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Cory Monteith

Details

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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Cory Monteith & Lea Michele’s Tragic Relationship Timeline & Photos

The shocking news of Cory’s untimely death has left his co-star, girlfriend and best friend, Lea Michele, absolutely ‘devastated.’ Take a look back at how their relationship blossomed and enjoy photos of the couple in happier times.
Lea Michele, 26, and Cory Monteith met on the set of Glee back in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2012 that their friendship blossomed into a relationship. During their year and a half together as a couple, the bond between them only seemed to get stronger and stronger — and Lea even wanted to start a family with Cory. Not only were they inseparable, traveling from NYC to Canada and Mexico together on a slew of occasions, but they also made it through Cory’s stint in rehab in March of 2013. With the shocking news of the actor’s death at just 31, we’re taking a look back at how their relationship blossomed from friendship to real love.

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Cory Monteith Found Dead

NeNe Leakes Overcome With Grief Over Cory Monteith’s Death

Just awful. NeNe spent a good portion of 2011 and 2012 working closely with Cory while filming season 3 of ‘Glee,’ and a source close to the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that she is absolutely crushed by the news of his death.
Over her nine-episode guest run as Roz Washington on season three of Glee, NeNe Leakes grew very close to Cory Monteith, and even began to see him as another son. So when she heard that Cory was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room on July 13, a source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that she was blindsided and completely devastated.

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Cory Monteith Last Hours

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The day and night leading up to Cory’s death truly illustrates just how sudden and devastating his passing is.
Cory Monteith, best known for playing Finn on Glee, tragically passed away from causes still unknown on July 13. He was found dead and alone in his Vancouver hotel room. It is even more tragic to think that just hours before, Cory was happy and well, enjoying some time with friends.

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After ‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith passed away on July 13 in a Vancouver hotel room, a supposed picture of his girlfriend, Lea, crying on top of his coffin started making the rounds on the Internet. HollywoodLife has the truth behind the shocking photo.
Lea Michele, 26, is “devastated beyond belief” by the tragic death of her boyfriend and Glee co-star, Cory Monteith, 31. After the news broke, a picture posted to Twitter of a young brunette who looks like Lea crying on top of an American flag-covered coffin started circulating online. Read on to find out the truth behind the heartbreaking photo.

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Cory Monteith Death Glee Cast Tweets

Cory Monteith’s Death: ‘Glee’ Co-Stars React With ‘Heartbroken’ Tweets

Kristin Chenoweth, Mark Salling and more of Cory’s fellow gleeks took to Twitter shortly after his death.
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Cory Monteith Dies

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How unbelievably sad. After the 31-year-old ‘Glee’ star was tragically found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13, a huge group of stars took to Twitter to voice their devastation, shock, and grief.
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