Cory Monteith is a simple guy from Canada, the existence of which the whole world learned after the release of the popular series "Losers." The life of the actor and musician was short-lived, the reason for which was his passion for drugs. What is known about the talented artist who prematurely left this world, his work and his life path?
Cory Monteith: childhood
The future actor was born in the Canadian city of Calgary, it happened in May 1982. The first years of his life, Corey Monteith spent in British Columbia, where he lived with his mother and brother. The boy’s father left the family when he was not even two years old. The family existed on the unstable earnings of a mother who worked as an interior designer.
From an early age, Corey was practically left to his own devices. This manifested itself in the teenage years, when the guy lost his arms. Young Monteith first tried drugs at the age of 12 years. He was constantly expelled from school for defiant behavior and absenteeism, in connection with which the young man replaced many educational institutions. Barely going to the ninth grade, Corey Monteith decided to completely say goodbye to his annoying lessons.
Youth
The actor frankly admitted in an interview that there are no forbidden things that he did not meet by the age of 19. The family of the young man forced him to agree to a course of treatment. He spent some time in a rehabilitation clinic that hosted drug addicts. Unfortunately, Corey Monteith fell again, barely leaving the center. Then he stole a large sum of money from relatives, which they soon became aware of. Corey himself characterizes this act as a kind of cry for help.
For a while, Monteith still managed to say goodbye to addictions. A friend persuaded the young man to move to the Canadian town of Nanaimo. Here began the labor activity of the future star. For several years, Corey changed an incredible number of professions - he tried on the roles of a taxi driver, roofer, driver, seller.
Lucky case
It’s hard to say what the fate of the star of the series “Losers” would have been if he hadn’t happened to be in Vancouver. Corey moved to this city in search of a more decent job and spent some time cramming the thresholds of various organizations. It was then that his attention was attracted by the announcement of the casting. Young actors were required for the painting "Stargate: Atlantis."
The young man went to the casting for fun, not hoping that he would get a job. However, among the accepted young people unexpectedly was Corey Monteith. The biography of the actor suggests that it was the shooting in this tape that made him start to dream about a career as a movie star.
First successes
Attractive appearance and suddenly revealed talent allowed Corey to easily get small roles in popular TV shows. "Anomalies", "Smallville Secrets", "Young Musketeers", "X-Factor" - the guy managed to star in episodes of many popular series. In parallel with visiting castings, he began to attend acting classes, and the approval of the teachers further strengthened his intention to become a movie star.
At the same time, he became interested in the music of Corey Monteith. The biography of the actor suggests that in 2005 he became a member of the musical gang Bonnie Dune, joining the band as a backing vocalist. It is curious that it was the passion for music that helped the novice actor become famous throughout the world.
Finest hour
Monteith once found out that actors are being searched for a new series that tells about the chorus of losers. Without much hope, the young man sent the producers a funny video. In this video, he beat the rhythm on an impromptu drum, assembled from containers intended for food. Instead of sticks, Corey used pencils.
Suddenly, it turned out that the creators of the television project “Losers” liked the recording, they appreciated the appearance and comedic talent of the performer. However, they were interested in the vocals of the applicant for the role. First, Montey Corey sent the producers a disc on which his songs were recorded, then he went on a real audition in Los Angeles. As a result, it was he who was approved for the role of one of the key characters of the "Losers". The filming of the series began in 2009.
Different roles
By the time of the release of the first season of “Losers”, the filmography of the young man already included a decent amount of paintings. However, he managed to feel the taste of real glory only when he played in the series about the Finn Hudson loser choir . Corey got a lot of fans, most of them belonged to the fair sex. The popularity of the guy and the directors, who began vying to offer him roles, appreciated the popularity.
"How to learn to flirt" is a comedy in which the actor and musician in 2011 played a key role. This is a story about friends who agree to become participants in a reality show whose main theme is dating. They all have one goal - meeting a girl. In the same year, he played the central character in "Sisters and Brothers" - a comedy devoted to the relationship of close relatives. Luck for him was the role in the film "Monte Carlo", a colleague of the young actor on the set was Selena Gomez.
Where else did Corey Monteith manage to star? Films in which he can be seen: "All the wrong reasons," "McCannic."
Personal life
Of course, fans of the actor and musician who left this world early are not only interested in the roles he played. The star had relationships with different girls, many of them were also actresses. The youngest man met Mallory Matos the longest, but the beautiful couple broke up for unknown reasons.
Leah Michelle and Cory Monteith met on the set of the Losers television project. In this series, Leah embodied the image of Rachel Berry. If you rely on the stories of lovers, you can find out that they immediately felt attracted to each other, and soon began to meet. It is known that it was Leah who became the last girl with whom the deceased actor was in a romantic relationship.
Death, funeral
It seemed that with the advent of fame, the life of yesterday's dysfunctional teenager improved. However, Corey could not stand the test of fame, like many of his colleagues who passed away early. The young man returned to his addiction - drugs. Of course, he had periods when he wanted to free himself from addiction, agreed to treatment in a rehabilitation clinic. However, Monteith then returned to drugs.
Corey's body was discovered in one of the Vancouver hotels, it happened in July 2013. The verdict of doctors is not in doubt - an overdose. In accordance with the will that Monteith left, his body was cremated. So the life of the famous Finn from the "Losers" ended sadly.