Cory Monteith
{{Short description|Canadian actor (1982–2013)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cory Monteith
| image = Cory Monteith @ Toronto International Film Festival 2011.jpg
| caption = Monteith in 2011
| birth_name = Cory Allan Michael Monteith
| birth_date = {{birth date|1982|5|11}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|7|13|1982|5|11}}
| death_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| death_cause = Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and alcohol)
| resting_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (cremated)
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- musician
}}
| years_active = 2004–2013
| partner =
| relatives = Shaun Monteith (Brother)
}}
Cory Allan Michael Monteith ({{IPAc-en|m|ɒ|n|ˈ|t|iː|θ}}; May 11, 1982{{spnd}} 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.
Monteith had a troubled adolescence with substance abuse from age 13, and entered drug rehabilitation at age 19. In a 2011 interview with Parade magazine, he discussed his history of substance abuse as a teen, and in March 2013, again sought treatment for his addiction. On July 13, 2013, he died from an overdose of heroin and alcohol in a Vancouver hotel room.
Early life
Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, on May 11, 1982,{{cite web|last=Judd |first=Amy |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/716058/cory-monteith-found-dead-a-look-at-his-life-and-career |title=Notice of death of Monteith |publisher=Globalnews.ca |date=July 14, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jul/14/cory-monteith|title=Cory Monteith obituary|language=en|date=14 July 2014|website=The Guardian|author=Anthony Hayward|access-date=17 May 2022}} the younger son of Ann McGregor, an interior decorator, and Joe Monteith, a soldier who served in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.{{cite web |last=Gatehouse |first=Jonathon |url=http://www.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/dont-stop-believing |title=Profile of Cory Monteith |work=Maclean's |date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2013 }}{{cite web |author=Tim Kenneally |agency=Reuters |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/sns-rt-cory-monteith-glee-20130713,0,178262.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714092125/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/sns-rt-cory-monteith-glee-20130713,0,178262.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2013 |title=Obituary for Cory Monteith |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 14, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2013 }} He had an older brother named Shaun. Monteith's parents divorced when he was seven years old,{{cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/aglow-with-glee-victoria-s-corey-monteith-can-t-fight-the-feeling-1.523764|title=Aglow with Glee: Victoria's Corey Monteith can't fight the feeling|author=Reid, Michael D.|date=August 14, 2009|newspaper=Times Colonist|access-date=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719061028/http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/aglow-with-glee-victoria-s-corey-monteith-can-t-fight-the-feeling-1.523764/|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead|page=D1}} and he and his older brother were raised by their mother in Victoria, British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/cory-monteith-dead_n_3593360.html|title=Cory Monteith Dead: 'Glee' Star Dies In Vancouver Hotel Room|work=Huffington Post|date=July 14, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2013|author=Walker, Jade}} After the divorce, he saw little of his father due to military service, and he had social difficulties at school. From age 13, he used alcohol and marijuana and also started playing truant from school.
