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Glee: Will Schuester

2011-01-06T00:51:00.000-08:00

Will Schuester Biography

Young, optimistic Schuester Spanish teacher jump if the opportunity to lead the Glee Club at McKinley High - after all, when he was a student there, he loved to perform and liked by Glee kids like a star. But when only a handful of marginalized registered, he realized how much things have changed. So the power of football star Hudson Finn to join the group, hoping to bring more children will follow the popular quarterback.

Determined to raise Glee again and take the "New Direction" the club all the way to the citizens, he faces the wrath of tyranny cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester. When Sue heard about Will's plan for Glee, which may require attention and money from Cheerios, she vowed to drop the club.

Meanwhile, Will's wife, Terri, demanding who was pregnant and told him that his teacher salaries will not be cut with a baby who will come. In the midst of trouble at home and work, he found peace in conjunction with teacher guidance counselor, Emma Pillsbury. So runs his hands when his marriage to disassemble. But Will and Emma soon realizes that she must spend some time alone she faced problem before their relationship can move forward.

Glee Club Will's old rival Bryan Ryan, now school board members that they intend to cut funding Glee, told the children to abandon their dreams, because it will never be a star, but Will was able to convince he to leave the club alone.

After Emma lobbies the Principal Figgins to keep the Glee Club in the course even if they lose the Region, Will told her that he loved her and that he would fight for her, even if she was dating someone else.

Matthew Morrison Biography

Matthew Morrison studied musical theater, vocal performance and dance at New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts. His big Broadway break came when he was cast as heartthrob "Link Larkin" in the hit "Hairspray."

Morrison was later nominated for a Tony Award for his role in "The Light in the Piazza," and received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for "10 Million Miles." He starred in the Tony Award-winning revival of "South Pacific" at Lincoln Center Theater in New York. Recently, Morrison was honored with his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on GLEE.

No stranger to the small screen, Morrison has had guest-starring roles on "Numb3rs," "CSI: Miami," "As the World Turns," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Ghost Whisperer." His film credits include "Dan in Real Life," "I Think I Love My Wife" and "Music and Lyrics."

Morrison is currently working on his upcoming solo album. A California native, he divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.

Glee: Brittany

2011-01-04T23:57:00.000-08:00

Brittany Biography

Although Brittany joined the Glee Club with fellow members of Santana Cheerios, Quinn to become a spy Coach Sylvester, it is clear that she was one of the unique. She a master at dramatic hair tossing ("hairography") who sometimes can not distinguish left from right and thought her cat secretly read her diary.

When the list of outstanding rating Popularity scandal club and association members, Brittany surprised ... that she was only in fourth place. She tries to seduce Kurt (the only guy at school he has not to date) to improve her ranking.

Brittany may not tack sharp, but she had the best of the three Cheerios at the Glee club. She helped Kurt to make music videos and make friends with classmates mental disability. Even when she leaking songs kids' set list for coach Sylvester, she realized, was not dangerous.

Brittany's best friend is a Cheerio Santana Lopez, and they are often seen hugging and holding hands during the exercise Glee.

Heather Morris Biography

Heather Elizabeth Morris was born dancing. When her parents recognized her natural gift for movement, the Thousand Oaks, CA, native was immediately enrolled in dance lessons.

After graduating from Arizona State University, Morris was invited to join Beyoncé's "I Am...Sasha Fierce" world tour. She also worked with choreographer Zach Woodlee on the 2009 film "Fired Up!."

Morris started studying acting at the famed Playhouse West with Robert Carnegie and continued to land dancing roles in television shows, including "Eli Stone" and "Swingtown," as well as in the film "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler.

She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Finn Hudson

2010-12-29T06:46:00.000-08:00

Finn Hudson Biography

Finn Hudson is a star at McKinley High. Quarterback of the football team, he rules the school with a beautiful cheerleader girlfriend, Quinn Fabray. But his life upside down when the Glee Club coach Will Schuester listen him singing and purpose for the choir.

Finn loves the show, but the joy of clubbers who are under the social ladder, and then have the opportunity to decide whether to be popular is more important than being happy.

When Quinn said to Finn, that he was was pregnant, he was ready to become a person that thinks he should - that is, until he discovers that his friend, Puck, is the biological father of the child from Quinn.

Finn finds himself sort-of dating Rachel, but get the same. He soon realizes that he has a rival for the attention of Rachel. It gets more complicated for he was when his mother started dating his father Kurt's widow, and eventually all to live together. Finn knew Kurt had a crush on he was, and he was not comfortable when homophobic football teammates was make fun of him. But Finn realized that it was a mistake to let someone else tell you how to act and find the courage to stand up for herself and Kurt.

