Cory Monteith Biography: Age, Height, Death, Career, Wife, Net Worth

Alamu TosinJuly 16, 2023

Cory Monteith Biography, Age, Height, Death, Career, Wife, Net Worth – Former Canadian actor and musician, Cory Allan Michael Monteith was born on May 11, 1982.

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Name:	Cory Allan Michael Monteith
Height:	6ft. 3 inches
Girlfriend:	Lee Michele
Date of Birth:	May 11, 1982
Nationality:	Canadian
Net Worth:	$2 million

Cory Monteith Death

On July 13, 2013, Monteith was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver. After a seven-night stay, Monteith was supposed to check out that day; but, when he didn’t, hotel workers entered his room about midday and discovered his body. Although the cause of death was not immediately evident, the Vancouver Police Department ruled out foul play.

Cory Monteith Biography

Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta in Canada to Ann McGregor and Joe Monteith. He shared the same parents with his older brother named Shaun.

Monteith walked out of school entirely at age 16 after attending 16 institutions, including alternative schools for troublesome teenagers.

In order to support his drug and alcohol addictions at that point, Monteith resorted to minor crimes like stealing money from friends and relatives.

When he was 19, his mother and a few of his friends organized an intervention, and he started going to a recovery center.

He eventually graduated from Victoria’s alternative high school in 2011 with his high school diploma.

Monteith held a number of occupations prior to entering show business, including that of a Walmart greeter, taxi driver, mechanic, school bus driver, roofer, and drummer for a few bands.

Cory Monteith Nationality

Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. He was a Canadian.

Cory Monteith Age

Monteith was born on May 11, 1982, he was 31 years of age at the time of his death.

Cory Monteith Family and Siblings

Monteith was born to Ann McGregor and Joe Monteith. He shared the same parents with his older brother named Shaun.

Cory Monteith Height and Weight

Monteith stood at a height of 6ft. 3 inches and weighed 83kg.

Cory Monteith Education

Monteith attended 16 schools but had social difficulties.

Cory Monteith Career

In Vancouver, British Columbia, Monteith started his acting career. In Whisper, Deck the Halls, and Final Destination 3 he played supporting roles.

In Kyle XY, he played a recurrent character. In television series including Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate SG-1, he also made cameo appearances.

He starred in the 2005 film Killer Bash, which was about a tortured nerd whose spirit had taken control of a girl’s twin body in order to exact revenge on the children of his murderer.

He played Paul for a brief time in Bloody Mary the following year. Following Maureen Webb’s recommendation that Cory enroll in acting courses, Monteith enrolled with Anthony Meindl. He played Gunnar in the MTV series Kaya in 2007.

As Finn Hudson in the Fox television series Glee, Monteith was hired in 2009. Monteith’s agent, Elena Kirschner, provided a video of him drumming with some pencils and Tupperware containers while he was being cast in Glee.

Ryan Murphy, the creator of the series, saw the video but noted that the actor in it had to be singing because Glee auditioning performers had to demonstrate their ability to sing and dance in addition to their acting abilities.

The Glee ensemble embarked on a two-week live tour in May 2010 that included dates in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, and New York City.

In between songs, the cast performed many sketches and songs from the performance. The cast embarked on a second tour in May of that year, performing for four weeks in the United States and Canada and 11 days in England and Ireland. This tour featured mostly new songs and sketches.

Sisters & Brothers, which Dustin Milligan and Monteith produced in January 2011, had its world premiere on September 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2011, Monteith produced a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow, an online PSA group whose goal is to influence the attitudes and perspectives of young straight people about the LGBT population.

Alongside co-star Naya Rivera, he hosted the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards in New York City in 2012.

Monteith was scheduled to receive an homage in the third episode of season five, which also dealt with the death of his character Finn Hudson, according to Ryan Murphy, who made the announcement in a number of media sources on July 20, 2013.

All the Wrong Reasons and McCanick, Monteith’s last two movies, had their posthumous premieres at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.