[201] He is first introduced in the episode "Audition", escorting his new recruit Sunshine Corazn out of William McKinley High School and taking her away from its glee club, having been tipped off about her by Sue Sylvester, and employed the underhanded tactics of offering to sponsor Sunshine's visa and arranging an apartment for her and her family as payment for her joining Vocal Adrenaline despite her being enrolled at McKinley High. "[145] During the second season, show co-creator Ryan Murphy noted that "Glee is by nature optimistic and I think a character like Karofsky could turn to booze or pills or alcohol and kill themselves or do something dark. Gay. She develops a brief obsessive crush on Blaine, but it is later diminished and turns into a close friendship. [5] The Glee producers said "we really lucked out in finding Agron to play Quinn".[5]. After Grease, Kitty joins New Directions in "Dynamic Duets", and when last year's graduates of the glee clubwhich won a Nationals championshipreturn to mentor the new members prior to Sectionals competition, Kitty is mentored by her idol, former head cheerleader Quinn Fabray. [244] Rachel's two fathers, Hiram and LeRoy Berry (Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell), first appear in "Heart" in their two-episode recurring roles,[245] with Stokes Mitchell returning in the season six premiere, "Loser Like Me". [21] She reveals to Will that she is a virgin,[87] but does not go through with her plan to lose her virginity to him. ", "Glee Scoop! Lock and Henson temporarily abandoned their instruments to sing and dance with New Directions for Sectionals competition in the episode "Hold On to Sixteen". Glee accomplished something so remarkable in such a small amount of time. [224] Groff's performance was defended by Murphy and guest star Kristin Chenoweth, both of whom described Setoodeh's essay as homophobic; it was also condemned by GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios. The one thing Ken won't do is give up. "[209], Grace Hitchens (Eve) is the show choir director of the Jane Addams Academy for troubled female youth. [109] New Directions ultimately goes on to become the National Show Choir Champions.[110]. He reappears unexpectedly that fall during the show's fourth season, while Rachel is attending NYADA, after he has been given an early discharge from the army. Agron said in an interview: "They told me to come back with straight hair and to dress sexier. Still, she was shocked to hear from her agent two months later that Murphy had done so. (Main Season 2; Recurring Season 1,3; Guest Season 46) Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) is Kurt's father and Finn's stepfather to whom Kurt comes out in the episode "Preggers". Other regular character guest actors in this episode were: Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman, Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester, Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn, Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury, Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce, Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams, Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel, Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez, In the episode Lights Out, Ryder confides in the glee club and tells them he was molested by his female babysitter when he was 11 years old and he has trouble trusting people because of it. In the last episode of the season "All or Nothing", Ryder finds out that Unique is actually Katie and because of that leaves the glee club. "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees is sung by Colfer and Criss. [264] In the sixth season, Geraldo Rivera appears as himself, doing an interview with Sue after she has been fired as McKinley High's Principal; a segment of the interview includes an appearance by Michael Bolton, who denies knowing Sue or having been the parent of Sue's daughter Robin.[129]. (21 episodes, 2010-2015) Brad Falchuk . And Melissa Benoist was not the because of Supergirl(her new show). By Miranda Siwak. He feels left out when Burt and Finn bond, but Burt reassures him that he will always come first. In the episode "Glease", Kitty, who had been the other candidate for Sandy, convinces Marley that she is genetically predisposed to be overweight by secretly taking in her costumes, and that she needs to induce vomit in order to maintain a desirable weight. I wish I was more like that. [219] He had been playing the role of Baby John in the touring company of Broadway revival of West Side Story since it opened on September 30, 2010, and left the show after performing on September 23, 2011, to return for his first day with Glee.[220][221]. The "Glee" series finale airs Friday at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.. He entered the song with Joe. [48] The episode "Wheels", which places focus on Artie and his disability, drew criticism from a committee of performers with disabilities, who felt that casting an able-bodied actor to play a disabled student was inappropriate. April Rhodes returns and asks for Will's help with her new Broadway project: a one-woman show entitled CrossRhodes, but he ultimately decides that his students in New Directions are more important than his dreams of Broadway. [97] He also takes on the task of running the school elections. [194] Molly Shannon appears twice during the first season as Brenda Castle, an alcoholic astronomy teacher and badminton coach who clashes with Sue. Kurt and Rachel both apply to the same New York drama school, NYADA. She is hurt when he rejects her, but supportive when he confides his sexuality. A subreddit to discuss the musical TV show "Glee", its characters and songs, and all other related content. VIDEO: Matthew Morrison talks about the last day of filming of Glee. "[16] The A.V. But I also love Max and I love that character and I sorta want that character to have a happy ending."