Cory Monteith Biography

Cory Monteith quickly become one of the most sought after actor in Hollywood by young last year catapulted to fame.

Monteith has recently completed work on the film "Monte Carlo" with Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy.

His additional television credits include major roles in the series "Rich" and recurring guest-star on "Kyle XY". He also has appeared in numerous television shows including "Smallville," "Supernatural," "Stargate," "Flash Gordon" and "trainee". In addition, he starred in the 2007 TV movie "Hybrid".

Monteith film credits include "Final Destination 3," "The Invisible," "Deck Hall" and "Whisper."

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Monteith moved to Vancouver Island at a very young age. Throughout his life, he took a job as a Wal-Mart greeter, school bus driver, roofer and a taxi driver before beginning a career in acting.

He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Rachel Berry

2010-12-25T18:05:00.000-08:00

Rachel Berry Biography

Rachel Berry uses every opportunity to push herself to be a celebrity, so when Will Schuester turn Glee Club, she enthusiastically signed up, confident that it will display her many talents. This puts a gold star after his name, as it always did, because she would be a star one day.

Rachel lives with two fathers, who supports his dream of glory on Broadway, but his ambition and perfectionism did not win her friends. She was often targeted by the popular cheerleader, and she looked sad romantic prospects.

She was immediately impressed when quarterback Finn Hudson joined the team, and dedicated herself to winning her heart, even after his girlfriend, Quinn Fabray, said she her baby.

Rachel closed briefly when Tina was awarded a coveted song, and once again when he was offered a leading role in the school musical. But as the group prepares Sectionals, she gives only for Mercedes, showing for the first time commitment to the success of team above personal victory.

Lea Michele Biography

Only 8 years, Lea Michele made her Broadway debut as "Young Cosette" in "Les Miserables". Since then he has shared the stage with Broadway Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in "ragtime" and with Alfred Molina in "Fiddler on the Roof."

Michele has also performed at Radio City Music Hall during the Tony Awards with the character "Spring Awakening," "ragtime" and "Fiddler on the Roof." She was last seen as "Eponine" in the production stars "Les Miserables" at the Hollywood Bowl, and has done a solo concert at the sold-out crowds at Feinstein at Loews Regency in New York and the Upright Cabaret in Los Angeles.

Best known for her role as "Wendl" in the production of Tony Award on Broadway's "Spring Awakening," Michele was nominated for Drama Desk Award best actress in a musical for her performance.

For her work on GLEE, Michele was awarded this year with nominations for Golden Globe for best television actress - comedy or musical and an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Michele was recently nominated for a Teen Choice Award 2010 Choice TV Actress: Comedy. In 2009, he was nominated in the Choice TV: Breakout Star Female category.

Michele television credits include "Third Watch" and "Guiding Light." She then lent his voice talents to the next in 3-D animated musical "Dorothy of Oz" opposite Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Kelsey Grammar.

The new face of Dove line of products for hair care, Michael currently divides the time between New York and Los Angeles.

Glee: Artie Abrams

2010-12-25T17:44:00.000-08:00

Artie Abrams Biography

In fact if the accident as a child of Artie Abrams paralyzed from the waist down, do not let his wheelchair stop him from playing guitar, popping wheelies, beat-boxing, or playing Dance Dance Revolution with your hands. But his disability distinguish it from other kids, who sometimes make easy money for school bullies.

Will Schuester welcomes Artie into the glee club. Although he is projecting his disability opportunities, Artie bad joy when the team initially rejected Will's suggestions that raise money to pay bus handicapable so they all can go together to the Sectionals. Will orders the kids who live in a wheelchair for a week to better understand the difficulties Artie fight with every day. The team of choreographers now a special wheelchair routine to "Proud Mary" in his honor.

Soft pursue Artie's teammate Tina Cohen-Chang, with whom he believes he shares a connection because of his disability: the stuttering. Surprised when he found the fake Tina nodes of the language, but later decided to forgive him.

Tina found out that Artie dream to become a dancer, something she believes will never happen. Tina encourages him to continue the treatment of spinal cord, but he realizes that some dreams never meant to become reality.

Kevin McHale Biography

Kevin McHale is a native of Plano, Texas, who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, singing and dancing.

McHale was always serious about his expertise. He learned discipline and dedication in the boyband NLT (not like them), pop / R & B / Hip Hop group that is part of six years. NLT has the right to tour with the Pussycat Dolls and produce tracks with Timbaland. All the hard work and commitment has paid in confidence, along-actor passion for telling stories and entertaining.

He lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Emma Pillsbury

2010-11-24T07:49:00.000-08:00

Emma Pillsbury Biography

McKinley High School guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury could use some guidance herself. Her interests include hand-washing and rug-fringe-straightening, and she's a charter member of the Western Ohio Disinfectant Society. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, which originated in a childhood trauma at a dairy farm, shadows her every move. Now her love life lies dormant while she longs for her secret crush, married glee club coach Will Schuester.

Her attempts to get closer to Will don't go unnoticed, particularly by hulking football coach Ken Tanaka, who's harboring a crush of his own. Ken persuades Emma not to waste her affections on Schuester, but even after she and Ken get engaged, it's clear she's still pining for Will. When Emma upends their wedding day schedule so she can take the glee kids to Sectionals as a favor for Will, Ken finally has had enough.

At first, Emma is thrilled when Will ends his marriage and comes running to her, but it turns out that their romantic relationship is more complicated than she expected. Emma confesses to Will that she's a virgin, and he says that's fine. Yet Emma learns that Will's not ready to jump back into another relationship, so she suggests they take some time apart. Will says he'll wait for her, but she finds out that he's spent time with Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran and April Rhodes. Emma rejects him, telling him he's too promiscuous. Emma confesses that she has been dating her dentist, Carl Howell.

But Will isn't giving up on her: "I love you, Emma. And you love me," he says. "Dentist or no, this thing isn't over between us."

Jayma Mays Biography

In 2004, Jayma Mays made her first television appearance on "Joey," and the following year landed a role in Wes Craven's "Red Eye." Most recently, Mays had recurring roles on the Emmy Award-winning series "Ugly Betty" and the critically acclaimed "Heroes," and she has guest-starred on numerous series, including HOUSE, "Six Feet Under," "The Comeback," "Entourage," "Stacked," "How I Met Your Mother" and "Ghost Whisperer."

Her feature film credits include "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," "Blind Guy Driving," "Bar Starz" and "Epic Movie," where she met her husband, Adam Campbell. She is lending her voice talents to the upcoming "The Smurfs" movie, due out next summer.

Mays is from Grundy, VA, and graduated from Radford University with a degree in Performing Arts. She lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Sue Sylvester

2010-11-17T20:49:00.000-08:00

Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester

Sue Sylvester Bio

McKinley High cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester likes to remind people that she was named Splits Magazine's Cheerleading Coach of the Decade because she does not tolerate losing, a doctrine she instills in her crack squad, the Cheerios. When Will Schuester tries to revive the past glory of glee -- possibly stealing some of the spotlight and funding from her team -- Sue goes to extreme lengths to undercut him and keep his kids in their place, even recruiting her own cheerleaders to infiltrate the club as spies. She delights in insulting Will, especially his hair, at every opportunity.

Sue arouses Will's suspicion with her improbable welcome of a disabled girl to the Cheerios, but the truth about her motivation belies her heartless public persona.

After Sue brazenly leaks the New Directions set list to their competition, Principal Figgins suspends her, albeit briefly. When Sue returns, she's more determined than ever to bring glee down. But Will plays a trick on Sue for revenge, and she retreats into a depression -- even abandoning the Cheerios -- until Will persuades Sue to come back.

With Sue serving as a judge at Regionals, Will and the club are sure that the fix is in, but it's revealed that Sue actually voted for New Directions to win. After their loss, she forces Figgins to give the team another shot but tells Will she did it to keep him around another year so she can continue to torment him.

Jane Lynch Bio

Jane Lynch cut her theatrical teeth at The Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre and in many church basements all over the greater Chicago area. This year, Lynch won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on GLEE.

Lynch's film credits include "Julie & Julia," "Shrek Forever After," "Post Grad" and "Paul and Brownie Masters." Her past film work includes Christopher Guest's "For Your Consideration," "A Mighty Wind" and "Best in Show," as well as "Role Models," "The Rocker," "Spring Breakdown," "Space Chimps," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "The 40 Year Old Virgin," Margaret Cho's "Celeste and Bam Bam," Alan Cumming's "Suffering Man's Charity," "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Sleepover" and "Surviving Eden."

Her recent television credits include "Party Down," "Lovespring International," "Desperate Housewives," "Weeds" and "The L Word." Lynch has had recurring roles on "Boston Legal," "Criminal Minds," "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Two and a Half Men," for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Lynch's play "Oh Sister, My Sister!" had runs at the Tamarind Theatre and Bang Theater, garnering the LA Weekly Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award.

She lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Terri Schuester

2010-11-17T20:41:00.000-08:00

Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester

Terri Schuester Bio

Will Schuester's wife, Terri, believes she deserves the finer things in life, even if it means maxing out her Pottery Barn credit card and demanding Will take on a second job. When not complaining about the demands of her four-hour, three-day-a-week job at Sheets N' Things, she loves crafting and watching Jerry Bruckheimer films.

Terri and Will have been together since high school, where she was a cheerleader and he was a glee star. But as Will starts to focus more on his glee kids than on her, she knows their marriage has bigger problems than finances.

Will is so happy to learn she's pregnant that Terri is sure a baby will solve all their problems. When she finds out hers is a hysterical pregnancy, she runs with the lie, rather than risk losing Will.

Tipped off by glee-hating cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, Terri finds she has reason to be anxious about Will, as he's been spending a lot of time with school guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, who clearly has her eye on him. Desperate to keep her husband, Terri hatches a plan with pregnant cheerleader Quinn Fabray to pass off Quinn's baby as her own. But when Will discovers the truth, her worst fears are realized as he tells her he doesn't love her anymore.

Terri moves out, and though she signs the divorce papers, she still has feelings for Will -- at least the Will she remembers from high school.

Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Gilsig had the distinction of simultaneously starring in two of television's most acclaimed drama series: Golden Globe-winning "Nip/Tuck" and Brett Ratner's drama "Prison Break." On "Nip/Tuck," Gilsig portrayed the obsessive, sex-addicted "Gina Russo," which helped garner her additional recurring roles on the hit dramas "Heroes" and "Friday Night Lights." She most recently had a recurring role on "CSI: NY."

Audiences also know Gilsig from "Boston Public," a role that creator David E. Kelley developed with her in mind. He eventual cast her as a series regular on "Snoops," in addition to a multi-episode arc of "The Practice." She also recurred as a detective on Steven Bochco's "NYPD Blue."

Gilsig also has an impressive list of film credits. She appeared in the hit remake of "Prom Night," and reunited with the film's director for a remake of "The Stepfather." She also starred in the miniseries "XIII" alongside Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, worked with Robert Redford on "The Horse Whisperer" and appeared as Sally Field's daughter in "A Cooler Climate." Additional film credits include "Chicks with Sticks," "See This Movie" and "Flood."

A Montreal native, Gilsig honed her talents at Harvard University's prestigious American Repertory Theatre. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she enjoys spending time with her toddler daughter and painting. In fact, her works appeared in the acclaimed film "The Station Agent."

Glee: Kurt Hummel

2010-11-17T20:32:00.000-08:00

Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel.

Kurt Hummel Bio

Fashion-forward soprano Kurt Hummel stands out at McKinley High, which unfortunately makes him an easy target for bullies. He finds an unlikely hero in quarterback Finn Hudson, a glee teammate and the object of Kurt's crush.

Kurt's interests include promoting and marketing his new fragrance, "Hummel." His best friend is diva Mercedes Jones, and though their friendship is briefly rocked by a Cheerios scheme, they're closer than ever after Kurt confides in her that he's gay. When they feel overshadowed by glee leads Finn and Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes join the Cheerios, expecting more opportunities for the spotlight.

Kurt lives with his widower dad, Burt, a sports fan Kurt is desperate not to disappoint. To win his father's approval, Kurt joins the football team and his success as a kicker gives Kurt the courage to come out to him. To Kurt's relief, Burt tells him he'll love him no matter what.

Kurt devises an elaborate plan to get closer to Finn by encouraging a romantic relationship between their widowed parents, but he's devastated when his dad bonds with Finn in a way they never have. Burt invites Finn and his mom to move in, and Kurt is thrilled to be sharing a room with his crush. But Finn reacts with embarrassment and then anger after being taunted by his homophobic football teammates. When Finn lashes out at Kurt, Burt kicks Finn out of the house.

Chris Colfer Bio

Chris Colfer, who made his television debut on GLEE, was recently recognized for his work on the series with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Colfer grew up performing in regional theatre productions in his hometown of Clovis, CA. In high school, he was active in drama, was the president of the writers club, served as editor of the school literary magazine and was a speech and debate champion. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Glee: Quinn Fabray

2010-11-11T01:42:00.000-08:00

Quinn Fabray Bio

Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray

Popular head cheerleader Quinn Fabray is Finn Hudson's girlfriend and a true mean girl who delights in tormenting social outcast Rachel Berry at every opportunity. Despite being president of the Christ Crusaders (aka the Celibacy Club), Quinn shared a drunken romp with Puck that resulted in a pregnancy she attributes to Finn, believing him to be the better prospect.

