Kevin Michael McHale (born June 14, 1988) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. Formerly one of the two lead vocalists of the

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NLT, McHale is best known for his role as

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in the Fox comedy-drama series '' Glee''. From 2014 to 2016, he hosted the British panel show ''

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'' on E4. In 2019, McHale and ''Glee'' co-star

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began a podcast called ''Showmance'', where they recap ''Glee'' episodes and interview ''Glee'' cast and crew members, as well as other people. The podcast was rebranded in 2022 as ''And That’s What You Really Missed'' on iHeartRadio.

Early life

McHale was born in

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to Christopher McHale and Elizabeth Payne, the youngest of four children. His older sister is a talent agent, and he got his start in acting by convincing her to let him audition for a local commercial. He grew up with actor and singer

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. He moved to California with his parents as a teenager in order to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. McHale attended

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High School in the

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in California.

Career

Music

Before becoming an actor, McHale joined the American four-member boy band NLT, which stands for "Not Like Them" as one of two lead singers. They were discovered by Chris Stokes in 2006, who subsequently signed them to his label,

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. On March 13, 2007, they released their first single, "That Girl". The following month, they opened (with Chantelle Paige) for

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. The band also made a guest appearance in the film '' Bratz: The Movie'' as an auditioning band. While in the group, McHale, along with

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and his bandmates, co-wrote the song "She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)". On April 30, 2009, member Travis Michael Garland announced that NLT had split. McHale, who has a record deal with

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, writes original music in his spare time. In an interview with

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, McHale stated that he plans to pursue solo music post-'' Glee''. In 2015, McHale, Chris Moy, and Justin Thorne co-wrote the song "Heartless" which was featured on the latter's debut EP ''The Heartbreaker''. That same year, he starred in the music video for Thorne's song "Summer Nights". In April 2019, McHale released the pop song "Help Me Now", directed by Justin Thorne. The accompanying music video stars McHale and actor

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. McHale described the video as having "a bootleg kinda gay

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vibe." In June 2019, he released the song "James Dean". The accompanying music video stars McHale and '' Pose'' actor

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. In 2019, McHale released his first solo album, ''Boy''. Also in 2019, he competed in '' The X Factor: Celebrity'', in which he finished in seventh place. In 2021, McHale (with Chris Moy, Shelby Rabara, Justin Thorne, and

) began production on a musical children's show called ''The AlphaBeatZ''. McHale voices Ross, one of the five animated teddy bear characters. A five-song Christmas EP was released on December 17, 2021. McHale is credited as co-writer of the three original songs on the EP.

Acting

In 2007, McHale made a guest appearance on

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's comedy series ''

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'' in the season four episode "

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", portraying a pizza delivery boy who is taken hostage by Michael Scott (

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). He guest starred in three episodes of

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's teen drama series ''

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'' as Dooley Fibadoo. In 2008, McHale guest starred in two episodes of HBO's dark fantasy drama series ''

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'', appearing as Neil Jones, a coroner's assistant. In 2009, McHale landed his breakout role as

in the Fox musical comedy-drama series '' Glee''. His character, who uses a wheelchair after a car accident, joins the McKinley High

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in the first episode. He had his first solo performance on the show when he sang "

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" in the episode "

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". In the episode " Dream On", he danced in a fantasy sequence to "

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", and sang " Dream a Little Dream of Me". In the second-season episode "

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", he sang a solo (in a dream sequence) of " Stronger", after being anaesthetized for dental surgery. He also danced in a dream sequence alongside Harry Shum, Jr. to

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's song " Scream" in the third-season episode "

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". McHale, along with the main cast of the series, was nominated for the

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four times, winning in 2010. In 2010, McHale appeared briefly in

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's music video "Blacklight" alongside former NLT bandmate Justin Thorne, who was a member of One Call. In June 2011, McHale appeared in

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's music video for her song " Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" as the character Everett McDonald. On July 22, 2012, McHale co-hosted the

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with

. In January 2014, it was reported that McHale would host a comedy panel show, ''

'', for the British digital television channel E4. The show features comedian Seann Walsh and radio presenter