[147]. [31] In the episode "On My Way", Sue tells Quinn and Will that she's pregnant. [19] After discovering Terri was faking her pregnancy,[20] Will ends his marriage and shares a kiss with Emma. She returns in the final season during homecoming, and in the series finale, she become the head of the secret service for the vice president Sue. [195] Brad Ellis has a recurring role as Brad Ellis, the pianist who accompanies New Directions, and did not show any sympathy towards the club when they lost Sectionals in 2012. McHale described Artie as a "nerd" who loves the glee club wholeheartedly and uses it as a form of escapism. In season four, she is seen forming a friendship with Kitty, visits Rachel with Santana to convince her not to do a nude scene, and hooking up with Santana twice while being drunk at Will and Emma's supposed wedding. Her goal is to become a singer on the radio, rather than aiming for Broadway. He sends Kurt to New York in the fall, and when he visits at Christmas, reveals that he has recently been treated for prostate cancer, and that it appears to have been caught in time. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009-2015), Struck by Lightning (2012), and The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. After the Troubletones place second at Sectionals, Shelby resigns as director, and the Troubletones are told they are all welcome in New Directions, Sugar accompanies Mercedes, Santana and Brittany when they return, and sings "We Are Young" with the group. [29] Regardless, Puck attends the birth of his daughter, who he names Beth, and tells Quinn that he loves her.[21]. [58] Many of Brittany's lines are unscripted, and are instead devised by Murphy during filming, or improvised by Morris. [18] She has her own spot on the local news, which she uses to editorialize on issues such as support for caning and littering. Us rynique fans are running with that as canon. He returns to Lima in season six to help Brittany and Santana plan their wedding. Salling's lawyer, Michael J. Proctor, tells The Associated Press the actor died Tuesday. [22] from A Chorus Line. August 14, 2021. ", "Oh Baby! Later in the same episode, Puck joins the glee club. [25] When he discovers the truth, he breaks up with Quinn and turns to pursuing Rachel. With the connivance of Finn and Rachel, he and Quinn are partnered for, and win, a duet competition within the group, after which their victory dinner turns into a first date; the victory later nets them a lead performance at sectionals. In the third season, Artie, then a junior, directs the school musical and a television special featuring the glee club for the local PBS station. [274], Amy Aquino and Michael Lerner appear in the fourth season as producers of a Broadway production of Funny Girl that Rachel auditions for; Lerner's character was named Sidney Greene. Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman) is the vain, creepy editor of the school newspaper, in addition to running his own gossip blog. (Main Season 5; Recurring Season 4; Guest Season 6) Ryder Lynn is played by Blake Jenner, the winner of The Glee Project's second season. Bradley Buecker . [65][66] Overstreet later confirmed this, but stated that his storyline had been adjusted to pair Sam with Quinn, as a result of the chemistry the producers detected between himself and Agron. During her revisit to the school, she gives muscle magazines and alcohol to Kurt, she teaches Mercedes and Tina how to shoplift, and has a brief romance with Puck. Although Colfer had no previous professional experience, Murphy was so impressed by Colfer's performance that the role of Kurt Hummel, named after the character Kurt from The Sound of Music, was created for him. [140] Artie later encourages Becky to go to college, and Becky visits the University of Cincinnati. [99] When Becky fails to get enough nominations to be on the ballot for senior class prom queen, she is very upset, and joins the anti-prom set up by Rachel and Kurt. In 2020, the two of them are well-known actors who also teach students in schools to accept everyone. At the end of season two, they renew their relationship after Nationals in New York, though Rachel warns Finn she will be returning to New York for good after she graduates. [84] Mike is given a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Ballet school in Chicago, and graduates at the end of the season. He has a high vocal range, and is identified by Fox as a soprano singer. His relationship with Kurt is later strained by Kurt's eagerness to leave for New York after graduation, which would separate the two at least until Blaine graduated the following year, but the two patch things up, and are still a couple at the end of the school year. Unique returns during the sixth season to help and support Coach Beiste with his decision to go through with a sex reassignment surgery. Once the truth about Shelby is revealed, however, Jesse transfers back. Harmony is portrayed by The Glee Project runner-up Pearce,[204] and her debut was met with critical acclaim. William Michael "Will" Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is McKinley High's Spanish teacher who becomes director of the glee club, which he renames New Directions, hoping to restore it to its former glory. Very first five people. Actress Naya Rivera, best known for playing a sharp-tongued cheerleader and glee club member on Fox's . Murphy stated at PaleyFest in March 2011 that Paltrow as Holly would be returning in season three for a series of guest appearances, but she has not appeared on Glee in the two years since that announcement.