Quinn joins the glee club to keep an eye on her boyfriend as well as to satisfy her scheming, glee-hating coach, Sue Sylvester. When Quinn's pregnancy is made public, she's cut from the Cheerios and experiences life on the outs for the first time. But between glee and her pregnancy, she's learning there's more to life than popularity.

After her parents kick her out out of their house, Quinn moves in with Finn. But when the identity of the baby's father is revealed, Finn leaves her and she and Puck begin a brief relationship. Newly unpopular Quinn bonds with newly popular Mercedes, and Quinn even requests that Mercedes be in the delivery room for the birth of her daughter, Beth. Her estranged mother appears at the birth as well, having recently left Quinn's father. Later, baby Beth is adopted by Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran.

Dianna Agron Bio

During her budding career, Dianna Agron has appeared on numerous television shows, including "Numb3rs," "Shark," "Close to Home" and "CSI: NY." She also had a recurring role on the critically acclaimed series "Veronica Mars" and was seen as "Debbie Marshall" on the sci-fi hit "Heroes." She appeared in "It's a Mall World," a series of short films directed by Milo Ventimiglia.

Agron recently starred in the feature film "The Romantics" opposite Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin and Elijah Wood. She recently completed shooting "I Am Number Four," a sci-fi thriller produced by Steven Spielberg.

Agron, 23 years old, grew up in San Francisco, and is a supporter of the animal rights organization PETA. She lives in Los Angeles.

Glee Music and Choreography

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The series features numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important — the balancing of that." Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."

Murphy was surprised at the ease with which use of songs was approved by the record labels approached, and explained: "I think the key to it is they loved the tone of it. They loved that this show was about optimism and young kids, for the most part, reinterpreting their classics for a new audience." A minority of those approached refused to allow their music to be used, including Bryan Adams and Coldplay, however in June 2010, Coldplay reversed their decision, allowing Glee the rights to their catalog. and Adams posted on his official Twitter account that the producers of Glee had never requested permission from him and urged them to "pick up the phone". Composer and musician Billy Joel offered many of his songs for use on the show, and other artists have offered use of their songs for free. A series of Glee soundtrack albums have been released through Columbia Records. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.

Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and assistant choreographer Kristine Spurney and features five to eight production numbers per episode. Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P. J. Bloom, and music producer Adam Anders rearranges it for the Glee cast. Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.

Glee Conception

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Ian Brennan conceived Glee based on his own experience as a member of the Prospect High School show choir in Mount Prospect, Illinois. He initially envisioned Glee as a film, rather than a television series, and wrote the first draft in August 2005 with the aid of Screenwriting for Dummies. He completed the script in 2005, but could not generate interest in the project for several years. Mike Novick, a television producer and a friend of Brennan's from Los Angeles, was a member of the same gym as Ryan Murphy, and gave him a copy of Brennan's script. Murphy had been in a show choir in college, and felt he could relate to the script. Murphy and his Nip/Tuck colleague Brad Falchuk suggested that Glee be produced as a television show. The script was entirely rewritten, and was picked up by Fox within 15 hours of being received. Murphy attributed that, in part, to the network's success with American Idol. "It made sense for the network with the biggest hit in TV, which is a musical, to do something in that vein", he said. Murphy and Falchuk became the show's executive producers and showrunners, while Brennan is a co-executive producer and Novick is a producer. Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy write all of the show's episodes.

Glee is set in Lima, Ohio. Murphy chose a Midwest setting as he himself grew up in Indiana, and recalled childhood visits to Ohio to the Kings Island theme park. Although set in Lima, the show is filmed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Murphy has said that he has never seen a High School Musical film, to which Glee has been compared, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical," rather than "doing a show where people burst into song," drawing more heavily on the format of Chicago. Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism. "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why Idol worked. It's pure escapism," he said. Murphy intended to make a family show to appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads. Murphy has mapped out plans for the series covering a three years of broadcast.

Glee Overview

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Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationship, sexuality and social issues. The initial main cast encompassed club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), Will's wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), and eight club members played by Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O'Malley, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast.

The series was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, who first conceived Glee as a film. The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009, and the first season aired from September 9, 2009 to June 8, 2010. The second season began airing on September 21, 2010, and a third season has been commissioned. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers which are selected by Murphy, who aims to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums have been released by Columbia Records. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over thirteen million digital single sales and five million album sales. The series' merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-Ray releases, a young adult book series, an iPad application, and a karaoke game for the Wii.

During its first season, Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics, with Metacritic's weighted average based on the impression of 18 critical reviews of 77 percent. The season was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, six Satellite Awards and fifty-seven other awards, with wins including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy, and Primetime Emmy awards for Lynch, guest-star Neil Patrick Harris and Murphy's direction of the pilot episode.

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