Chris Colfer biography

Birth Name : Christopher Paul Colfer

Date of Birth : 27 May 1990, Fresno, California, USA

Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Occupation : Actor, singer, producer and writer

Chris Colfer became a TV star with his first role, playing Kurt Hummel on the series Glee. A Californian, Colfer landed the role after impressing casting agents with his audition for another character. From a large ensemble cast, Colfer was a stand-out (along with co-star Jane Lynch). He was nominated for an Emmy after the first season, and he won a Golden Globe after the second season. On the show Colfer plays a fashion-savvy gay countertenor who overcomes bullying through musical theater.

Colfer's first TV role came in 2009 when he was cast as Kurt Hummel on Fox's Glee. Kurt is a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied at school, not only for being gay, but also for being part of the very unpopular Glee Club. Colfer auditioned for the part of Artie Abrams, who uses a wheelchair, which eventually went to Kevin McHale. The show's creator, Ryan Murphy, was so impressed with Colfer that he created the role of Kurt specifically for him, and in the process, scrapped a planned character called Rajish so they could add Hummel. In a 2010 interview with Allison Kugel, Colfer stated that "There have been a couple of times when I have gone to Ryan Murphy and told him a couple of things that have happened to me, and then he writes it into the show. Or he’ll ask me what song I would want to sing, in this situation or in that situation. I don’t think any of us directly try to give input on the character or on the storyline, but they definitely steal things from us."