Glee actor Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) found dead in Vancouver hotel...

[Ammi]

Glee actor Cory Monteith has died at the age 31, it has been confirmed.

The actor - who played Finn Hudson on the hit FOX series - was found on Saturday in his hotel room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver.


The news was confirmed by Vancouver Police at a press conference on Saturday night.

No cause of death has been confirmed at this point, but there were said to be no implications of foul play.

Medical examiners will conduct an autopsy on Monday.


Acting Chief Doug LePard read in a statement: 'Shortly after noon today, the Vancouver Police received a call from the BC Ambulance Service regarding a sudden death in a room on the 21st floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel at 1038 Canada Place in downtown Vancouver.'

Confirming: 'The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old actor Cory Monteith, who achieved great fame on the popular TV series Glee.'

Before giving out further information, LePard said: 'I want to pass on our condolences to the family, friends, castmates and millions of fans of Mr. Monteith.'


Cory had checked into the hotel on 6 July and had been due to check out today, and the actor was said to have been joined by others on Friday evening.

However, video footage had shown the actor returning to his room by himself

News channel CTV British Columbia tweeted the news shortly before it was confirmed saying: 'Sources tell CTV Glee star Cory #Monteith found dead today in Vancouver. Police expected to confirm at 10:30.'

Word had begun to spread on Twitter of the news late on Saturday night although there was no official comment made at that point.

Many believed it to be hoax, as it is not the first time news of his death had spread over the Internet

Tragically, this time the roumours turned out to be true.

Just last month the actor appeared to have put his troubles behind him after a brief spell in rehab.

Cory was seen with his girlfriend Lea Micehele, 26, at LAX airport both smiling at cameras.

Lea appeared to be particularly proud of Cory who successfully completed a rehab stint in April for what his rep described at the time to be a substance addiction.

It was Cory's second trip to a treatment facility - his first stint occurred when he was 19.

'I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this,' Michele told People at the time. 'I am grateful and proud he made this decision.'

The pair were pictured in April after the actor had left rehab, going on holiday together.

In 2011, the actor sensationally admitted that he was 'lucky to be alive' after he went to rehab as a teenager for alcohol addiction.

Cory admitted he skipped school to get drunk and smoke pot when he was just 13-years-old and quit his education at the age of 16.

By the time he was 19, the TV singing sensation was undergoing a stint in rehab to battle his demons.

Speaking about his former drug habit, the actor said he did 'anything and everything - as much as possible'. I'm lucky to be alive,' he said at the time


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[Firewire]

This is absolutely devastating. RIP.

He was in rehab not that long ago, I thought he had recovered. Such a shame. He'll be missed.

[LemonJam]

knew he had a problem but still pretty shocked by this, RIP.

[Raph]

Oh wow, did not expect this at all. RIP :(

[GypsyGoth]

:sad:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:shocked:

[Tregard]

So young :( While its not been confirmed yet, it was most probably his drug problem. RIP Cory

[Ninastar]

Jesus Christ


This is so sad.

R.i.p cory

[thesheriff443]

fame, fortune and a drug habit!, wasted life.

[Braden]

I'm actually really shocked.

My thoughts go out to his friends and family. R.I.P

[Glenn.]

I can't believe this. Absolutely shocking :eek:

[Black Dagger]

I knew he had drug problems recently, but he went to rehab so I thought he was getting himself sorted. I'm really quite sad right now :sad:

R.I.P Cory.

[Ryan57]

Wtf?! So young. R.I.P.

[Niall]

I just.. wow. I can't believe it, this is so shocking and out of the blue. I never even knew he struggled with such bad addictions. Sad really, R.I.P. :(

[Marc]

Wow

[Jake.]

Jesus, that really isn't an age to leave this world at :( R.I.P and I hope that his family can male it through this

[jackc1806]

RIP, so young.

[Ninastar]

Really hope it wasnt suicide :sad: I have a small feeling it was

[Firewire]

Really hope it wasnt suicide :sad: I have a small feeling it was

think it was an overdose, not sure whether it was accidental or not though

[Z]

I had no idea he had drug problems, I just assumed all the cast of Glee were as wholesome as the show. Guess you never really know. Sad news, I wonder what the show will do without him now, he's one of the main characters isn't he? Poor guy...

[Novo]

RIP, don't really know anything about Glee i never even heard of him before this news, was he one of the main people in it or something?

[Smithy]

^
Yeah


So sad RIP :sad:

[SharkAttack]

Damn. Admittedly watched Glee for the first season. He sang that godawful song in the shower so that the glee coach discovered his true assets. That's my last memory of him. Go well, young lad. :)RIP

[michael21]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5012980/Glee-star-Cory-Monteith-found-dead-in-hotel-room.html

more to follow

[Smithy]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230138

[RichardG]

So sad. Did not expect to wake up to this news this morning. Hope his family have all the support they need. :(

[Withano]

I love this guy. Awful news.

[GiRTh]

WOW. SO young. RIP.

[Jords]

Thats awful. RiP.

