Photos: Original 'Glee' cast is no stranger to tragic deaths Although Figgins was initially conceived as White, Pakistani American actor Theba was cast in the role. Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury) auditioned with the song "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" from The Rocky Horror Show, while Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) initially submitted a tape of himself acting only, and was requested to submit a second, musical tape, in which he sang "a cheesy, '80s music-video-style version" of REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling". Other regular character guest actors in this episode were: Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman, Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester, Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn, Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury, Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce, Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams, Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel, Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez, Mark Salling as Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang, Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde, Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang, Max Adler as Dave Karofsky, Christopher Cousins as Superintendent Bob Harris, Laura Dreyfuss as Madison McCarthy, Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes, Noah Guthrie as Roderick Meeks, Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart, Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta, Billy Lewis Jr. as Mason McCarthy, Finneas O'Connell as Alistair, Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson, Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel, Dijon Talton as Matt Rutherford, Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins, Josie Totah as Myron Muskovitz, Samantha Marie Ware as Jane Hayward, and Marshall Williams as Spencer Porter. At the end of the fourth season, Ryder finds out that Unique has been behind the fake account and he tells her that he will never speak to her ever again. At its core, it taught us. [188] Coach Roz appeared again in "The Spanish Teacher", during which she directs a routine for the Cheerios, to cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester's disgust. In the episode "Yes/No", she decides she wants Artie to be her boyfriend. [234] They decide to move in together, until Finn uses a homophobic slur against Kurt and Burt refuses to allow him to stay in his home. He feels left out when Burt and Finn bond, but Burt reassures him that he will always come first. Former "Glee" star Naya Rivera has died at 33. She goes on a date with Artie, and confesses to him that she has been faking a speech impediment since the sixth grade, explaining that she wanted to drive people away, but now that she's a part of the glee club, she no longer wants that. In the penultimate episode, "Nationals", Emma and Will have sex for the first time. She is hurt when he rejects her, but supportive when he confides his sexuality. He feels that he doesn't belong in her world in New York, returns to Lima without telling her. In that same episode she also begins a romantic relationship with Will. While we learned weeks ago that Santana would be written out of Glee 's Season 5. Rachel wins a Tony and thanks her husband, the director, Jesse St. James, who has himself. [26] In the episode "Mattress", Will uncovers Terri's ruse when he discovers her pregnancy pad in a drawer. 'Glee' finale: A Gleek's goodbye, and memories of how it all began TV TALK : Original cast members to return for Glee finale Glee Cast - Journey To Regionals Performance - YouTube Marley later thanks Ryder for his romantic gestures, saying she knew he was behind them and Ryder ends up kissing her. The film follows Samantha Futerman and Anas Bordier, twins who were separated at birth and accidentally found each other on Facebook. [196] Barbara Tarbuck appears in the third season as Nancy Bletheim, a geometry teacher who's been at McKinley High for 42 years, who supports Sue's congressional run. [14] Sebastian suggests that he and Kurt join him at a local gay bar, though his further efforts to come between Blaine and Kurt are unsuccessful and Kurt later warns Sebastian away. [123] On the other hand, TV Guide "jeered" Sugar, calling her "an off-key addition to the cast". [10] Rachel, who has two gay fathers, discovers that Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel) is her birth mother, but the two fail to forge a relationship. Club's Emily VanDerWerff concurred, and said of "I Am Unicorn", "Sugar continues to be one of my least favorite new characters in ages". ", "Tony Winners Chenoweth, Garber, and Monk Join Cast of Fox's Glee", "Glee Guest Matt Bomer on Living Out His Duran Duran Fantasy, Kissing Jane Lynch and More! No Rory No Marley No Warblers except Blaine (although they were part of ND) No Jacob Ben Israel (he was also an ND - briefly) NO BRAD! Check Out the First Pic of Cheyenne Jackson on "Glee! [155] James Poniewozik of Time commented positively on Suzy's characterization, observing that while she appeared to be a "throwaway dorky-girl stereotype", she was "fleshed-out as a person", a feat he doubted the series would have been capable of earlier in the season. Us rynique fans are running with that as canon. Holly takes a job in Cleveland, leaving Will free to pursue Emma after Emma's marriage ends in an annulment. Sunshine Corazn (Jake Zyrus, credited as Charice Pempengco) is a foreign exchange student from the Philippines. [87] In the second season, Sue serves as Figgins's temporary