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as series regulars and team captains. On February 24, 2014, it was announced that McHale had signed on to play a supporting role in the

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and

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led independent film '' Boychoir''. McHale's character, Wooly, is a young music teacher who helps a troubled young boy at his school. In July 2014, it was announced that he and

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had signed on to star in the comedy film ''They Might Be Kennedys'', but the film was postponed indefinitely in 2015 after the production was failed to be cast in time. McHale was cast to play one of the leads, Teddy Mulligan. In 2015, McHale competed with his mother, father, sister, and uncle on ''

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'' against

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. In April 2016, McHale joined the cast of

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's drama miniseries ''

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'' as AIDS activist

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. In December 2020, McHale was a part of a mini musical music video called "Stay Inside". He co-starred alongside dancer Haley Fitzgerald. The song and video were written by the composers of the

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and West End musical ''Six'', Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The video was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami. Viewers were encouraged to make donations to

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, the philanthropic heart of Broadway. On June 3, 2021 Ryan Murphy revealed McHale to be one of four actors starring in the upcoming spin-off series '' American Horror Stories''. McHale starred alongside

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of '' Pose'', Charles Melton of '' Riverdale'', and

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of '' The Prom''. Murphy announced the new cast via Instagram post where he dubbed the four men the Fantastic Four. The new series premiered on

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July 15, 2021 and concluded on Halloween. McHale played the role of Barry, a member of the fictional social media influencer group "The Bro House", in the fourth episode of the anthology series which was titled "The Naughty List". In December 2021, McHale was a part of an

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workshop for

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, a musical about artist

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, where he was cast as Haring. The workshop was postponed due to a surge in

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cases. The production was originally set to run at Two River Theater in

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from June 4–26, 2022, but was ultimately canceled.

Radio and podcast

Beginning in 2014, McHale and '' Glee'' co-star

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hosted a radio show on Dash Radio called ''McRiley''. The show aired on Fridays at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST, but went on indefinite hiatus in 2015 due to their busy filming schedules for ''Glee''. McHale went on to become one of the four hosts of ''Sick of My Own Voice'' on Dash Radio in 2015. The other hosts included his NLT bandmate and longtime roommate Justin Thorne, songwriter and photographer Brittany Burton, and YouTuber Amy Lynn Thompson. The four have been friends since high school. The show aired on Thursdays at 1 PM PST/4 PM EST. In 2019 Kevin McHale and former ''Glee'' co-star

launched the podcast ''Showmance'' to discuss their on-screen and offline relationship. One of the most requested discussion topics of Season 1 of the podcast was their time on ''Glee''. In season 2 they started an in-depth recap of ''Glee'' Season 1. Each episode featured McHale and Ushkowitz re-watching episodes of ''Glee'' and sharing behind-the-scenes secrets while also sharing personal sentiments and reflections about filming. The podcast was part of the LadyGang network on

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. The podcast started an indefinite hiatus in July 2020 following the

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. In September 2022, McHale and Ushkowitz announced their new podcast endeavor ''And That's What You Really Missed'' on iHeartRadio. Their rebranded and reimagined ''Glee'' recap podcast will start at the beginning, recapping and sharing memories from all six seasons of the show.

Personal life

In September 2012, McHale and his dog Sophie appeared in a

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ad campaign, promoting the adoption of shelter animals. In June 2016, the

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released a video in tribute to the victims of the

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, in which McHale and other celebrities told the stories of the people killed there. In September 2016, he co-created the

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+ONE, created with the intent to "provide people with one app to simplify the process of creating events." McHale resides in the

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. He is a

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fan. In April 2018, McHale

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as gay with a tweet. He is in a relationship with actor

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. McHale and McKenzie met on the set of ''When We Rise'' and have been in a relationship since 2016. McHale is a member of the Democratic Party. He publicly supported

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's Presidential campaign in

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's Presidential campaign in

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, and Joe Biden's Presidential campaign in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

Discography

EP * ''

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'' (2019) *''The AlphaBeatZ Christmas'' (2021)

References

External links

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