Cory Monteith (31) who rose to fame as a high schooler belting out Don't Stop Believin in Glee (currently on M-Net Series in its 4th season) and which turned him, the show and the song into a worldwide phenomenon when it debuted in 2009, is dead.
His body was found in his hotel room on the 21st floor of the Vancouver Fairmont Pacific Rom hotel on Saturday.
An autopsy for the troubled star who struggled with drug addiction and abuse is scheduled for Monday.
Due to his drug rehab stint his appearances in the fourth season of Glee was cut down but he was one of only a few remaining original cast members who would have appeared in the fifth season. It's not clear if Cory Monteith is now going to be photoshopped out of the Glee fifth season cast photo below which was shot at the end of June.
Cory Monteith who portrayed the character of Finn Hudson on Glee left a drug rehabilitation fascility in April, his second time he checked into rehab since he was 19. Cory Monteith was in a romantic relationship with his Glee co-star Lea Michele.
Cory Monteith told Parade magazine in 2011 that he used drugs by 13 and that by 16 he was "doing anything and everything, as much as possible".
"We are so saddened to confirm that the reports on the death of Cory Monteith are accurate. We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss," says his publicist, Melissa Kates in a statement.
"We are deeply saddened by this tragic news," says the Glee executive producers and producers 20th Century Fox Television. The fifth season of Glee is set to start production at the end of July.
"Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones."
The Vancouver police quickly issued a statement saying "an autopsy is scheduled for coroner will be determining the next steps with respect to establishing cause of death, but all indications are that there was no foul play."
Due to his drug rehab stint his appearances in the fourth season of Glee was cut down but he was one of only a few remaining original cast members who would have appeared in the fifth season. It's not clear if Cory Monteith is now going to be photoshopped out of the Glee fifth season cast photo below which was shot at the end of June.
Cory Monteith who portrayed the character of Finn Hudson on Glee left a drug rehabilitation fascility in April, his second time he checked into rehab since he was 19. Cory Monteith was in a romantic relationship with his Glee co-star Lea Michele.
Cory Monteith told Parade magazine in 2011 that he used drugs by 13 and that by 16 he was "doing anything and everything, as much as possible".
"We are so saddened to confirm that the reports on the death of Cory Monteith are accurate. We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss," says his publicist, Melissa Kates in a statement.
"We are deeply saddened by this tragic news," says the Glee executive producers and producers 20th Century Fox Television. The fifth season of Glee is set to start production at the end of July.
"Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones."
The Vancouver police quickly issued a statement saying "an autopsy is scheduled for coroner will be determining the next steps with respect to establishing cause of death, but all indications are that there was no foul play."