After attending 16 schools,{{YouTube|tJp0UIqBrGs|The Cast of Glee Inside the Actors Studio}}, Retrieved May 15, 2013 including alternative programs for troubled teens, Monteith dropped out altogether at age 16.{{Cite web |title=Victoria-raised Glee actor Cory Monteith, 31, found dead in Vancouver |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-raised-glee-actor-cory-monteith-31-found-dead-in-vancouver-4597133 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |date=July 14, 2013 |language=en}} By that time, his drug and alcohol dependency had increased and Monteith turned to petty crimes, such as stealing money from friends and family, to fund his addictions. His mother and a group of friends staged an intervention when he was 19, and he began attending a rehabilitation program. Monteith stated, "I'm lucky on so many counts. I'm lucky to be alive."{{cite web|author=Malkin, Mark|date=June 23, 2011|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/248947/glee-s-cory-monteith-reveals-drug-past-i-m-lucky-to-be-alive|title=Glee's Cory Monteith Reveals Drug Past: 'I'm Lucky to Be Alive'|publisher=E!|access-date=July 14, 2013}} He eventually received his high school diploma in 2011 from an alternative school he attended in his youth in Victoria.{{cite web|author=Malcolm, Shawna|url=http://parade.com/132908/shawnamalcom/cory-monteith-glee/|title=Cory Monteith's Turning Point|work=Parade|date=June 26, 2011|access-date=June 26, 2016}}
Before breaking into show business, Monteith worked various jobs, including Walmart Canada people greeter, taxicab driver, mechanic, school bus driver, roofer, and a drummer for a few bands.{{cite web|first=Derek|last=Jory|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm|title=Cory Monteith: the Canadian Charger|publisher=Vancouver Canucks|date=May 16, 2011|access-date=May 17, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Staff|title=Cory Monteith Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/cory_monteith/0,,,00.html|work=People|access-date=June 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830013237/http://www.people.com/people/cory_monteith/0,,,00.html|archive-date=August 30, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Staff |title=Proud Oromocto father tunes in every week to watch his son Cory Monteith on hit show 'Glee' |url=http://gleeclub.livejournal.com/1619539.html |publisher=Glee Club Live Journal |access-date=June 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719034559/http://gleeclub.livejournal.com/1619539.html |archive-date=July 19, 2013 }}
Career
=2004–2008: Career beginnings=
Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He had 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 television serials such as Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate SG-1.{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Cory+Monteith+gleeful+about+Glee/1937809/story.html |last=Strachan |first=Alex |date=August 28, 2009 |title=Cory Monteith is gleeful about Glee |work=The Vancouver Sun |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mmY1JPSg?url=http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Cory%20Monteith%20gleeful%20about%20Glee/1937809/story.html |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }} 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 Bloody Mary, cast as Paul. After Maureen Webb suggested Cory take acting classes, Monteith started acting classes with Anthony Meindl.{{cite web|url=http://anthonymeindl.com/t_actor.htm|title=Anthony Meindl Actor's Workshop - Los Angeles Actors Testimonials|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429151632/http://www.anthonymeindl.com/t_actor.htm|archive-date=April 29, 2009|url-status=dead}} In 2007, he starred in the MTV series Kaya as Gunnar.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/kaya/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=9015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118012119/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/kaya/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=9015|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2008|title=Kaya Cory Monteith (as Gunnar)|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 15, 2013}}
=2009–2013: ''Glee,'' Bonnie Dune, and film roles=
In 2009, Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee as Finn Hudson. When Glee was being cast, Monteith's agent, Elena Kirschner, submitted a video of him drumming with some pencils and Tupperware containers. Series creator Ryan Murphy took notice of the video, but pointed out that he had to be singing, as auditioning actors for Glee with no theatrical experience were required to prove they could sing and dance as well as act.{{cite news|url=http://www.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/dont-stop-believing/2/|title=In conversation with Glee's Cory Monteith|first=Johnathon|last=Gatehouse|work=Maclean's|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=July 22, 2011}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gleestage26-2009apr26,0,1653470.story|title=Video: 'Glee' team rewrites the school musical |first=Denise |last=Martin |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 26, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2009}} Monteith submitted a second, musical tape, in which he sang, in his own words, "a cheesy '80s music video-style version" of REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling". He then attended a mass audition in Los Angeles; his vocal skills were considered weak, but he later performed very well with one of Glee{{'s}} casting directors, who said that his audition captured Finn's most elusive quality: his "naive, but not stupid, sweetness." Monteith said of his casting process, "I was like a lot of kids, looking for something to be interested in. Something to be passionate about. All you need is permission. Not only for Glee, but for anything in life."
Finn is the star quarterback of his high school football team, and risks alienation from his friends by joining the school's glee club. He is a popular jock at the top of the school's social hierarchy, but when forced to join the glee club, he finds he loves it. His story lines have seen him struggle with his decision to stay in the club, which is at the bottom of the social ladder, while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks. The character must deal with his attraction to both head cheerleader Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) and glee club star singer Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and his storylines increasingly focus on his relationship with them both.
