Cory Monteith - wikipedia Cory Monteith Jump to : navigation , search Cory Monteith Monteith at Westfield Sydney in 2011 Cory Allan Michael Monteith ( 1982 - 05 - 11 ) May 11 , 1982 Calgary , Alberta , Canada July 13 , 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 13 ) ( aged 31 ) Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada Cause of death Drug overdose Body discovered Fairmont Pacific Rim Resting place Cremated in Vancouver Occupation Actor musician Years active 2004 -- 2013 Known for Finn Hudson on Glee Cory Allan Michael Monteith ( / mɒnˈtiːθ / ; May 11 , 1982 -- July 13 , 2013 ) was a Canadian actor and musician , known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee . As an actor based in British Columbia , Monteith had minor roles on television series before being cast on Glee . Following his success in that show , Monteith 's film work included the movie Monte Carlo , and a starring role in Sisters & Brothers . Monteith had a troubled adolescence involving substance abuse from age 13 ; he left school at age 16 . After an intervention by family and friends he entered drug rehabilitation at age 19 . In a 2011 interview with Parade magazine , he discussed his history of substance abuse as a teen , and in March 2013 , he again sought treatment for addiction . On July 13 , 2013 , he died of a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol in a Vancouver hotel room . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early years 2 Career 2.1 Glee 3 Personal life 3.1 Substance abuse 3.2 Death 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Discography 7 References 8 External links Early years ( edit ) Monteith was born in Calgary , Alberta , on May 11 , 1982 , the younger son of Ann McGregor , an interior decorator , and Joe Monteith , a military man who served in the Princess Patricia 's Canadian Light Infantry . He had an older brother named Shaun . Monteith 's parents divorced when he was seven years old , and he and his older brother were raised by their mother in Victoria , British Columbia . After the divorce he saw little of his father due to Joe Monteith 's military service , and he had social difficulties at school . From age 13 , he used alcohol and marijuana and started being truant from school . After attending 16 schools , including alternative programs for troubled teens , Monteith dropped out altogether at age 16 . By that time , his drug and alcohol dependency had increased and Monteith turned to petty crimes , such as stealing money from friends and family , to fund his addictions . His mother and a group of friends staged an intervention when he was 19 , and he began attending a rehabilitation program . Monteith stated , `` I 'm lucky on so many counts . I 'm lucky to be alive . '' He eventually received his high school diploma in 2011 from an alternative school he attended in his youth in Victoria . Before breaking into show business , Monteith worked various jobs , including Walmart people greeter , taxicab driver , mechanic , school bus driver , and roofer . Career ( edit ) Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver , British Columbia . He played minor roles in Final Destination 3 , Whisper , and Deck the Halls . He had a recurring role in Kyle XY . He also made guest appearances in television serials such as Smallville , Supernatural , Flash Gordon , Stargate Atlantis , and Stargate SG - 1 . In 2005 , he appeared in Killer Bash , about a tormented geek 's soul that was taking revenge on his murderer 's children by taking over a girl 's twin body . The following year , he made a brief appearance in Urban Legend : a Bloody Mary . Monteith did acting classes with Anthony Meindl . In 2007 , he starred in the MTV series Kaya as Gunnar . In April 2010 , Monteith was cast in the romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo . In December 2010 , it was announced that Monteith would be starring in and co-producing a new untitled workplace - caper comedy for Fox 2000 . In January 2011 , Monteith shot the film Sisters & Brothers with Dustin Milligan , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2011 . Canadian director Gia Milani 's film All The Wrong Reasons stars Monteith as `` a big box department store manager whose wife is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder . '' Milani suggests he was excited to play his own age , in a `` heavy role . '' He filmed his part on weekdays , flying to Los Angeles on weekends to do promotional work for Glee . In 2011 , Monteith filmed a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow , an online PSA organization aimed at changing the minds of young straight people in their attitude and viewpoint towards the LGBT community . In 2012 , he hosted the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards in New York City with co-star Naya Rivera . On August 8 , 2010 , he co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards . Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 13 , 2010 . Glee ( edit ) Cory Monteith at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards In 2009 , Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee . He portrayed Finn Hudson . When Glee was being cast , Monteith 's agent , Elena Kirschner , submitted a video of him drumming with some pencils and Tupperware containers . Series creator Ryan Murphy took notice of the video , but pointed out that he had to be singing , as auditioning actors for Glee with no theatrical experience were required to prove they could sing and dance as well as act . Monteith submitted a second , musical tape , in which he sang , in his own words , `` a cheesy ' 80s music video - style version '' of REO Speedwagon 's `` Ca n't Fight This Feeling '' . He then attended a mass audition in Los Angeles ; his vocal skills were considered weak , but he later performed very well with one of Glee 's casting directors , who said that his audition captured the most elusive quality of Finn 's : his `` naive , but not stupid , sweetness . '' Monteith said of his casting process , `` I was like a lot of kids , looking for something to be interested in . Something to be passionate about . All you need is permission . Not only for Glee , but for anything in life . '' Finn is the star quarterback of his high school football team , and risks alienation from his friends by joining the school 's glee club . He is a popular jock at the top of the school 's social hierarchy , but when forced to join the glee club , he finds he loves it . His storylines have seen him struggle with his decision to stay in the club , which is at the bottom of the social ladder , while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks . The character must deal with his attraction to both head cheerleader Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron ) and glee club star singer Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele ) , and his storylines increasingly focus on his relationship with them both . Monteith felt that Finn had to `` grow up a lot '' during his time on the show . The actor said , `` Finn started off as the stereotypical dumb jock but as the show has gone on , Finn 's not dumb anymore , really , he 's just a little naïve '' . Early reviews of Finn from television critics were mixed ; Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club said that he and Michele were `` both agreeable and a little desperate for an outlet '' in the pilot episode . Commenting on the fifth episode of the first season , Eric Goldman of IGN wrote , `` We got to see a bit of a darker side to Finn ( ... ) it 's good to see this , because up until now , Finn 's been a bit too strait - laced to totally invest in '' . In the second season 's eighth episode , `` Furt '' , Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly noted `` It 's been a while since we 've gotten some Finn focus , and I think I just missed Cory Monteith . But I also forgot what a good , natural actor he can be '' . Monteith as Finn won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV : Actor Comedy , and was nominated in the same category in 2010 . Although he was not a singer before being cast as Finn , Monteith sang lead or joint lead on a large number of songs on the show . In May 2010 , the cast of Glee went on a two - week live tour with stops in Los Angeles , Phoenix , Chicago , and New York City . The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs . The following May , the cast went on a second tour with mostly new songs and all - new skits , performing for four weeks in the U.S. and Canada , and 11 days in England and Ireland . On July 20 , 2013 , Ryan Murphy stated in various media outlets that Monteith was set to have a tribute in the third episode of season five , which also dealt with the death of his character , Finn Hudson . Personal Life ( edit ) Monteith began working with American actress Lea Michele in 2008 , when they were cast as love interests on Glee . In early 2012 , the media reported that they had begun dating . They remained together until his death a year and a half later . In December 2013 , a few months after Monteith 's death , Lea Michele stated that he was a very private person . Michele has written a couple of songs about Monteith after his death . Her first song was `` If You Say So '' , which she wrote a week after he died and is about the last words he said to her . In April 2017 , Michele also released a new song called `` Hey You '' , which is about Monteith and follows up from her song `` If You Say So '' . Substance abuse ( edit ) On March 31 , 2013 , Monteith 's publicist announced that Monteith had admitted himself into a treatment facility for substance addiction . He had previously received substance abuse treatment , when he was 19 , following a history of drug use that began around the age of 12 . According to Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy , Monteith 's admission to rehab in March resulted from an emergency intervention on the Paramount lot , in which Murphy and other members of the Glee cast and crew urged Monteith to accompany doctors to the rehab facility , which had been arranged by the show . Monteith agreed , and was consequently written out of the final two episodes of Glee 's fourth season , after being assured that he would still have his job upon his return . On April 26 , 2013 , it was reported that Monteith had completed his treatment . At the time of his death , Monteith was living in Los Angeles , where Glee was filmed . Death ( edit ) On Saturday , July 13 , 2013 , at the age of 31 , Monteith was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver . He had been scheduled to check out that day following a seven - night stay , but when he failed to do so , hotel staff entered his room and discovered his body around noon . The Vancouver Police Department stated that the cause of death was not immediately apparent , but ruled out foul play . An autopsy was completed by the British Columbia Coroners Service on July 15 . The preliminary autopsy report stated that Monteith died from `` a mixed drug toxicity '' consisting of heroin and alcohol , and that his death appeared to have been accidental . The final report , released by the British Columbia Coroners Service on October 2 , 2013 , confirmed these findings . It noted that Monteith also had codeine and morphine in his system at the time of his death , and that he was found with drug paraphernalia that included a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle , as well as two empty bottles of champagne . The coroner wrote that Monteith had experienced intermittent periods of drug abuse and abstinence throughout his life , and that `` after a period of cessation from opioid drug use , a previously tolerated drug concentration level may become toxic and fatal . '' His stay in rehab only months before his death , and his attempt to stay off drugs , was responsible for his lowered tolerance to the drug . Monteith 's body was cremated in Vancouver on July 17 , following a private viewing by his immediate family and girlfriend , Lea Michele . On July 25 , Michele and Glee creator Ryan Murphy held a celebration of life for Monteith in Los Angeles , attended by cast , crew , and creators of the show , as well as colleagues from the show 's network and studio . After consultation with Michele , who also plays Monteith 's love interest on Glee , showrunners postponed production of Glee 's fifth season to August rather than late July . Consequently , the season premiered a week later than planned . The season 's third episode , `` The Quarterback '' , aired on October 10 , 2013 , and served as a tribute to Monteith , focusing on the death of his character Finn Hudson . The show then began a brief hiatus , which lasted until November 7 , 2013 , due to the extra time that was needed to decide how to proceed with the show following the death . After `` The Quarterback '' aired , Murphy noted that he had decided to `` keep mentioning Finn ... We do n't just say this is done and we 're never going to go back to it , so that resonates throughout the year . '' The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards , held on September 22 , 2013 , featured an extended tribute to Monteith by his Glee co-star Jane Lynch , along with four other actors who died in 2013 . He was also featured in the `` In Memoriam '' segment of the 56th Grammy Awards . Shortly after his death , Glee fans raised money to `` name a star '' after Monteith , after being inspired by a scene featuring his character on Glee . Filmography ( edit ) Film ( edit ) Year Film Role Notes 2005 Killer Bash Douglas Waylan Hart 2006 Bloody Mary Paul Zuckerman Kraken : Tentacles of the Deep Michael Deck the Halls Madison 's date Final Destination 3 Kahill 2007 Hybrid Aaron Scates White Noise : The Light Scooter guy Gone Davis Calder Short film The Invisible Jimmy Whisper Teenage boy Wannabe Macks Stu 2008 The Boy Next Door Jason Soto 2011 Teaching the Life of Music Himself ( narrator , with epilogue of personal commentary ) Documentary about José Abreu 's mission to bring free music education to underprivileged and at - risk youth Monte Carlo Owen Andrews Sisters & Brothers Justin Montegan Glee : The 3D Concert Movie Finn Hudson 2013 All the Wrong Reasons James Ascher McCanick Simon Weeks Television ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes Stargate Atlantis Genii Private Episode : `` The Storm '' 2005 Young Blades Marcel Le Rue Episode : `` To Heir is Human '' Supernatural Gary Episode : `` Wendigo '' Smallville Frat cowboy Episode : `` Thirst '' Killer Instinct Windsurfer Bob Episode : `` Forget Me Not '' 2006 Whistler Lip Ring Episode : `` The Burden of Truth '' Stargate SG - 1 Young Cameron Mitchell Episode : `` 200 '' Kyle XY Charlie Tanner 7 episodes 2007 Flash Gordon Ian Finley Episode : `` Life Source '' Kaya Gunnar 10 episodes 2008 Fear Itself James Episode : `` New Year 's Day '' 2009 Mistresses Jason The Assistants Shane Baker 2 episodes 2009 -- 2013 Glee Finn Hudson Lead role ; 81 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( shared with cast ) Teen Choice Award for Choice TV : Actor Comedy ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV : Breakout Star Male ( 2009 ) Nominated -- People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor ( 2012 ) The Simpsons Flynn Voice Episode : `` Elementary School Musical '' 2011 The Cleveland Show Finn Hudson Voice Episode : `` How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta ? '' 2012 The Glee Project Himself Episode : `` Vulnerability '' 2013 MasterChef Himself Season 4 , Episode 10 Awards and nominations ( edit ) Year Title Award Result 2009 Glee 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won 2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Actor Breakout Star Male Nominated Hollywood Style Awards 2010 Male Future Style Icon Award Won Glee 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Comedy Actor and Choice Smile Nominated 2011 2011 Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Actor Comedy Won Monte Carlo 2011 Teen Choice Awards Summer : Movie Star -- Male Nominated Glee 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2012 Do Something Awards 2012 TV Star : Male Won People 's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2012 Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated Discography ( edit ) Main article : Glee discography References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Judd , Amy ( July 14 , 2013 ) . `` Notice of death of Monteith '' . 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( June 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) With Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy ( 1956 ) Keith Thibodeaux ( born December 1 , 1950 ) is a former American child actor of television and film and musician , best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcom 's I Love Lucy and The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour , his last name `` Thibodeaux '' which was Cajun French was changed by co-star Desi Arnaz , to `` Keith '' because his surname was more difficult to pronounce . He is the last living regular appearing cast member from I Love Lucy . Contents ( hide ) 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External links Career ( edit ) From left : Thibodeaux , Dinah Shore , Desi Arnaz , Jr. and Desi Arnaz , Sr. , 1960 . Thibodeaux is a musician who showed skill on the drums at a young age . Thibodeaux was making $500 a week at the age of 3 , touring with the Horace Heidt Orchestra , when he was `` discovered '' by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball , who hired him for the role of `` Little Ricky '' on the I Love Lucy show because he looked so much like Desi . He frequently played the drums on the show . Jan 19 , 1953 , was the television birthday of `` Little Ricky , Jr. , '' which is also the real birthday of Desi Arnaz , Jr . However , only two years later , the part of Little Ricky was cast and played by five year old Thibodeaux . According to Lucie Arnaz , who was interviewed on the TV show Archive of American Television he became like part of the family . `` Desi considered him his best friend and was responsible for teaching him the drums . He came over our house on many weekends and traveled with them during the summer . My mother kind of adopted him . He is in all of our home movies and photograph 's and was a great kid and still is . '' ( EmmyTVLegends.org ) As a child , he made numerous appearances on The Andy Griffith Show , between 1962 and 1966 , as Opie 's friend `` Johnny Paul Jason '' . He also accepted small roles on other popular television shows . In 1969 , Thibodeaux joined the rock group David and the Giants who were based in Laurel , Mississippi . The group recorded in its early years with Capitol Records , Fame Records , and Crazy Horse Records , primarily touring throughout the South , and enjoyed a few regional hits which were recorded in Muscle Shoals , Alabama . and were well known in the Northern Soul music scene in England . After turning 21 in 1971 , Keith received the final payment of $8000 , according to his autobiography Life After Lucy , from a trust fund set up during his days on I Love Lucy . He spent half of that payment on a sports car and the rest on sound equipment for the band and clothes , drugs , and whatever he wanted . He went through the whole $8000 in about two weeks according to his autobiography Life After Lucy . Thibodeaux had developed a drug problem and eventually left the band , which broke up . His difficulties led to his becoming a born - again Christian in 1974 . He witnessed to the leader