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.

Latest Cory Monteith

Mark Salling Takes Special Finn ‘Souvenir’ From ‘Glee’ Set After Wrap

This is so sweet. It looks like Lea Michele wasn’t the only ‘Glee’ cast member to take home a piece of Finn Hudson/Cory Monteith from the set after the series wrapped on Feb. 21. Mark Salling, who played Puck, kept the plaque of Finn, which hung in the choir room after Finn/Cory died in 2013.
Mark Salling and rest of the cast of Glee wrapped filming for the final season on Saturday, Feb. 21, but he didn’t leave the Paramount lot empty handed. Mark was close friends with his former co-star, Cory Monteith, who tragically died due to a drug overdose on July 13, 2013. And in an effort to keep Cory close to his heart, Mark took home the plaque of Cory’s onscreen character, Finn, which hung in McKinley High’s choir room after his death.

February 26, 2015

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