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Cory Monteith
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Canadian actor (1982-2013)
Film & TV
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cory Allan-Michael Monteith (May 11, 1982 – July 13, 2013) was a Canadian actor and musician best 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. During his success on the show, he also acted in films. His film work included Monte Carlo and a starring role in…
Known for
- McCanick — Simon Weeks2014
- All the Wrong Reasons — James Ascher2013
- Glee: Keep on Believin' — Self2012
- Glee: The Concert Movie — Finn Hudson2011
- Monte Carlo — Owen2011
- Glee Encore — Finn Hudson2011
- Sisters & Brothers — Justin2011
- Nuthin' But a Glee Thang — Himself2011
- Wannabe Macks — Stu2011
- The Glee Project — Self2011
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Key facts
- Born
- Cory Allan Michael Monteith , ( 1982-05-11 ) May 11, 1982, Calgary, Alberta , Canada
- Died
- July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13) (aged 31), Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
- Occupations
- Actor musician
- Years active
- 2004–2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Calgary
- Place of death
- Vancouver
- Occupation
- television actor
- Employer
- Hudson's Bay
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Actor Awards
- Image
- Cory Monteith 2, 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cory Monteith
- date of death
- 2013-07-13
- date of birth
- 1982-05-11
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- birth name
- Cory Allan Michael Monteith
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- name in native language
- Cory Monteith
- unmarried partner
- Lea Michele
- social media followers
- 1423150
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Cory Allan Michael Monteith (/mɒnˈtiːθ/; May 11, 1982 – July 13, 2013) was a Canadian actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the television series Stargate Atlantis (2004), and had other roles in shows including Smallville (2005), and Supernatural (2005). During his career, he starred in over eighteen dramas and seventeen films, with Monte Carlo (2011), Final Destination 3 (2006), and Sisters & Brothers (2011), all becoming commercially successful.
Monteith is best known for his portrayal of Finn Hudson in the first four seasons of the Fox television series Glee. For his portrayal, he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and Teen Choice Award.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cory Monteith” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.