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19 surprising things you probably didn’t know about ‘Glee’
The Industry Oct 12, 2020
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“Glee” was filled with musical performances, jokes, and drama. Fox From 2009 to 2015, “Glee” aired on Fox for six seasons. Chris Colfer’s character, Kurt, was written especially for him. Darren Criss, who played Blaine, wrote a song for the series finale. The show’s original ending was based around Rachel (played by Lea Michele) and Finn (played by Cory Monteith), but Monteith died in 2013, two years before the series wrapped. Throughout its six-season run, “Glee” covered difficult issues that high-school students face while interjecting hundreds of musical performances. The Fox series ran from 2009 to 2015 and charmed many viewers along the way. But even those who’ve watched every episode might not know everything about the musical dramedy. Read on for 19 things you never knew about “Glee” and its stars. Throughout the six-season run, the “Glee” cast performed over 700 songs, which consisted mostly of covers or mash-ups, with a few originals mixed in. Many of these songs were later compiled onto soundtrack albums — some of which quickly rose on the Billboard music charts . According to Digital Spy, Chris Colfer told the Associated Press that he’d initially auditioned for the role of Artie , which […]