Monteith felt that Finn had to "grow up a lot" during his time on the show. He said, "Finn started off as the stereotypical dumb jock but as the show has gone on, Finn's not dumb anymore, really, he's just a little naïve".{{cite news|url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/06/cory-monteith-love-marriage.html|title=Cory Monteith: 'I Don't Want My Dating Life to Be Tabloid Fodder'|last=Malcom|first=Shawna|work=Parade|date=June 22, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011}} Early reviews of Finn from television critics were mixed; Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club said that he and Michele were "both agreeable and a little desperate for an outlet" in the pilot episode.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/glee-pilot-1798206275 |title=Pilot |first=Emily|last=VanDerWerff|date=May 19, 2009 |work=The A.V. Club|publisher=Onion, Inc |access-date=August 3, 2011}} Commenting on the fifth episode of the first season, Eric Goldman of IGN wrote, "We got to see a bit of a darker side to Finn... it's good to see this, because up until now, Finn's been a bit too strait-laced to totally invest in."{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/103/1030649p1.html|title='Glee: "The Rhodes Not Taken" Review|last=Goldman|first=Eric|date=October 1, 2009|work=IGN|access-date=December 7, 2009}} In the second season's eighth episode, "Furt," Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly noted "It's been a while since we've gotten some Finn focus, and I think I just missed Cory Monteith. But I also forgot what a good, natural actor he can be."{{cite magazine|url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/glee-season-2-episode-8-carol-burnett/|title={{-'}}Glee' recap: Going to the Chapel|date=November 24, 2010|first=Tim|last=Stack|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 7, 2011}} Monteith as Finn won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Actor Comedy, the same category he had been nominated for in 2010.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2011-winners-220172|title=Teen Choice Awards 2011 Winners Revealed |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=August 8, 2011}} Although he was not a singer before being cast as Finn, Monteith sang lead or joint lead on a large number of songs on the show.
Sometime in 2010, Monteith quietly joined the Canadian indie rock band, Bonnie Dune. He'd met the band's lead singer, Justin Wilczynski on the set of MTV's short-lived show Kaya on which they both performed music together. Monteith served as the band's drummer and back-up vocalist and contributed to their songwriting. The group was writing songs and preparing for their debut album release up until the time of Monteith's death. Their debut performance in the U.S. was held at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles, on January 9, 2011.{{Cite web |title=Cory Monteith joins Bonnie Dune |url=https://drummerszone.com/news/cory-monteith-joins-bonnie-dune/artist-news-1-8599/article// |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Drummerszone}}{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Casey |date=2014-02-06 |title=Cory Monteith's Band Just Released One of His Last Songs, and You Should Hear It |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/cory-monteith-bonnie-dune-single |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}} Monteith performed with the band at several nightclubs and festivals across the U.S. to promote their music and garner interest. The band's debut single 'Maybe Tonight' is one of six tracks Monteith actively performed on and helped produce and is included on the EP, Miramar, released on February 4, 2014.{{Cite web |title=Miramar - EP — Bonnie Dune |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Bonnie+Dune/Miramar+-+EP |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Last.fm |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Niki |date=2014-02-11 |title=Cory Monteith's Band Bonnie Dune Releases Album |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/1129783/cory-monteiths-band-bonnie-dune-releases-album |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=The Inquisitr |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-02-03 |title=Bonnie Dune Releases Cory Monteith's "Maybe Tonight" Song—Listen Here! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/506529/bonnie-dune-releases-cory-monteith-s-maybe-tonight-song-listen-here |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=E! Online}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gleetour.com/events/past |title=Past Performance Dates |access-date=December 17, 2010 |work=Glee Live Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118070845/http://www.gleetour.com/events/past |archive-date=January 18, 2012 }} The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs. The following May, the cast went on a second tour with mostly new songs and all-new skits, performing for four weeks in the U.S. and Canada, and 11 days in England and Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.gleetour.com/events |title=Upcoming Performance |access-date=February 11, 2011 |publisher=gleetour.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213002619/http://gleetour.com/events/ |archive-date=February 13, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657490/glee-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211022627/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657490/glee-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2011|title='Glee' Tour Coming Back This Spring|author=Kaufman, Gil|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2011|publisher=MTV News}}
