Lea Michele Sarafati
Date of Birth
August 29, 1986
Birth Name
Lea Michele Sarfati
Height
5 feet 3 inches
Mini Biography
Lea Michele Sarfati — professionally known as Lea Michele — is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as “Ragtime” and “Les Misérables”. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series “Glee”.
In early 2009, Lea won the role of Rachel Berry on the FOX television smash hit, “Glee” and since the show’s premiere on May 19, 2009, Lea has since received critical and public acclaim for her performance on the show. In 2009, she received the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical and subsequently bagged a Screen Actors’ Guild Award too. The talented Lea has also received Golden Globe, Emmy, and Teen Choice Award nominations.
Trademark traits
Her singing voice
Her nose
Her smile
Trivia
She is of Spanish and Italian descent.
Was roommates with “Glee” (2009) co-star Dianna Agron [2009].
Recently split with her boyfriend Theo Stockman, whom she had been dating since November 2009.
“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy wrote the part of Rachel Berry with Lea in mind.
She was accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted to continue working on stage.
In October 2010, Lea performed at a benefit concert for the Painted Turtle, a camp for children with chronic illnesses.
She is very active in participating in charities for gay rights and animal rights.
Was ranked #28 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2011 list.
Was included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World (2010).
Dianna Argon
Date of Birth
April 30, 1986
Birth Name
Dianna Elise Agron
Height
5 feet 6 inches
Mini Biography
Dianna Agron was born in Georgia but was raised in California. She grew up in a middle class Jewish family, and she graduated from Burlingame High School with honors.
While Dianna was growing up, she spent much of her time performing. She began dancing at the age of three, focusing mainly on jazz and ballet, and she later began hip-hop dancing as well. Dianna also spent much of her time performing on stage, appearing in many local musical theater productions when she was younger.
After graduating from high school, Dianna decided to pursue acting as a career and began appearing in several commercials and television shows including “CSI:NY” (2004), “Numb3rs” (2005), “Veronica Mars” (2004), and “Heroes” (2006). In 2009, Dianna won the role of high school cheerleader, Quinn Fabray, on the FOX television series, “Glee” (2009).
Trade Mark
Her nasal accent.
Trivia
Her father’s family is originally from Russia, and their original surname, “Agronsky”, was altered when they immigrated to the US in the early 1900’s.
Was roommates with “Glee” (2009) co-star, Lea Michele (2009).
She is a vegetarian and a supporter of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)..
Named one of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People of 2010.
She has a tattoo on her left ribcage that says “Mary had a little lamb”, referencing her mother Mary, and herself being the lamb, which is her nickname from her mother.
Ranked #81 in the Ask Men list of the Top 99 “most desirable women” of 2011.
In 2011, she revealed she had a nose job after breaking her nose twice when she was younger.
Likes to spend time in graveyards as she finds it peaceful, and is very interested in gloomy, death-related things
Cory Monteith
Date of Birth: May 11, 1982
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Birth Name: Cory Allan Monteith
Mini Biography
Monteith was born in Calgary in Canada and was raised singlehandedly by his mother. By 13, Monteith — once a promising student, who at age 5 could read at a fourth-grade level — dropped out of school. Monteith estimates that by the age of 16, when he quit studies for good, he had already attended 12 different schools, including alternative programs for troubled teens. He went drinking with his friends and had a drug addiction. Monteith was forced to go to rehab by his family at the age of 19 with the threat that they would turn him over to the police for stealing a significant amount of money from a family member.
After cleaning up his act, Montheith began his acting career in Vancouver. He played small roles in Final Destination 3, Whisper and Deck the Halls. He had a recurring role in “Kyle XY” and also made guest appearances in many Canadian-filmed television serials, such as “Smallville”, “Supernatural”, “Flash Gordon”, “Stargate Atlantis” and Stargate SG-1.[5]
Trivia
Enjoys skimboarding and surfing in his free time.
Lists hockey and basketball as two of his favorite sports.
Had odd jobs before seriously considering acting as a career. He was a Wal-Mart (Canada) ‘people greeter’, cab driver, and was also into roof construction.
Cory Monteith is the drummer for a band called Bonnie Dune since 2011
In June 2011, Monteith told Parade Magazine that during his teens, he had, what he describes as a serious drug problem.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 8th, 2011.
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