[Shaun]

wtf. that's crazy. I had no idea there was anything wrong with him. R.I.P.

[Niamh.]

omg RIP :/

[King Gizzard]

RIP :sad:

He looks so much younger than 31

[YodaBB]

RIP :(
so sad & a big loss

[Mitchell]

For someone I don't personally know, I've been shocked for most of the day, I'm so shocked and saddened

[Vanessa]

Omg! This is shocking! :shocked::bawling:

[Jords]

RIP :sad:

He looks so much younger than 31

Thought the same would have said he was 24.

[Ninastar]

Sad thing was he seemed like the nicest guy out of glee. I knew about his addiction and everything but this is just so shocking.

[GypsyGoth]

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As a character he sometimes annoyed me, but as a person he seemed like a really decent guy :(

For months this was one of my fave songs, his voice was soft with a slight husky quality
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[Z]

I'd never have guessed he was 31, always find it bizarre when adults are playing teenage roles. How can this show carry on without him? He was the leading male from what I know.

[GypsyGoth]

I'd never have guessed he was 31, always find it bizarre when adults are playing teenage roles. How can this show carry on without him? He was the leading male from what I know.

He has been a massive character in all of the past seasons. It's tough to know if it'll continue, I guess a lot of peoples jobs are tied up in the show and I believe they're meant to start filming in a couple of weeks, although someone mentioned in another place how it might be near impossible for the cast to perform comedy so soon after such a personal loss.

The show is commissioned for two more seasons (5&6). So maybe they'll do a tribute show for Cory, with them all being themselves rather than playing their usual characters. After that they could move on with the show.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

*their

[Ammi]

..I didn't even realise that he and Lea Michele had been a couple in real life, life imitating art sort of thing..I can imagine that they're a very close knit/family type cast so this would have rocked all of their worlds very deeply..really, really sad news..just so unexpected...I don't know whether they'll do a tribute show to him or if I want them to, it's just going to be unbearable to watch...

Showbusiness colleagues have paid tribute to Glee star Cory Monteith who has been found dead in a Canada hotel.

A statement from Fox, the TV network behind Glee, issued a statement calling Monteith "an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person".

"He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously."

The 31-year-old actor, who played Finn Hudson in the award-winning comedy drama, was found dead at the Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver on Saturday.

The cause of death was not immediately apparent, and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place on Monday.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Vancouver's Deputy Police Chief Doug Lepard said he would "not discuss anything that we might have found in the room at this time".

Monteith, who had struggled with serious drug addiction since he was teenager, voluntarily entered rehab in April this year.

After leaving treatment, he tweeted: "Sending out big love to everyone. Thank you for the continued support! It means the world to me! :)."

Monteith had been in a relationship with his Glee co-star, Lea Michele. The pair's on-off on-screen relationship was one of the show's long-running storylines, and they were reportedly planning to marry in real life.

Michele has not commented publicly - her PR agency asked "that everyone kindly respect Lea's privacy during this devastating time".

Singer Taylor Swift - who briefly dated Monteith in 2010 - led the tributes, writing on Twitter: "Speechless. And for the worst reason."

Rihanna tweeted: "Cory Monteith, may your spirit be at peace, and may you fly with the angels... Heartbreaking, my prayers are with all of his loved ones!"

Veteran actress Mia Farrow added: "Rest in peace Cory Monteith. Sad, very very sad."

A host of his Glee co-stars joined in the tributes on Sunday.

"How sad to read about Cory Monteith passing away. What a shame. He was a lovely, kind, talented guy and will be missed," wrote Neil Patrick Harris, who won an Emmy for his guest role on the show.

"RIP Cory Montieth," wrote fellow guest star Kristin Chenoweth. "You will be loved. Always."

Dot-Marie Jones, who plays the coach Shannon Bieste at Glee's William McKinley High, wrote: "I have no words! My heart is broken.

Mark Sailing, who plays best friend Puck on the show, simply tweeted the word "No". Iqbal Theba, who plays Principal Figgins, wrote: "OMG!! My Cory..."

Damian McGinty, who played Rory in the show, revealed Monteith was the person he shot his first acting scene with. "The nicest guy I've met," he added. "Can't believe it."

Former co-star Josh Sussman called it "a tragic loss". "He was such a great guy. Super-kind &warm," he tweeted.

The critically acclaimed show follows a group of American secondary school misfits who form the 'glee club' in their quest for singing contest glory.

Monteith played the school's star quarter-back who risked rejection by his team comrades to join the glee club.

The show, known for its extravagant musical covers and celebrity guest appearances from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, recently completed its fourth series.

One Direction singer Niall Horan described Cory as a "super nice guy" and said his thoughts were with the actor's loved ones at this difficult time.

Demi Lovato called Montieth's unexplained death "unbelievably tragic", while fellow musicians Nick Jonas and Miley Ray Cyrus tweeted that they were "praying for his family".

Montieth, who was born and raised in Canada, began acting in his late teens, having left school at 16.