In April 2010, Monteith was cast in the romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo.{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/09/glee-cory-monteith-katie-cassidy-monte-carlo|title='Glee' star Cory Monteith, 'Melrose' actress Katie Cassidy join the 'Monte Carlo' teen dream team|last=Stransky|first=Tanner|date=April 9, 2010|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 6, 2010|archive-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412071528/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/09/glee-cory-monteith-katie-cassidy-monte-carlo/|url-status=dead}} In December 2010, it was announced that Monteith would be starring in and co-producing a new untitled workplace-caper comedy for Fox 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/12/fox-2000-buys-pitch-for-glee-guy-cory-monteith/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205224639/http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/fox-2000-buys-pitch-for-glee-guy-cory-monteith/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2010|title=Fox 2000 Buys Pitch For 'Glee' Guy Cory Monteith|last=Fleming|first=Mike|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2011|website=Deadline Hollywood}} On August 8, 2010, he co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/07/27/teen-choice-awards-2010-glee-katy-perry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729160850/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/07/27/teen-choice-awards-2010-glee-katy-perry|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2010|title='Glee' Guys To Co-Host 2010 Teen Choice Awards With Katy Perry!|publisher=MTV|date=July 27, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2011}} Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 13, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/glee-star-cory-monteith-to-host-gemini-awards-1.564220|title='Glee' star Cory Monteith to host Gemini Awards|publisher=CTV News|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010}}
In January 2011, Monteith shot the film Sisters & Brothers with Dustin Milligan, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/monteith-and-milligan-go-from-cake-shop-to-red-carpet-1.695687|title=Monteith and Milligan go from cake shop to red carpet|date=September 11, 2011|access-date=September 12, 2011|work=CTV News}}{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/sistersbrothers |title=Sisters&Brothers |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910060100/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/sistersbrothers |archive-date=September 10, 2011 }} Canadian director Gia Milani's film All The Wrong Reasons stars Monteith as "a big box department store manager whose wife is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder." Milani suggests he was excited to play his own age in a "heavy role." He filmed his part on weekdays, flying to Los Angeles on weekends to do promotional work for Glee.{{cite news|title=Cory Monteith had completed Canadian film|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cory-monteith-had-completed-canadian-film-1.1311990|access-date=July 17, 2013|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=July 15, 2013|location=Toronto ON}} In 2011, Monteith filmed a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow, an online PSA organization aimed at changing the minds of young straight people in their attitude and viewpoint towards the LGBT community.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambio.com/2011/07/05/cory-monteith-straight-but-not-narrow-psa|title=Cory Monteith Says He's 'Straight But Not Narrow' in New PSA|last=Cheung |first=Nadine |work=cambio|publisher=AOL|date=July 5, 2011|access-date=February 27, 2012}} In 2012, he hosted the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards in New York City with co-star Naya Rivera.{{cite web|url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-naya-rivera-and-cory-monteith-call-more-diversity-television-glaadawards-new-york|title=GLAAD Media Awards|publisher=GLAAD|access-date=March 25, 2011|archive-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909072137/http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-naya-rivera-and-cory-monteith-call-more-diversity-television-glaadawards-new-york|url-status=dead}}