replacement when he catches the flu, and succeeds in having him fired, becoming principal in his stead. Kurt transfers to Dalton Academy to escape further harassment as a result. He is later outed at his new school and bullied so mercilessly that he attempts to commit suicide but is saved by his father; Kurt visits him in the hospital and they agree to become friends. She asks him out on a date, and while they do have a good time, he balks at a more serious relationship, to her great disappointment. He is briefly seen in the season four episode "Shooting Star" as a potential match for Coach Beiste on an online dating site. With a pastel sweater thrown over his shoulders, Sandy is the former Glee Club teacher, who is given the axe after an episode of inappropriate touching. He returns to Lima in season six to help Brittany and Santana plan their wedding. During the summer between seasons two and three, Quinn undergoes a transformation: she dyes her hair, gets a tattoo and a nose ring, and takes to smoking behind the bleachers with her new clique the Skanks. She makes brief appearances during seasons four, five and six. After graduation, he moves in with Kurt in New York. After the show aired on Oct. 10, some media outlets reported that Agron had skipped the TV reunion due to a rift with her former cast members. Also: J.J. Totah had filmed, and was a part of the I Lived performance, however, when the song was performed, he didn't appear anywhere. "[89] Whitney Houston had been contacted to appear, but declined, so Eve took her place. John Lloyd Young guest stars in the episode "Acafellas" as Henri St. Pierre, "a retired wood shop teacher with an excellent singing voice". "There were a few eye rolls from cast members, who shall remain nameless, but. He remains in New Directions through the season's final episode, and they win the National Show Choir Championship. When Jake gives Ryder a note with his fear written on it, Ryder asks him to be a man and say it face to face. Talton explained that Finn joining the glee club made it more acceptable for Matt to be honest with himself about what he wanted to do, and that he is becoming more comfortable being in the glee club, "what it stands for, how it makes him feel". 'Glee' Cast Members Say Their Final Goodbyes To Naya Rivera - Deadline Ken Tanaka (Patrick Gallagher) was the head coach of the football team and was previously engaged to Emma. [84] Mike is given a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Ballet school in Chicago, and graduates at the end of the season. She starts dating Brittany, which is initially kept a secret. [84] Henson, Lock and Nelson appear, with the Jazz Ensemble, in the flashforward to 2020, accompanying the collected cast in the final performance of the show's final episode.[167][168]. Tina and Mike Chang are counselors at Asian Camp over the summer, and they fall for each other; Tina formally breaks off with Artie at the beginning of the second season, and she and Mike are still in love when the school year ends, the only relationship in the glee club to survive the entire school year, and the longest unbroken relationship between the members since the club was formed. [2], Auditioning actors with no theatrical experience were required to demonstrate their ability to sing and dance. 'Glee' cast no stranger to tragic deaths . In season four, she is seen forming a friendship with Kitty, visits Rachel with Santana to convince her not to do a nude scene, and hooking up with Santana twice while being drunk at Will and Emma's supposed wedding. Rory looks up to Finn, and tries to defend Finn when Santana insults him, only to get his own share of insults from her. [26] However, when Will is unable to attend a competition with the glee club, Emma volunteers to take them in his place, postponing her own wedding by several hours. Chris Colfer is a very talented actor and vocalist who was born on May 27, 1990 in Fresno, California, USA as Christopher Paul Colfer. 'Glee' Cast: Where Are They Now? - MSN Murphy stated at PaleyFest in March 2011 that Paltrow as Holly would be returning in season three for a series of guest appearances, but she has not appeared on Glee in the two years since that announcement.[178]. [215] Undeterred, Sebastian tries to blackmail Rachel into not competing at Regionals by threatening to post faked nude pictures of Finn on the internet, but destroys the pictures after Dave Karofsky attempts suicide. [200] Also in the fifth and sixth season, Christopher Cousins plays Superintendent Bob Harris. It seems that he is the Warblers' captain again when he is the one to announce that they agree to do so. In some ways, he's a little bit braver than I am. After Grease, Kitty joins New Directions in "Dynamic Duets", and when last year's graduates of the glee clubwhich won a Nationals championshipreturn to mentor the new members prior to Sectionals competition, Kitty is mentored by her idol, former head cheerleader Quinn Fabray. Will has a brief relationship with Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) starting in the episode "Sexy". 