The actor was found dead on Saturday. He was 31.
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Cory Monteith was found dead in his Vancouver, Canada hotel room yesterday. He was 31. Monteith's publicist confirmed the news in a statement: "We are so saddened to confirm that the reports on the death of Cory Monteith are accurate. We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss." The cause of his death is presently unknown, but Vancouver police do not suspect foul play.
The Canadian actor skyrocketed to fame in 2009 as Finn Hudson on Fox's singing high school dramedy Glee. Over the course of the show's four seasons, Finn Hudson transformed from a popular football player coming to terms with his less popular (by high school standards) passion for singing to a more mature high school graduate finding his way. Monteith's raw acting brought the usually campy show down to earth - particularly in moments related to Finn's relationship with his stepbrother, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Kurt's coming out; coming to terms with the effects of not having his biological father around while growing up; and the complex on-screen romance he had with Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) summed up in the season three finale, in which Finn decides to join the military, breaks up with Rachel and sends her to New York. At the time of his death, Monteith and Michele were also real-life loves who began dating last year.