On July 20, 2013, Ryan Murphy stated in various media outlets that Monteith was set to have a tribute in the third episode of season five, which also dealt with the death of his character Finn Hudson.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/440970/ryan-murphy-explains-how-glee-will-return-without-cory-monteith-lea-michele-is-the-strongest-26-year-old-i-know|title=Ryan Murphy Explains How Glee Will Return Without Cory Monteith: "Lea Michele Is the Strongest 26-Year-Old I Know"|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|access-date=July 20, 2012|date=July 20, 2013|publisher=E!}} Monteith's final two films, All the Wrong Reasons and McCanick, premiered posthumously at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cory-monteith-all-the-wrong-reasons-discovery-award-1200605309/ |title=Toronto: Cory Monteith's 'All The Wrong Reasons' Wins Discovery Award |last=Punter |first=Jennie |date=September 9, 2013 |work=Variety |access-date=July 13, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/08/tiff-trailer-mccanick-featuring-late-glee-star-cory-monteith-94763/ |title=TIFF Trailer: 'McCanick' Featuring Late 'Glee' Star Cory Monteith |last=Lopez |first=Kristen |date=August 15, 2013 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=July 13, 2020}}
Personal life
=Relationships=
File:Lea Michele Cory Monteith Comic Con.jpg
Monteith began working with American actress Lea Michele in 2008 when they were cast as love interests on Glee.{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/cover-stars/2010-11/lea-michele-cory-monteith-teen-vogue-december-january-2010|title=O-M-Glee: Lea Michele and Cory Monteith|work=Teen Vogue|date=December 2010|access-date=July 25, 2013|first=Laura|last=Waterman}} In early 2012, the media reported that they had begun dating.{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/entertainment/news/life-style-exclusive-glee-co-stars-lea-michele-and-cory-monteith-dating |title=Life & Style Exclusive: Glee Co-Stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith Dating! |work=Life & Style |date=February 21, 2012 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927011011/http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/entertainment/news/life-style-exclusive-glee-co-stars-lea-michele-and-cory-monteith-dating |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20596432,00.html|title=Lea Michele & Cory Monteith Smooch at Hockey Game|work=People|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=July 25, 2013|first=Tim|last=Nudd|archive-date=September 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911222243/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20596432,00.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite video|date=December 6, 2012|title=Cory Monteith: 'Lea and I Are Dating'! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-1Z-2o0OpE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211055321/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-1Z-2o0OpE&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2012-12-11|publisher=The Ellen DeGeneres Show|location=Los Angeles|access-date= July 25, 2013}} They remained together until his death a year and a half later.{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/369993/lea-michele-s-the-luckiest-girl-in-the-world-with-glee-s-cory-monteith-talks-kate-hudson-feud-rumor|title=Lea Michele's the "Luckiest Girl in the World" With Glee's Cory Monteith, Talks Kate Hudson Feud Rumor|publisher=E!|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2013|first=Rebecca|last=Macatee}}{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/543714/lea-michele-gives-emotional-interview-about-boyfriend-cory-monteith.html#index=1|title=Lea Michele Gives Emotional Interview About Boyfriend Cory Monteith|work=Marie Claire UK|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|first=Becky|last=Freeth|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727055919/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/543714/lea-michele-gives-emotional-interview-about-boyfriend-cory-monteith.html#index=1|archive-date=July 27, 2013}} In December 2013, a few months after Monteith's death, Michele stated that he was a very private person.{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1fuDAs8uUk&lc=z13lstkj4mqftt33l23yt11hxxykcza0v.1491719564369146| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/M1fuDAs8uUk| archive-date=2021-10-30|last=Michele|first=Lea|title= Lea Michele opens up about Cory Monteith on Ellen - December 2013|date = December 11, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cbignore}} Michele has released a number of songs about Monteith since his death. These include "If You Say So", which Michele began writing a week after his death and references the last words he said to her,{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/515886/lea-michele-opens-up-about-song-if-you-say-so-it-s-about-my-last-conversation-with-cory-monteith|last=Michele|first=Lea|title=Lea Michele Opens Up About Song "If You Say So"|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2017}} and "Hey You", a follow-up to "If You Say So", released in April 2017.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/music/lea-michele-hey-you-song-cory-monteith-new-album-places/|work=People|last=Nelson|first=Jeff|title=Lea Michele's new song "Hey You" Reads Like a Letter to Cory Monteith|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=May 6, 2017}}
=Substance use=
