Cory Monteith
| Cory Monteith | |
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 Cory Monteith at the GLAAD Awards on April 17, 2010 |
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| Born | Cory Allan Monteith May 11, 1982 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor, Musician |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Cory Allan Monteith (born May 11, 1982) is a Canadian actor and musician best known for his role of Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.
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[edit] Early life
Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He has one older brother. His parents divorced when he was seven, and he was raised by his mother.[2][3] By 13, Monteith — once a promising student who at age 5 could read at a fourth-grade level — dropped out of school. Monteith estimates that by the age of 16, when he quit for good, he had attended 12 different schools, including alternative programs for troubled teens. He went drinking with his friends and had a drug addiction. Monteith went to rehab at the age of 19 and was finally given an ultimatum by his family to get clean or get turned over to the police for theft charges, after he stole a significant amount of money from a family member. "I was done fighting myself", he said. "I finally said, ‘I’m gonna start looking at my life and figure out why I'm doing this.'"[4]
He has worked various jobs such as a Wal-Mart people greeter, a taxicab driver, school bus driver, and roofer.[5]
He received his high school diploma in 2011 from an alternative school he attended in Victoria, British Columbia.[4]
[edit] Career
[edit] Acting career
Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played minor roles in Final Destination 3, Whisper and Deck the Halls. He had a recurring role in Kyle XY. He also made guest appearances in such Canadian-filmed television serials as Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1.[5]
In 2005 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. In 2007, he starred in the MTV series Kaya.[6]
In 2009, Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee, playing Finn Hudson, the male lead of the glee club and the quarterback of McKinley High School. For his audition tape, he drummed on Tupperware using pencils. The first time he sang in front of an audience was at his in-person audition, at which he sang "Honesty" by Billy Joel.[7] He and Lea Michele, his Glee co-star, were included in Entertainment Weekly's 2009 "Summer Must List", being named "Summer's Must Songbirds" for their portrayals of Finn and Rachel on Glee, respectively.[8]
In April 2010, Monteith was cast in the romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo.[9] In May 2010, the cast of Glee went on a two week live tour with stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago and New York City.[10] The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs. The following May, the cast went on a second, longer tour with mostly new songs and all-new skits, performing for four weeks in the US and Canada, and eleven days in England and Ireland.[11][12]
On August 8, 2010, he co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards.[13] Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 13, 2010.[14]
In December 2010, it was announced that Monteith will be starring in and co-producing a new untitled workplace-caper comedy for Fox 2000.[15] In January 2011, he shot the film Sisters&Brothers with Dustin Milligan which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.[16][17]
[edit] Music career
Monteith plays drums for the Indie rock band "Bonnie Dune" based in Los Angeles. Members include lead singer Justin Wilczynski (who co-starred with Monteith on the short-lived MTV series, Kaya), guitarist Seth Roberts (who is the singer of the band Lakes), and bassist Joshua Kerr.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Killer Bash | Douglas Waylan Hart | TV film |
| 2006 | Bloody Mary | Paul Zuckerman | |
| 2006 | Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep | Michael | TV film |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Madison's date | |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Kahill | |
| 2007 | Hybrid | Aaron Scates | TV film |
| 2007 | White Noise: The Light | Scooter guy | |
| 2007 | Gone | Davis Calder | Short film |
| 2007 | The Invisible | Jimmy | |
| 2007 | Whisper | Teenage boy | |
| 2007 | Wannabe Macks | Stu | |
| 2008 | The Boy Next Door | Jason | TV film |
| 2011 | Breaking the Girl[18] | ||
| 2011 | Monte Carlo | Owen | |
| 2011 | Sisters&Brothers | Justin | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Finn Hudson |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Genii Private | Episode "The Storm" |
| 2005 | Young Blades | Marcel Le Rue | Episode "To Heir Is Human" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Gary | Episode "Wendigo" |
| 2005 | Smallville | Frat Cowboy | Episode "Thirst" |
| 2005 | Killer Instinct | Windsurfer Bob | Episode "Forget Me Not" |
| 2006 | Whistler | Lip Ring | Episode "The Burden of Truth" |
