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2009 (Glee)
"2009" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the 120th episode overall. Written by the show's co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and directed by Paris Barclay, it aired on Fox in the United States on March 20, 2015, along with the next episode, "Dreams Come True", as a special two-hour season and series finale. The episode features a flashback from the show's pilot episode that explores the reasons why the original five members of the New Directions glee club decided to join. Plot In 2009, Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) announces to his wife Terri Schuester (Jessalyn Gilsig) that he is now running the McKinley High glee club. Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) is depressed as he starts his second year at McKinley High. Guidance Counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) notices him looking at a pamphlet about suicide, and calls his father Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) to the school. Afterward, Burt tells Kur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glee (TV Series)
''Glee'' (stylized as ''glee'') is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015. It centers on the glee club called the New Directions at the fictional William McKinley High School which competes as a show choir while its disparate members deal with social issues, especially regarding sexuality, race, family, teen relationships and teamwork. The initial twelve-member cast included Matthew Morrison as club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as scheming cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, Jessalyn Gilsig as Will's wife Terri, and the eight original club members, including Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, a popular cheerleader whose biggest struggle is her teenage pregnancy; Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, a gay boy who feels conflicted by his sexuality and is bullied at school; Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck (Glee)
Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character was portrayed by Mark Salling, and appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009, to the series finale, broadcast on March 20, 2015. Puck was developed by ''Glee'' creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He is Finn's best friend and football teammate, who initially disapproves of Finn joining the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set, but he eventually joins it himself. In 2010, Salling was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male for his work as Puck, and in 2011 for the Choice TV: Scene Stealer Male category. Development Casting and creation Puck was played by Mark Salling. He was also portrayed as a preschooler by Matthew Lepper in the episode "The Substitute". Salling had sent 100 packets to agents and managers, and "one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santana Lopez
Santana Lopez is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character was portrayed by Naya Rivera, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Santana was developed by ''Glee'' creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Introduced as a minor antagonist and a sidekick to Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) in the first episode of ''Glee'', Santana's role grew over the course of the show's first season. In the second season, Rivera was promoted to a series regular, and Santana was given more high-profile storylines, such as the development of her romantic feelings for her best friend Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), and the subsequent realization that she is a lesbian. Rivera, who was vocally supportive of the love story between her and Morris' character, received widespread praise for her portrayal of Santana, as well as for her for vocal work in numerous songs performed as part of the show's centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera (; January 12, 1987July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'', she received various awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for two Grammy Awards. She began her career as a child actress and model, first appearing in national television commercials. At the age of four, she landed the role of Hillary Winston on the short-lived CBS sitcom '' The Royal Family'' (1991–1992), earning a nomination for a Young Artist Award at age five. After a series of recurring television roles and then guest spots as a teenager, she got her breakthrough role in 2009 as lesbian cheerleader Santana Lopez on the Fox television series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). For the role, she received critical acclaim and various awards, including a SAG Award and ALMA Award, as well as earning nominations with the rest of the cast for two Grammy Awards and one Brit Award. She was si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinn Fabray
Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the TV series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is the cheerleading captain at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, as well as a member of the school's glee club. In the first episode, Quinn is introduced as an antagonistic queen bee stock character. She joins the school glee club to spy on her boyfriend Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) and becomes a spy for cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch); she remains part of the club after she is removed from the cheerleading team, the "Cheerios", due to her pregnancy. Over the course of the first season, her character matures and builds friendships with the other outcasts who make up the glee club. Quinn gives birth to a baby girl, Beth, whom she gives up for adoption. Quinn is also 16 years old when she had her baby. In the second season, she forms a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dianna Agron
Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After primarily dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring character Debbie Marshall on '' Heroes'' and had her first leading role as Harper on the MTV series '' It's a Mall World''. In 2009, she took the notable role of the antagonistic but sympathetic head cheerleader Quinn Fabray on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. For her role in the series, she won a SAG Award and, as part of the cast, was nominated for the Brit Award for Best International Breakthrough Act, among other accolades. After ''Glee'' proved to be a breakthrough success, Agron began working more in film, first starring in the popular young adult adaptation '' I Am Number Four'' (2011) as Sarah Hart before taking on films aimed at more diverse audiences, including the 2013 mob-comedy ''The Family'' and 2015's '' Bare'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Rebecca Edison "Bex" Taylor-Klaus (born August 12, 1994) is an American actor. They rose to fame for their starring role as Bullet on the crime drama series '' The Killing'' (2013). They gained further prominence with roles as Sin on the superhero drama series ''Arrow'' (2013–15), Lex on the comedy series ''House of Lies'' (2014), as Audrey Jensen on the horror series '' Scream'' (2015–16), and the voice of Katie "Pidge" Holt on the Netflix animated series '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' (2016–18). They played the character Bishop in the drama series '' Deputy'', which aired from January to April 2020. Early life Taylor-Klaus was born in Atlanta, Georgia to a Jewish family. Taylor-Klaus began acting by performing Shakespeare in an after-school program while in the third grade, and it became a consistent part of their extracurricular and summer activities. They also performed in a high school improvisation troupe and played several roles before completing high school. Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dijon Talton
Dijon Hendra Talton is an American producer, actor, singer and director. He won several awards as part of the cast of ''Glee'', and has since continued to play small roles on television and film, as well as producing through his company The Talton Company. In his projects, he typically works with his cousin Meagan Good. Early and personal life Dijon Hendra Talton was born on September 17, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, to Len and Gina Talton. He has said that his older cousin Meagan Good is his best friend and was like a second mother growing up. In 2016, he was part of the Artistic Alliance for Justice campaign video encouraging black people to vote in the 2016 United States presidential election. His partner Frank Watson, NYC club promoter, died in 2022. Career Talton had his first acting role in 1998, playing the kid in '' L.A. Without a Map'', though he had played the young fisherman who catches Tyra Banks in McDonald's commercials in 1996. In 2009, Talton played Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalija Nogulich
Natalia Nogulich is an American film- and television actress and author. Nogulich was born Natalija Nogulich in Chicago, Illinois, of Serbian descent. Her best-known appearances have been on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as Vice Admiral/Fleet Admiral Alynna Nechayev. She portrayed Josephine Hoffa in the film '' Hoffa'' and provided the voice for Mon Mothma for the radio adaptation of ''Return of the Jedi''. Selected filmography * '' Stony Island'' (1978) as Mr. Moss' Honey * ''Lou Grant'' (1980, TV Series) as Pat * '' Four Friends'' (1981) as Vera * '' Vamping'' (1984) as Julie * ''Designing Women'' (1986, TV Series) as Professor Primrose 'Primmie' Horton * ''Simon & Simon'' (1987, TV Series) as Sonia * ''Dynasty'' (1987, TV Series) as April * '' Sister, Sister'' (1987) as Fran Steuben * ''Cagney & Lacey'' (1987, TV Series) as Louise Poe * '' The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission'' (1988, TV Movie) as Yelena Petrovic * '' Things Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Karofsky
David Karofsky is a recurring fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actor Max Adler, and has appeared in ''Glee'' since its first season episode " Mash-Up", first broadcast on October 21, 2009. Initially known only by his surname, Karofsky was introduced as a bully and a member of the McKinley High football team who slushies football captain Finn (Cory Monteith), and who teams with fellow athlete and bully Azimio (James Earl) to torment various fellow students, usually members of the school glee club, New Directions. Later in the season, he is identified as a member of the football team, and is a football player in the second season. Karofsky is revealed to be a closeted homosexual early in that season, and is still closeted at the end of the season, though he has stopped being a bully, and has won the election for Junior Prom King. He transfers to another school for his senior year, but is outed there and after b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Adler (actor)
Max Adler (born January 17, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dave Karofsky on the television series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Early life Adler was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the eldest son of Lisa (née Kobrin) and Doug Adler. A year after Adler was born, his family relocated to Fountain Hills, Arizona, then to Scottsdale, Arizona. Adler attended Horizon High School, where he was a First Chair All-State show choir member. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Adler has a younger brother named Jake, born in 1992. Career After various roles in a number of productions, Adler was cast in a minor recurring role in the Fox television series ''Glee'' as school jock and bully Dave Karofsky. ''Glee'' creator Ryan Murphy was impressed with his acting and wanted to write more with him. In the November 2010 episode " Never Been Kissed", written to tackle the issue of LGBT youth bullying, Karofsky is revealed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Glee Characters
''Glee'' is a musical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox in the United States for six seasons from 2009 to 2015. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing in the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. The initial main cast encompassed club director and Spanish (later History) teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury ( Jayma Mays), Will's wife Terri ( Jessalyn Gilsig), and eight club members played by Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O'Malley, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast. In the third season the main cast remained at fifteen, with Harry Shum, Jr. and Darren Criss promoted to it, while Gilsig and O'Malley no longer receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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