On March 31, 2013, Monteith's publicist announced that Monteith had admitted himself into a treatment facility for substance addiction.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/cory-monteith-goes-to-rehab-glee-star-in-treatment-for-substance-abuse/|title=Cory Monteith Checks into Rehab|work=People|date=March 31, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|first=Julie|last=Jordan}} He had previously received substance abuse treatment when he was 19, following a history of drug use that began around the age of 13.{{cite web|first=K.C.|last= Blumm|title=Cory Monteith's Long Battle with Substance Abuse|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20717701,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105632/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20717701,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|work=People|date=July 15, 2013}} According to Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, Monteith's admission to rehab in March resulted from an emergency intervention on the Paramount lot, in which Murphy and other members of the Glee cast and crew urged Monteith to accompany doctors to a rehab facility that had been arranged by the show. Monteith agreed, and was consequently written out of the final two episodes of Glee{{'s}} fourth season after being assured that he would still have his job upon his return.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cory-monteith-death-glee-creator-589523|title=Cory Monteith Death: 'Glee' Co-Creator Ryan Murphy on Tragedy, Tribute|date=July 20, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Lacey|last=Rose}} On April 26, 2013, it was reported that Monteith had completed his treatment.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20695049,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427235934/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20695049,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2013|title=Cory Monteith completes rehab, Reunites with Lea Michele|work=People|date=April 26, 2013|access-date=April 26, 2013}} At the time of his death, Monteith was living in Los Angeles, where Glee was filmed.{{cite web|title=Cory Monteith Official Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/CoryMonteith|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 17, 2013}}{{cite news|title=New Claims: Cory Monteith Was Living a Double Life|url=http://www.extratv.com/2013/07/16/cory-monteith-dead-glee-star-double-life-moving-in-with-lea-michele/|access-date=July 17, 2013|newspaper=Extra|date=July 16, 2013}}
=Philanthropy=
Monteith was involved in a charitable organization called Project Limelight, a nonprofit performing arts group for children in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside area.{{Cite web |last1=Scarborough |first1=Senta |last2=Harrison |first2=Lily |date=July 15, 2013 |title=Inside Cory Monteith's Final Charity Project Before His Death |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/439148/inside-cory-monteith-s-final-charity-project-before-his-death |url-status=live |website=www.eonline.com |access-date=January 14, 2022 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062808/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/439148/inside-cory-monteith-s-final-charity-project-before-his-death |archive-date=January 15, 2022 }} He was also an ambassador for Virgin Unite, which changes how businesses and governments run and interact, and unites people and entrepreneurship to improve people's lives, and was also involved in Chrysalis, which helps homeless people and those living in low-income households maintain employment.{{Cite web |last=Eggenburger |first=Nicole |date=July 15, 2013 |title=Cory Monteith's Death: 3 Charities to Make Donations in Glee Star's Memory |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cory-monteiths-death-3-charities-to-make-donations-in-glee-stars-memory-2013157/ |url-status=live |website=www.usmagazine.com |access-date=January 14, 2022 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718172923/http://www.usmagazine.com:80/celebrity-news/news/cory-monteiths-death-3-charities-to-make-donations-in-glee-stars-memory-2013157 |archive-date=July 18, 2013 }}
Monteith was also a strong supporter of LGBT rights and contributed to different organizations of its kind, including the youth-support organization The Trevor Project.{{Cite news|title=GLAAD saddened by the passing of actor and LGBT ally Cory Monteith|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-saddened-passing-actor-and-lgbt-ally-cory-monteith|agency=GLAAD|date=14 July 2013}} Monteith furthermore collaborated with the organization Straight But Not Narrow to promote respect and encouragement from young straight people to their gay counterparts.{{Cite news|title='Glee' Star Cory Monteith Says 'Be Yourself' in New Straight But Not Narrow PSA|url=https://popcrush.com/glee-cory-monteith-straight-but-not-narrow-psa/|agency= PopCrush|date=6 July 2011}}
Death