'Glee' Season 6 Spoilers, Cast Changes: Who Will Be - TVLine [10] When Quinn gives birth, she asks that Mercedes be present for the delivery of her child. She is eventually able to walk again, and even to dance in performance with the glee club. [15] Morrison has assessed that the crux of Glee is "about [Will's] passion for music and influencing his kids". [37][38] He also learns that his father is suffering from cancer. In a new interview with The Irish Independent, the 27-year-old former Glee actress spoke out against rumors regarding her absence from the emotional Oct. 10 episode honoring Monteith, who died in. [279], "Jesse St. James" redirects here. [32] She later finds out that she'll be having a baby girl, but it has birth defects. [206] Kevin Fallon of The Atlantic said that her introduction bodes well for future Glee Project contestants and that "she brought, which the best new characters do, fresh and exciting aspects in the show's established leads". [19] Dismayed at never receiving solo songs, Mercedes and Kurt join the cheerleading squad, the Cheerios, as vocalists. The two of them are shown to be incredibly close and are referred to by Kitty Wilde as the "creepy incest twins". [43] Artie uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury he received in a car crash at the age of eight. [99] A few months later, in the episode "Choke", he is hit by his husband, Cooter, and given a black eye. In the fifth season, Sue takes over the role of Principal and makes Figgins the school janitor. But June likes their performance and praises them. [133] Becky appears in three episodes of the first season, "Wheels", "The Power of Madonna" and "Home"[134] and returns in the second season[135] as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester's assistant. One article described Beiste as a "wounded gianta 40-year-old who'd never been kissed", and Jones's portrayal of him as "humorous and heart-wrenching". Marley, Jake, and Ryder may not have been Glee 's most compelling characters, but that's as much (if not more) the writers' fault than their portrayers. Jesse returns in the latter part of the third season as the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline, replacing the fired Dustin Goolsby. Check out the full list of guest stars from the press release: "Geraldo Rivera as himself; Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James; Andrew Rannells as himself; Mark Salling as Puck Puckerman; Kevin. She said that it was difficult to sing poorly on purpose, especially with piano accompaniment. But I also love Max and I love that character and I sorta want that character to have a happy ending."[147]. However, in the season finale, Quinn gives birth to her daughter, whom Puck names Beth, and she is adopted by Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel), Rachel's birth mother.[12]. Bryan appears in "Dream On" as a school board member, out to cut district arts programs and the McKinley High glee club in particular as revenge for the latter giving him false hope back when he was its lead singer. 'Glee' Season 6 Cast Reveals Who Cried During The Series Finale, What Finn notices something special about him and encourages Ryder to audition for the school's upcoming production of Grease. Kurt gets bashed when he tries to help a gay kid from getting beaten up but he feels proud and confident after that incident. In the episode "Wheels", he competes with Rachel to perform "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. Which Character Needs Therapy the Most? Though Kurt couldn't give time to Vogue.com, his mentor Isabel is not ready to let him go. It's been such an amazing year! Glee's executive producer Brad Falchuk responded that while he understood the concern and frustration of disability advocates, McHale had the singing and acting ability, talent and charisma required for the role.[49]. He does not stay in touch with Rachel or Kurt for several months. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O'Malley, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast. Eventually the deception is revealed, and Quinn decides to give the baby away. Will then introduces Sam as the new coach of New Directions. [59] Brittany's character traits include finding recipes confusing, cheating off intellectually disabled classmates and not knowing her right hand from her left. [218] Gustin's first day on the Glee set was September 26, 2011. The fifth season saw the biggest change, with Monteith's death, and Morris, Riley, Salling and Shum all being switched to recurring status. At the end of season two, they renew their relationship after Nationals in New York, though Rachel warns Finn she will be returning to New York for good after she graduates. In the episode "Comeback", Sam makes a last-ditch attempt to win her back, but ends the relationship after finding out from Santana that Quinn cheated on him with Finn. [18] Prior to appearing in Glee, Morris was a back-up dancer for Beyonc Knowles. She compounds the mistake in "I Kissed a Girl" when she sleeps with him, and Shelby resigns from McKinley in the eighth episode, "Hold On to Sixteen". In the third season, Beiste continues as football coach, and is recruited by Will to co-direct the school musical West Side Story with guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) and Artie. In season two, Burt has a heart attack but recovers. Was he there and I'm just missing him, or? In the next episode, the two sing a duet, Just Give Me a Reason, and confess their new relationship to the Glee club Alumni. He does not return in the second season; Will says that he transferred to another school. [13], The series finale was watched by 2.54 million viewers, and received a 0.7 rating/2 share in the Nielsen rating/share for the adult 18-49 demographic. 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. He sends Kurt to New York in the fall, and when he visits at Christmas, reveals that he has recently been treated for prostate cancer, and that it appears to have been caught in time. [23] He and Tina are still a couple at the end of the year, but she breaks up with him over the summer. [69] On October 24, 2011, Murphy officially announced that Sam would be returning as a recurring character, "just in time for Sectionals".