| 2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Young Mitchell | Episode "200" |
| 2006 | Kyle XY | Charlie Tanner | Recurring role (7 episodes, 2006—2007) |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Ian Finley | Episode "Life Source" |
| 2007 | Kaya | Gunnar | Lead role (10 episodes) |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | James | Episode "New Year's Day" |
| 2009 | Mistresses | Jason | |
| 2009 | The Assistants | Shane Baker | 2 episodes |
| 2009-present | Glee | Finn Hudson | Lead role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with Glee cast) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male (2009) Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Actor Comedy (2011) |
| 2010 | The Simpsons | Flynn | Voice role, Episode "Elementary School Musical" |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Finn Hudson | Voice role, Episode "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?" |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Awards won
- Hollywood Style Awards 2010
- Male Future Style Icon Award
- SAG Awards 2010
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards
- Choice TV: Actor Comedy
[edit] Nominations
- SAG Awards 2011
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Teen Choice Awards 2009
- Choice TV: Actor Breakout Star Male
- Teen Choice Awards 2010
- Choice TV: Comedy Actor
- Choice Smile[1]
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards
- Summer: Movie Star - Male
[edit] Discography
[edit] References
- ^ a b Derek Jory (May 16, 2011). "Cory Monteith – The Canadian Charger". Canucks.nhl.com. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562916&fb_ref=at_xt%3D4dd2d36352d58c96_0&fb_source=home_oneline. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/cory_monteith
- ^ http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/06/cory-monteith.html
- ^ a b Shawna Malcolm (June 24, 2011). "Cory Monteith's Turning Point". parade.com. http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/06/cory-monteith-glee.html. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Strachan, Alex (August 28, 2009). "Cory Monteith is gleeful about Glee". The Vancouver Sun. Canada: Canwest Publishing Inc.. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mmY1JPSg. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ "Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson". Fox. http://www.fox.com/glee/bios/finn-hudson.htm#type:actor. Retrieved May 3, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Wagner, Curt (July 29, 2009). "Fans gleek out for 'Showmance' episode of 'Glee'". Chicago Now. http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2009/07/fans-gleek-out-for-showmance-episode-of-glee.html. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ Svetkey, Benjamin et al. (June 26, 2009). "Must List 2009". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20286014,00.html. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ Stransky, Tanner (April 9, 2010). "'Glee' star Cory Monteith, 'Melrose' actress Katie Cassidy join the 'Monte Carlo' teen dream team". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/09/glee-cory-monteith-katie-cassidy-monte-carlo. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Past Performance Dates". Glee Live Official Website. http://www.gleetour.com/events/past. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "Upcoming Performance". www.gleetour.com. http://www.gleetour.com/events. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (8 February 2011). "'Glee' Tour Coming Back This Spring". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657490/glee-tour.jhtml. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "‘Glee’ Guys To Co-Host 2010 Teen Choice Awards With Katy Perry!". Hollywoodcrush.mtv.com. July 27, 2010. http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/07/27/teen-choice-awards-2010-glee-katy-perry. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "'Glee' star Cory Monteith to host Gemini Awards". CTV News. October 18, 2010. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20101018/ent-monteith-gemini-awards-101018. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (December 3, 2010). "Fox 2000 Buys Pitch For 'Glee' Guy Cory Monteith". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/fox-2000-buys-pitch-for-glee-guy-cory-monteith/. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Monteith and Milligan go from cake shop to red carpet". CTV News. September 11, 2011. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20110911/cory-monteith-and-dustin-milligan-at-tiff-110911/20110911?s_name=tiff2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Sisters&Brothers". Toronto International Film Festival. http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/sistersbrothers. Retrieved September 12, 2011]].
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 3, 2009). "Cory Monteith". Variety. Reed Elsevier. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010805.html?categoryid=28&cs=1. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
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