On July 13, 2013, Monteith was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver. He was 31 years old. Monteith was scheduled to check out that day following a seven-night stay, but when he failed to do so, hotel staff entered his room around noon and found his body. The Vancouver Police Department stated that the cause of death was not immediately apparent, but ruled out foul play.{{cite news|title='Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead in hotel in Canada|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/14/showbiz/glee-star-dead/index.html|access-date=July 14, 2013|publisher=CNN}} An autopsy was completed by the British Columbia Coroners Service on July 15.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cory-monteith-autopsy-toxicology-completed-1.1311992|title=Cory Monteith autopsy, toxicology completed|publisher=CBC News|date=July 15, 2013|access-date=July 15, 2013}} The preliminary autopsy report stated that Monteith died from "a mixed drug toxicity" consisting of heroin and alcohol{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23338486 |title=Glee star died from alcohol and heroin |publisher=BBC |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2013}}{{cite video|people=BC Coroners Service|date=July 16, 2013|title=Cause of death confirmed for Cory Monteith|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkiyUG6MsrA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/TkiyUG6MsrA| archive-date=2021-10-30|publisher=Province of BC|location=British Columbia|access-date= July 16, 2013}}{{cbignore}} and that his death appeared to have been accidental.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/cory-monteith-died-heroin-and-alcohol-overdose-bc-coroner/article13258994/|title=Cory Monteith died of heroin and alcohol overdose: B.C. coroner|work=The Globe and Mail|date=July 16, 2013|access-date=August 1, 2020}} The final report, released by the British Columbia Coroners Service on October 2, 2013, confirmed these findings. It noted that Monteith also had codeine and morphine in his system at the time of his death, and that he was found with drug paraphernalia that included a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle, as well as two empty bottles of champagne. The coroner wrote that Monteith had experienced intermittent periods of drug abuse and abstinence throughout his life, and that "after a period of cessation from opioid drug use, a previously tolerated drug concentration level may become toxic and fatal."{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/final-report-into-monteiths-death-reveals-details-inside-hotel-room/article14667546/|title=Final report into Cory Monteith's death reveals details inside hotel room |work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 2, 2013|access-date=October 2, 2013|first=Sunny|last=Dhillon}} His stay in rehab only months before his death and his attempt to stay off drugs resulted in his lowered tolerance to the drug.{{cite web | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/cory-monteiths-autopsy-documentary-reveals-10984355 | title = Cory Monteith's Autopsy documentary reveals the Glee star tragically died because of his effort to break drug addiction | work = Mirror | date = August 13, 2017 | access-date = August 15, 2017}}
Monteith's body was cremated in Vancouver on July 17, following a private viewing by his immediate family and partner Lea Michele.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20717425_20718203,00.html|title=Monteith Cremated in Vancouver|date=July 17, 2013|work=People}} On July 25, Michele and Glee creator Ryan Murphy held a celebration of life for Monteith in Los Angeles, attended by cast, crew, and creators of the show, as well as colleagues from the show's network and studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-cast-creators-remember-cory-593341|title='Glee' Cast, Creators Remember Cory Monteith With 'Emotional Celebration'|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg}} After consultation with Michele, who also plays Monteith's love interest on Glee, showrunners postponed production of Glee{{'s}} fifth season to August rather than late July. Consequently, the season premiered a week later than planned. The season's third episode, "The Quarterback", aired on October 10, 2013, and served as a tribute to Monteith, focusing on the death of his character Finn Hudson.{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/468548/ryan-murphy-reflects-on-glee-s-cory-monteith-tribute-i-could-only-sit-through-it-twice|title=Cory Monteith Tribute: Ryan Murphy Reveals What's Next for Glee, and Why Finn Won't Be Forgotten|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|work=E! Online|first=Leanne|last=Aguilera}} The show then began a brief hiatus, which lasted until November 7, 2013, due to the extra time that was needed to decide how to proceed with the show following the death. After "The Quarterback" aired, Murphy noted that he had decided to "keep mentioning Finn...We don't just say this is done and we're never going to go back to it, so that resonates throughout the year."
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on September 22, 2013, featured an extended tribute to Monteith by his Glee co-star Jane Lynch, along with four other actors who died in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/emmys-cory-monteith-tribute-discussed-defended-by-exec-producer-ken-ehrlich-1200616553/|title=Emmys: Cory Monteith Tribute Discussed, Defended by Exec Producer Ken Ehrlich|date=September 18, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2013|work=Variety|first=Jon|last=Weisman}} He was also featured in the "In Memoriam" segment of the 56th Grammy Awards.
