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Cory Monteith(1982-2013)

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  • Writer
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Cory Monteith at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
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Cory Monteith was born on May 11, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as Cory Allan Michael Monteith. He was an actor, known for playing the singing jock Finn on the American TV show Glee (2009) and films such as Monte Carlo (2011), and Final Destination 3 (2006). He died on July 13, 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BornMay 11, 1982
DiedJuly 13, 2013(31)
BornMay 11, 1982
DiedJuly 13, 2013(31)
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Cory Monteith in Glee (2009)
Cory Monteith in Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera (2007)
Laura Mennell and Cory Monteith in Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera (2007)
Conan O'Brien and Cory Monteith in Conan (2010)
Cory Monteith in Conan (2010)
Cory Monteith in Conan (2010)
Cory Monteith in Conan (2010)
Dot-Marie Jones, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, and Chord Overstreet in Glee (2009)
Cory Monteith in Glee (2009)
Vanessa Lengies, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Melissa Benoist, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, Chord Overstreet, Heather Morris, Becca Tobin, Blake Jenner, Jacob Artist, Samuel Larsen, and Alex Newell in Glee (2009)
Cory Monteith in Glee (2009)
Harry Shum Jr., Cory Monteith, and Blake Jenner in Glee (2009)

Known for

Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Morris in Glee (2009)
Glee
6.8
TV Series
  • Finn Hudson
  • Kurt Hummel
Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez, and Katie Cassidy in Monte Carlo (2011)
Monte Carlo
5.8
  • Owen
  • 2011
McCanick (2013)
McCanick
4.7
  • Simon Weeks
  • 2013
The Invisible (2007)
The Invisible
6.1
  • Jimmy
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • McCanick (2013)
    McCanick
  • Emily Hampshire, Karine Vanasse, Kevin Zegers, and Cory Monteith in All the Wrong Reasons (2013)
    All the Wrong Reasons
  • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
  • Camille Sullivan, Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan, and Cory Monteith in Sisters & Brothers (2011)
    Sisters & Brothers
  • Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez, and Katie Cassidy in Monte Carlo (2011)
    Monte Carlo
  • Wannabe Macks (2011)
    Wannabe Macks
  • Jamie Kennedy, Sanaa Lathan, Will Forte, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Arianna Huffington, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jason Sudeikis, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Alec Sulkin, Mike Henry, Nickie Bryar, and Aseem Batra in The Cleveland Show (2009)
    The Cleveland Show
    • (voice)
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice)
  • Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns, Camille Sullivan, Rochelle Aytes, and Sarah Glendening in Mistresses (2009)
    Mistresses
  • Lea Michele and Dianna Agron in Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009)
    Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode
  • The Assistants (2009)
    The Assistants
  • The Boy Next Door (2008)
    The Boy Next Door
  • Fear Itself (2008)
    Fear Itself
  • Hybrid (2007)
    Hybrid
  • Kaya (2007)
    Kaya

Writer

  • Camille Sullivan, Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan, and Cory Monteith in Sisters & Brothers (2011)
    Sisters & Brothers

Soundtrack

  • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
    • (uncredited) ...
  • Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Shaheen Jafargholi, Francine Lewis, Tobias Mead, Kieran Gaffney, Kevin Cruise, Connected, Lorna Bliss, Ronan Parke, Steven Hall, Jack Carroll, Dennis Egel, Sam Kelly, Ashley Elliott, Loveable Rogues, Chica Latina, Kai & Natalia, Molly Rainford, Richard & Adam, Asanda Jezile, and Pre-Skool in Britain's Got Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got Talent
    • (uncredited)
  • Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
    Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
  • Glee Encore (2011)
    Glee Encore
  • The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011)
    The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
    • (uncredited)
  • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
    The X Factor UK
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (uncredited)
  • The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
    The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
    • (uncredited)
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    • (uncredited)
  • Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in Dancing on Ice (2006)
    Dancing on Ice
  • Gloria Hunniford, Coleen Nolan, and Janet Street-Porter in Loose Women (1999)
    Loose Women
  • Lea Michele and Dianna Agron in Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009)
    Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode
    • (uncredited)
  • Life After Film School (2006)
    Life After Film School
    • (uncredited)

Videos56

Festival Trailer
Trailer 1:43
Festival Trailer
Glee: The 3D Concert
Trailer 1:16
Glee: The 3D Concert
Monte Carlo: International Trailer
Trailer 2:27
Monte Carlo: International Trailer
Monte Carlo
Trailer 2:31
Monte Carlo
All the Wrong Reasons
Trailer 2:14
All the Wrong Reasons
Sisters and Brothers
Trailer 2:05
Sisters and Brothers
All the Wrong Reasons
Trailer 2:11
All the Wrong Reasons
Sisters and Brothers
Trailer 2:23
Sisters and Brothers
Glee: The Complete Second Season
Trailer 0:21
Glee: The Complete Second Season
Glee: Season 2, Volume 1
Trailer 0:30
Glee: Season 2, Volume 1
The Boy Next Door (2008)
Trailer 1:11
The Boy Next Door (2008)
Glee: The Complete First Season
Trailer 0:47
Glee: The Complete First Season

Personal details

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    • May 11, 1982
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • July 13, 2013
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(heroin and alcohol overdose)
  • Canadian National commercial for "The Source by Circuit City"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Lea Michele Told ELLE Magazine that Cory's last words to her were "if you say so." During her first red carpet appearance since his death, those words were visible tattooed on her ribcage.
  • Quotes
    Maybe it'll be like The Simpsons (1989), and everybody will remain unchanged. Maybe that's what Glee (2009)'s about. Maybe this is kind of a stasis show. I don't know.

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