quinta-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2011

Cory Allan Monteith

Lea Michele, Selena Gomez e Cory Monteith foram algumas das celebridades premiadas na noite de domingo (12), em Los Angeles, no Hollywood Style Awards 2010 - evento que premia os artistas mais estilosos do ano. 
Usando um vestido branco longo com texturas, Lea Michele, interprete de Rachel na série "Glee", recebeu o prêmio ao lado do colega de elenco, Cory Monteith. Selena Gomez apostou em um vestido cheio de brilhos. Também esteve presente a atriz Camila Belle.




Cory Allan Monteith (born May 11, 1982) is a Canadian actor and musician best known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.

Acting career
Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played 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 such Canadian-filmed television serials as Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1.
In 2005 he appeared in Killer Bash about a tormented geek's soul taking revenge on his murderer's children by taking over a girl's body. The following year he made a brief appearance in Urban Legend: Bloody Mary. In 2007, he starred in the MTV series Kaya.
In 2009, Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee, playing Finn Hudson, the male lead of the glee club and the quarterback of McKinley High School. For his audition tape, he drummed on Tupperware using pencils. The first time he sang in front of an audience was at his in-person audition, at which he sang "Honesty" by Billy Joel. He and Lea Michele, his Glee co-star, were included in Entertainment Weekly's 2009 "Summer Must List", being named "Summer's Must Songbirds" for their portrayals of Finn and Rachel on Glee, respectively.
In April 2010, Monteith was cast in the upcoming romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo.[6] 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. The cast performed many hits from the show and had several skits between songs.
On August 8, 2010 he co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards. Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 13, 2010.
It was recently announced that Monteith is at the center of a new untitled workplace comedy, starring and co-producing


Music career
Monteith plays drums for the Indie rock band "Bonnie Dune" based in Los Angeles. Members include lead singer Justin Wilczynski (who co-starred with Monteith on the short-lived MTV series Kaya), guitarist Seth Roberts (who is the singer of the band Lakes), and bassist Josh Kerr.


Personal life
Cory Allan Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He has one older brother. His parents divorced when he was 7 years old. He lived with his mother in Calgary, Alberta. Before becoming an actor, he worked in Nanaimo, British Columbia as a Wal-Mart people greeter, at a car wash, taxicab driver, school bus driver and roofer.
He currently resides in Los Angeles. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade. Monteith said in an interview: "It wasn't for me. I can remember ever since about the sixth or seventh grade, I just didn't understand why I had to learn what I was learning. For some reason, there was a spirit of rebellion in me."

    

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