Chris Colfer is an American television actor who plays the role of Kurt Hummel on the FOX television series, Glee, a musical show about a high school glee club. Born Christopher Paul Colfer in Fresno, California on May 27, 1990, Colfer grew up in the small town of Clovis, California.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3182094/bio http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/09/glee-creator-and-executive-producer-ryan-murphy-discovered-chris-colfer-but-dont-tell-the-young-actor-that-it-makes-him-feel.html

An actor at a young age, Colfer performed in local theater productions as a child, including playing the role of Kurt in The Sound of Music, which would become the inspiration for his Glee character's name. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/09/glee-creator-and-executive-producer-ryan-murphy-discovered-chris-colfer-but-dont-tell-the-young-actor-that-it-makes-him-feel.html He has spoken openly about his difficult experiences as a gay teen in his town’s high school, sharing that he was bullied by other students and discouraged from performing the songs he chose for school talent shows.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20421723,00.html

At the 2011 Golden Globe awards, Colfer won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for his role in Glee.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/una-lamarche/golden-globes-2011-live-b_b_809693.html

Before becoming a professional actor, Chris Colfer worked as a “cookie scooper” each morning at the high school cafeteria, he worked at dry cleaner’s during the summers as a clerk. Active in speech and debate competitions, Colfer was also the editor of the school’s literary magazine and president of the writer’s club.http://www.poptower.com/chris-colfer.htm He became codirector of a dramatic production at the young age of 14. The production was related to a benefit for Valley Children’s Hospital.http://www.buddytv.com/info/chris-colfer-info.aspx

During his senior year of high school, Colfer wrote and directed his own production, titled, “Shirley Todd.” The show was a spoof of the musical, Sweeney Todd. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/09/glee-creator-and-executive-producer-ryan-murphy-discovered-chris-colfer-but-dont-tell-the-young-actor-that-it-makes-him-feel.html

At 18, Colfer audition for Ryan Murphy for the part of Artie, the wheelchair bound teen in Glee. He did not receive the role. However, Murphy was so impressed with Colfer’s audition that he created the part of Kurt for the actor.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/09/glee-creator-and-executive-producer-ryan-murphy-discovered-chris-colfer-but-dont-tell-the-young-actor-that-it-makes-him-feel.html In 2011, Colfer picked up his first Golden Globe award for his performance on the show.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/una-lamarche/golden-globes-2011-live-b_b_809693.html

"I'd always wanted to eventually do something on Broadway or do something on TV, but I never thought it would be a mix of both. I'm very fortunate."http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/39876978.html

"Well, I recall spending hours and hours on my Facebook and MySpace when I was in high school, constantly refreshing the page, just hoping somebody sent me something, like a message or left a comment, or just any kind of communication with another human being. And now, I sometimes freeze my computer, because there’s so much activity on those sites."http://www.avclub.com/articles/chris-colfer,41850/

"Well, I think that I’m lucky, since I really, really just love my character, and I love just pretending to be him. I sometimes enjoy scenes where he has no lines whatsoever, because it really is no limitation, like I can just do whatever I want. And I enjoy the scenes, and I love coming up with little things, little stupid things that Kurt can do that the fans watch and find and appreciate."http://www.avclub.com/articles/chris-colfer,41850/