of the band David Huff and the other members which later converted and the group got back together . The band released nearly ten albums in the 1980s and 1990s for CBS Priority Records ( Epic Records ) , The Benson Company , ABC Word Records ( Myrrh ) label , and the band 's own label Giant Records . David and the Giants released a live CD in 2014 titled Still Rockin . In 2017 the band was honored along with other notable Mississippi musicians such as ( Steve Forbert , Tammy Wynette , George Soule , and Elvis ) by receiving `` The Jimmie '' Mississippi Dreamers ( Jimmie Rodgers Award ) for their musical contributions as Mississippi artists at a special concert at Peavey Electronics Corporate headquarters in Meridian , Ms. along with Hartley Peavey . A live concert CD / DVD was recorded in St. Louis , Mo. in August of 2017 celebrating 40 years of David and the Giants music . In 1990 , he became the Executive Director for his wife 's company , Ballet Magnificat ! . In 2017 the couple pioneered Ballet Magnificat ! Brasil dance company and trainee program headquartered in Curitiba , Brazil . Thibodeaux 's role in I Love Lucy is featured in the Lucille Ball -- Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown , New York . Personal Life ( edit ) Raised as a Roman Catholic , Thibodeaux went to school at St. Victor 's elementary in West Hollywood and St. Jane Frances de Chantel in North Hollywood . He attended Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks for two years before his parents separated in 1966 . After his parents separated , Keith , his mother , and siblings moved back to Lafayette , Louisiana . He graduated from Lafayette High School where he continued to play drums in rock and rhythm and blues bands . He left Louisiana for Mississippi in late 1969 after going to college for a short period where he said he `` majored in drinking beer and playing pool '' to pursue a career with the band David and the Giants . In 1976 , he met and married a ballet dancer named Kathy Denton in Jackson , Mississippi . The couple moved briefly to Southern California in 1977 where he was asked to join the pop band Starbuck famous for the late 70s hit `` Moonlight Feels Right '' . After 2 weeks of rehearsals in Atlanta , Thibodeaux returned to Mississippi in 1978 , where he , his wife and daughter Tara ( born 1979 ) eventually settled in Jackson , Mississippi . Thibodeaux played with jazz bands locally for a brief time before joining a newly revamped Christian David and the Giants in 1979 . His wife , Kathy , Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Magnificat ! , was a former principal dancer of Ballet Mississippi who won a Silver Medal in the Senior Division of the 1982 II USA IBC International Ballet Competition Their daughter , ( Tara ) , also a dancer and choreographer , was a semi-finalist at the age of 15 in the V USA IBC International Ballet Competition held in 1994 . In 2001 and 2002 she was an Atlanta Hawks cheerleader . She was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Choreographer Award at the 2017 Youth American Grand Prix in Chicago for her `` Dying Swan '' and has set choreography for Ballet Magnificat `` The Arrival '' and `` Stratagem '' . She is currently teaching and training young dancers in Nashville , Tennessee . She married Bryce Drew in 2004 who is the head basketball coach of Vanderbilt University . He is famous for `` The Shot '' in the 1998 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Tournament . Drew was a 1st round draft pick in the NBA and played professionally for six seasons for the Chicago Bulls , Houston Rockets , and Charlotte Hornets . Thibodeaux 's autobiography Life After Lucy was published in 1994 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Heldenfels , Rich ( 2011 - 11 - 17 ) . `` Mailbag : What ever became of Little Ricky ? How did Stabler leave SVU ? '' . Akron Beacon - Journal . Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 18 . Bernard , Shane ( 2003 ) . The Cajuns : Americanization of a People . University Press of Mississippi . ISBN 1 - 57806 - 523 - 2 . External links ( edit ) Richard Keith on IMDb Ballet Magnificat ! website Keith Thibodeaux : best quotes David and the Giants website Keith Thibodeaux interview video at the Archive of American Television VIAF : 41075384 LCCN : n94094975 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Keith_(actor)&oldid=807352694 '' Categories : 1950 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American Christians American male musicians American musicians Converts to Protestantism Notre Dame High School ( Sherman Oaks , California ) alumni Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from June 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles using Template : EmmyTVLegends name Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 27 October 2017 , at 12 : 27 . 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