in 2009, monteith was cast in the fox series "glee", playing finn hudson, the male lead of the glee club and the quarterback of mckinley high school. for his audition tape, he drummed on tupperware using pencils. the first time he sang in front of an audience was at his in-person audition, at which he sang "honesty" by billy joel. he and lea michele, his "glee" co-star, were included in "entertainment weekly"'s 2009 "summer must list", being named "summer's must songbirds" for their roles as finn and rachel on "glee", respectively.