. Monteith as Finn won the 2. Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Actor Comedy, and was nominated in the same category in 2.
Although he was not a singer before being cast as Finn, Monteith sang lead or joint lead on a large number of songs on the show. In May 2. 01. 0, the cast of Glee went on a two- week live tour with stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, and New York City.[3. The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs. The following May, the cast went on a second tour with mostly new songs and all- new skits, performing for four weeks in the U. S. and Canada, and 1. England and Ireland.[3.
On July 2. 0, 2. 01. Ryan Murphy stated in various media outlets that Monteith was set to have a tribute in the third episode of season five, which also dealt with the death of his character, Finn Hudson.[3. Personal life[edit]Monteith began working with American actress Lea Michele in 2.
Glee.[3. 5] In early 2. They remained together until his death a year and a half later.[3. In December 2. 01. Monteith's death, Lea Michele stated that he was a very private person.[4.
