Chris Colfer's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Glee Kurt Hummel

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Marmaduke

BIOGRAPHY:

Chris Colfer grew up performing in community and regional theatre in Clovis, CA. At age 14, he assistant-directed a theatrical benefit for Valley Children's Hospital. Colfer was very active throughout high school: he was involved in drama, was the president of the writer's club, was editor of the school literary magazine and was a speech and debate champion. He also wrote, directed and starred in a musical spoof of "Sweeney Todd," titled "Shirley Todd," at the end of his senior year.

Colfer lives in Los Angeles.


TRIVIA:

• Assistant Directed a theatrical benefit for Valley Children's Hospital when he was 14.
• The scar on the left side of his neck is from surgery in 1998.
• During High School, Chris was involved with Speech & Debate, Drama, the FFA, was President of the Writer's Club, Editor of the School Literary Magazine, and Captain of Destination Imagination.
• Chris holds many Speech and Debate Champion titles.
• Before becoming an actor, Chris worked mornings before school in the cafeteria as a cookie scooper and summers as a clerk at a dry cleaners.
• Lost over 40 pounds in 2007 thanks to "horrible methods called diet and exercise".
• He practices Sai.
• Wrote and Directed "Shirley Todd," a musical spoof of "Sweeney Todd" during his senior year of High School. He also starred as "Mr. Lovett".