[178]. The role of Roz was created by Ryan Murphy, who noted that Leakes herself was part of the inspiration for the character, from her appearances on The Celebrity Apprentice and The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and only afterward did he realize he could offer the role to Leakes herself. (Main Season 36; Recurring Season 2) Blaine Devon Anderson (Darren Criss) is a recurring character in season 2 and a main character in seasons 36. I noticed Melissa Benoist wasn't there. She's also an entitled little snot She's a great character, and I hope we haven't seen the last of her. The initial main cast encompassed club director and Spanish (later History) teacher Will . [32] Sebastian returns in the fourth season although he loses the position of Warbler captain to Hunter Clarington. And he stays for Regionals on Blaine's insistence. Was he there and I'm just missing him, or? When she appears on stage in the Glee Club Regionals competition, Unique is a successso much so that Vocal Adrenaline director Jesse St. James decides to build the group's Nationals routine around Unique, and to promote her as a show choir star. [121] Sugar's debut was praised by Salon's Matt Zoller Seitz, who said of the new addition to McKinley, "She's awful. Millie tries to give it back, but Sue refuses to take it, so she brings Sue to the auditorium where the New Directions perform "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for her. Myron Muskovitz (Josie Totah, credited as J.J. Totah) is the nephew of School Superintendent Bob Harris (Christopher Cousins) who was first introduced in "Child Star", when he has New Directions serve as his opening act at his bar mitzvah. "[212] Gerrick D. Kennedy for the Los Angeles Times was impressed by Eve's acting and "on-screen charm", and felt that she worked nicely in the "Hairography" episode. She begins presenting as a girl in that episode during school hours, despite the pressure she experiences from classmates to appear in male attire. [39] Early in season one, Mercedes develops a crush on Kurt, unaware that he is gay. The character of Rory was created for McGinty after he won a recurring role for seven episodes on Glee as a contestant on The Glee Project. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. [210] She is persuaded by Sue to use songs from New Directions' set list at Sectionals to give her group an edge in the competition. He first appeared as Blaine Anderson on season two, and was upgraded to the main cast in season three. [10] It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 63 on the chart dated April 4, 2015, with 8,000 units sold, the first Glee appearance there since April 12, 2014. Rachel is found out, and Sunshine eventually does audition, amazing the club with "Listen". The character Finn is last seen in the episode "Sweet Dreams" wishing Rachel luck on her Funny Girl audition. Terri manages to seduce a sick and lonely Will in the second-season episode "The Substitute", but she is rebuffed by him when he recovers. The cast shared pictures from the set on Twitter and Instagram, like Lea Michele 's post of one particularly poignant picture of herself carrying Finn's framed jersey from Cory Monteith 's. [19] Colluding with Sue Sylvester to bring down New Directions, Sandy is appointed the school's arts director. Rachel is now pregnant as the surrogate mother for Blaine and Kurt's child, and is also now married to Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff). [14] In the new year, Finn asks Rachel to marry him, and she accepts. The finale of Glee made the case, emotionally and passionately, that it's worth it to dream because-as both Rachel and Will said in so many words-"dreams come true.". Newell was a runner-up in The Glee Project's first season, and his prize was a two-episode arc on Glee. The casting notice for the role of Sandy read, in part, "He's gay, but covers it most of the time. Sue's sister, Jean, dies later in the season, and Sue is devastated and unable to cope; when New Directions helps with funeral arrangements and performs at Jean's funeral, Sue says she's giving up her frequent attempts to destroy the glee club,[30] but she's back to her old ways in the third season when school starts in the fall. It's all about power and winning. She has been working in show business since before birthan ultrasound of her was featured in an episode of Murder, She Wrote, and she later appeared in commercials for Gerber baby food. Jake and Ryder briefly compete for Marley's affections, but she chooses Jake when Kitty convinces her that Ryder called off their date because of her weight when he was really seeing a dyslexia specialist, and they subsequently begin dating. Visit the menu option for the subreddit's Discord server. Santana can't accept her sexuality because she is ashamed and too afraid of coming out. Morris mourned the death of Salling via Instagram one month after his death in 2018, sharing a quote about making "peace with your demons" by Robert M. Drake. [181] Tim Stack for Entertainment Weekly has praised Sandy as "one of the most reliable characters for great lines and laughs". [170] In the episode "Dream On", it is revealed that Shelby is, in fact, Rachel's biological mother. Kurt then joins Dalton's show choir, The Warblers, and falls in love with Blaine. [117] She returned in "Hold On to Sixteen", leading her glee club, the Unitards, to a third-place finish at Sectionals, after which she tells Kurt that she's a sophomore.
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