Tropedia

  • All unique and most-recently-edited pages, images and templates from Original Tropes and The True Tropes wikis have been copied to this wiki. The two source wikis have been redirected to this wiki. Please see the FAQ on the merge for more.

READ MORE

Tropedia
Tropedia
  • Farm-Fresh balanceYMMV
  • WikEd fancyquotesQuotes
  • (Emoticon happyFunny
  • HeartHeartwarming
  • Silk award star gold 3Awesome)
  • Script editFanfic Recs
  • MagnifierAnalysis
  • HelpTrivia
  • WMG
  • Photo linkImage Links
  • Haiku-wide-iconHaiku
  • Laconic
Cory M is a reindeer 8443
Cquote1
How do I put this? Glee is like High School Musical if High School Musical had its stomach punched and its lunch money stolen.
Cory Monteith comparing Glee to High School Musical
Cquote2


Cory Monteith (b. 1982) is a Canadian actor and semi-musician. After dropping out of high school in grade nine, he worked several odd-jobs, including Wal-mart greeter, cab driver, roofer, school-bus driver, and car washer.

His acting career began in Vancouver, with bit parts in a plethora of shows such as Supernatural, Smallville, and both Stargates. He also had a recurring role as Charlie, Amanda's initial boyfriend in Kyle XY. He also starred in some lesser known horror movies like Hybrid and Killer Bash, both of which seemed to be banked on his incredible attractiveness. No really, the former has him shirtless throughout most of the movie because he is a werewolf; the latter was directed by David DeCoteau, famous for having his male actors appearing in shirtless homoerotic scenes for no purpose other than appearing in shirtless homoerotic scenes.

He eventually auditioned for Glee. His audition wasn't exactly like the others, the biggest difference being that he didn't actually sing. Which the producers found odd, since the show centered around people who sing. Instead, his tape included some acting samples and a clip of him playing the drums (on tupperware). While they liked him, the producers still wanted to hear him sing and, despite never singing a note in his life, Cory impressed them enough with a "cheesy 80s rendition" of Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon that he was able to be beat out other auditioners, such as Aaron Tveit and Darren Criss (although nobody's complaining about the latter).

Despite being a good actor and what amounts to the male lead in Glee, Cory hasn't exactly achieved as much as his other Glee co-stars. However, he has been gaining publicity - he co-hosted the 2010 Teen Choice Awards with his fellow Glee guys and Katy Perry, as well as the 2010 Gemini awards (they're Canadian). He's an accomplished drummer, and when not partaking in Glee he performs with his band Bonnie Dune. Cory is set to appear in the 2011 Romantic Comedy Monte Carlo, so be on the lookout for him.

Follow him on Twitter here!

Exhibits:[]