His breakthrough role came in 2009, when he was cast in the pilot episode of Glee. The first series earned 19 Emmy nominations.

He had been expected to take part in the filming of the fifth series, due to air in the US in September.

"What an absolutely tragic loss of a very talented young man," wrote actress Zooey Deschanel. "A young talent gone too soon," echoed Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin

[Z]

He has been a massive character in all of the past seasons. It's tough to know if it'll continue, I guess a lot of peoples jobs are tied up in the show and I believe they're meant to start filming in a couple of weeks, although someone mentioned in another place how it might be near impossible for the cast to perform comedy so soon after such a personal loss.

The show is commissioned for two more seasons (5&6). So maybe they'll do a tribute show for Cory, with them all being themselves rather than playing their usual characters. After that they could move on with the show.

I mean how does a television show come back from something like this? Aside from the personal tragedy that they will all be feeling, and his loved ones will be reeling from this for a long time, how does the show deal with this sensitively? Do they get someone to take over the role, or is the actor more important than the role? There are some cases where you can use a new actor and the change is convincing (e.g. Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street) but with a show like Glee, I think it would be impossible... so how do they explain his disappearance within the context of the show? Obviously everyone watching will know that Cory Monteith sadly passed away, but they can't just omit the character with no explanation, there will have been storylines built upon the character and no doubt future storylines planned too. I don't even know how hard it'll be for his girlfriend to not only cope with losing him but also having to continue acting and singing on the show that brought them together and no longer be playing his opposite number. I've only ever seen snippets of the show and while it's not for me, I am very interested to see where it goes from here...

You just don't account for this kind of thing happening. I think it might stop the show from continuing, you know, I think of similar situations like when Lisa Lopes was unexpectedly killed in a car crash and suddenly TLC were TC. How does a project that revolves around the people who star in it go on without an integral part of it when unexpected circumstances appear? I hate when shows do things like "oh they've gone away for a bit" and then obviously they never return. Emmerdale did that with an elderly character (Seth iirc), the actor passed away and instead of dealing with it within the context of the writing, they just said he'd gone away to Australia (?! without his wife of x number of decades?!) and never came back. Bizarre.

[CaudleHalbard]

I found Glee a bit cringeworthy when I used to watch it (before it moved to Sky) but there were fairly decent story lines.

I personally found the character of Finn a bit dull. I don't think it will be too difficult to write hIm out. They will just say he moved away or something similar.

[Z]

Perhaps they could transition the show to college and have the characters come up against each other with their new Glee clubs or something? I've only got a basic understanding of the show 'cause I've never watched it but perhaps that way they can explain away the fact he's not in it anymore because perhaps the character doesn't go into further education or he's moved away to another country or something... I liked that suggestion GypsyGoth made that they could just do a tribute to him and then move on without the character but it just doesn't seem right, writing the character out of the show like that... obviously the role needs to be written out (unless someone else takes it over, but that would be awful for continuity, plus Glee is all about its characters) but to just sort of break the fourth wall like that would be weird... This is really fascinating to think about IMO, how is the show going to deal with this?

[Tom4784]

Well at the end of the last series his character left to go to College so I guess they could give him an ending off screen in which he becomes a teacher and gets a dream job or something.

It's such a shame, 31 is no age to die.

[Z]

Been reading today that the Westboro Baptist Church are going to picket his funeral because he helped promote the gay agenda by co-starring with Chris Colfer who plays gay character Kurt on GLEE. How have these people not been sectioned yet? If Monteith's funeral is held in Canada it's highly likely that Canada will turn them away at the border for trying to spread hate, thankfully.

[M X]

As a huge Glee fan, I'm truly devastated over this. R.I.P. Cory <3 x

[Smithy]

@SkyNewsBreak: Coroner's office: 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol

:shocked:

[Ramsay]

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[King Gizzard]

he just..doesn't look like a drug addict/alcoholic, at all

[Roy Mars III]

I lost a cousin to heroin. It is one of the hardest drugs to overcome, even being off it for five years one can still have flashbacks and urges.

RIP

[GypsyGoth]

he just..doesn't look like a drug addict/alcoholic, at all

I agree he looked really healthy.

I lost a cousin to heroin.

:hug:

[Black Dagger]

I had a feeling drugs would play their part. Must be awful to be hooked on heroin.

Sad stuff.

[Marc]

Drink and Heroin?

Sad

[Smithy]

Surprised it was heroin, I thought it was prescription drugs that was his problem,

[Ninastar]

i really hope this is a wake up call to other actors out there (obviously normal people too, but you know what i mean...)

i dont think cory is the only one from the cast who is/has been on drugs

[Shaun]

Strange really that no one noticed (or seemed to notice)... heroin's ridiculously destructive. Such a shame. :(

[Z]

he just..doesn't look like a drug addict/alcoholic, at all

Nicole Richie was a heroin addict for a while and aside from being really dangerously thin, I don't think many people would have looked at her and clocked her as a user. I think it's just because you associate heroin with homelessness and desolate circumstances.