Shortly after his death, Glee fans raised money to "name a star" for Monteith after being inspired by a scene featuring his character on Glee.{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/articles/2013-07-23-fans-name-star-cory-Monteith|title=Glee Fans Name Star After Cory : A Touching Tribute — Exclusive|work=Wetpaint|access-date=October 5, 2014}} On July 8, 2020, Naya Rivera, Monteith's Glee co-star and close friend, accidentally drowned, and her body was recovered on the seventh anniversary of his death.{{cite web|date=July 15, 2020|title=Cory Monteith's Mom Says He "Adored" Naya Rivera in Heartfelt Tribute|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1170856/cory-monteith-s-mom-says-he-quot-adored-quot-naya-rivera-in-heartfelt-tribute|access-date=July 18, 2020|website=E! Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718061913/https://www.eonline.com/news/1170856/cory-monteith-s-mom-says-he-quot-adored-quot-naya-rivera-in-heartfelt-tribute|archive-date=July 18, 2020|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Roles ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Douglas Waylan Hart{{cite web|title=Killer Bash (2005)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431193/|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=July 16, 2013}} | |
| rowspan="4"| 2006
| Paul Zuckerman | |
| Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep
| Michael | |
| Deck the Halls
| Madison's date | |
| Final Destination 3
| Kahill | |
| rowspan="5"| 2007
| Hybrid | TV film |
| White Noise: The Light
| Scooter guy | |
| Gone
| Davis Calder | Short film |
| data-sort-value="Invisible, The" | The Invisible
| |
| Whisper
| |
| 2008
| data-sort-value="Boy Next Door, The" | The Boy Next Door | Jason | |
| rowspan="5"| 2011
| Teaching the Life of Music | Himself/narrator | Documentary |
| Wannabe Macks
| Stu | |
| Monte Carlo
| |
| Sisters & Brothers
| |
| Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
| |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| rowspan="2"| Posthumous release |
| McCanick |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2004
| Genii Private | Episode: "The Storm" |
| rowspan="4"| 2005
| Marcel Le Rue | Episode: "To Heir is Human" |
| Supernatural
| Gary | Episode: "Wendigo" |
| Smallville
| Frat cowboy | Episode: "Thirst" |
| Killer Instinct
| Windsurfer Bob | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| rowspan="3"| 2006
| Whistler | Lip Ring | Episode: "The Burden of Truth" |
| Stargate SG-1
| Young Cameron Mitchell | Episode: "200" |
| Kyle XY
| Charlie Tanner | 7 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| Ian Finley | Episode: "Life Source" |
| Kaya
| Gunnar | 10 episodes |
| 2008
| James | Episode: "New Year's Day" |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Jason | |
| data-sort-value="Assistants, The" | The Assistants
| Shane Baker | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2013
| Glee | Lead role (seasons 1–4); 81 episodes |
| 2010
| data-sort-value="Simpsons, The" | The Simpsons | Himself | Episode: "Elementary School Musical" |
| 2011
| data-sort-value="Cleveland Show, The" | The Cleveland Show | Episode: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?" |
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Glee Project, The" | The Glee Project | Himself | Episode: "Vulnerability" |
| 2013
| Season 4, Episode 10; Last TV appearance |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Award ! Category ! Result ! class="unsortable" | Refs |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2009
|rowspan="2"|Glee |16th Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |{{won}} |
| 2009 Teen Choice Awards
|Choice TV: Actor Breakout Star Male |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2010
| |Hollywood Style Awards 2010 |Male Future Style Icon Award |{{won}} |
| rowspan="4"|Glee
|17th Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |{{nom}} |
| 2010 Teen Choice Awards
|Choice TV: Comedy Actor and Choice Smile |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="4"| 2011
|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |{{nom}} |[https://www.grammy.com/artists/cory-monteith/4748 Cory Monteith: 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Nomination] at www.grammy.com |
| rowspan="2" | 2011 Teen Choice Awards
|Choice TV: Actor Comedy |{{won}} |
| Monte Carlo
|Summer: Movie Star – Male |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="4"|Glee
|18th Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |{{nom}} |{{cite web|title=Awards for Cory Monteith|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1719342/awards|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=July 15, 2013}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
|Do Something Awards 2012 |TV Star: Male |{{won}} |
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite TV Comedy Actor |{{nominated}} |"Katy Perry riding high into tonight's People's Choice Awards" at the Daily Breeze (11 Jan, 2012) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|915240487}} |
| 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |{{nom}} |
Discography
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