His doctor tells him that he is cancer free a few months later. Check Out the First Pic of Cheyenne Jackson on "Glee! Lock and Henson temporarily abandoned their instruments to sing and dance with New Directions for Sectionals competition in the episode "Hold On to Sixteen". She also gets back together with Jesse, whom she later marries. [235] She marries him later that fall. In a flashforward to the year 2020, Geraldo Rivera congratulates Sue for winning reelection as Vice President of the United States under Jeb Bush as she states her intent to run for President in 2024. He is dating cheerleader Quinn, but is conflicted by his growing feelings for Rachel. 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. I meanlook at what he wears. I didn't see Myron in the final performance. Sue makes a deal with Figgins: if she helps the glee club win the Nationals competition, she will regain full control of the Cheerios. [19] Dismayed at never receiving solo songs, Mercedes and Kurt join the cheerleading squad, the Cheerios, as vocalists. In the episode "Born This Way", after being blackmailed by Santana, he issues an apology to Kurt at a group meeting involving their fathers, Principal Figgins and Will. The cast shared pictures from the set on Twitter and Instagram, like Lea Michele 's post of one particularly poignant picture of herself carrying Finn's framed jersey from Cory Monteith 's. In season two, Puck is sent to juvenile detention for stealing an ATM. ", "Glee Casts a Psychiatrist! Burt and Carole briefly live together, until he throws Finn out for using a homophobic slur against Kurt. Santana, Brittany, Quinn, and Puck (among many others who are worthy) were not even slightly featured in the episode, so if you're reading this for any of them, you have been warned. She was the director of glee club when Will Schuester was a member. Blaine lies to Kurt and tells him that he will also get to sing a song in the showcase. Joe appears again in season six in "The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" and accuses Sue of having cut off his dreadlocks. You understand where the bitterness comes from, and people may start to like him a little. However, after the glee club finishes twelfth at Nationals, Lauren concludes that being in New Directions is hurting her credibility, so she quits the group and breaks up with Puck at the start of the new school year. [33] He later tries to get into NYADA and Carmen Tibideaux asks him to perform a song on the spot to get into NYADA. [116] McGinty was retained as a recurring cast member past his initial seven-episode prize through the end of the third season, but is not at McKinley as the fourth season begins. [229] American Idol Season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez appeared in two episodes of the fourth season, including the season finale, as a "legendary diva powerhouse singer" named Frida Romero from a school that goes up against McKinley at Regionals. Hunter Clarington (Nolan Gerard Funk) is introduced in the fourth season's seventh episode as the new captain of the Warblers. One of the glee club members, Marley Rose, tells Finn he was a good teacher, and he soon enrolls in college to pursue a teaching degree. He later reconciles with Kurt and proposes marriage to him, getting help from several other show choirs. The film follows Samantha Futerman and Anas Bordier, twins who were separated at birth and accidentally found each other on Facebook. He feels that he doesn't belong in her world in New York, returns to Lima without telling her. [275] Lerner appears again in the fifth season, and in that season's premiere, two more Funny Girlrelated roles were introduced: Peter Facinelli plays Rupert Campion, the musical's director, and Ioan Gruffudd appears as Paolo San Pablo, the show's lead male actor. 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. [90] Gilsig characterized Terri as emotionally still being in high school,[91] and as of December 2009 did not know how long her character would feature in the series, as she was initially only created as an obstacle to come between Emma and Will.[92]. That's what I wanted to bring to Matt. [225][226][227], Whit Hertford appears as Dakota Stanley, a glee club choreographer who worked for Vocal Adrenaline early in season one, and was briefly hired by New Directions. Rachel's friendship with Santana is fractured when Santana auditions to be her understudy and is given the job. Kurt eventually returns to McKinley, and they formally declare their love at the end of the second season, and at the beginning of the third season, Blaine transfers to McKinley to be with Kurt. It is also the 13th and final episode of the show's sixth season and the 121st episode overall. As for Jane Lynch 's glee club foil Sue Sylvester who has spent the bulk of the series trying to dismantle and destroy New Directions the series finale not only explained the origins of her. Santana, who has moved to New York and is staying with Rachel and Kurt, is suspicious of Brody; she initially believes he is a drug dealer, but later discovers he is a male escort, and gets Finn to come to New York and confront Brody. Sugar has self-diagnosed Asperger syndrome, which she uses to explain why she can say whatever she wants. Marley later thanks Ryder for his romantic gestures, saying she knew he was behind them and Ryder ends up kissing her. [40] She briefly dates Puck, but ultimately breaks up with him and quits the Cheerios, afraid of turning into someone she does not want to be. The New Directions during the finale of 'Glee.' L-R: Mercedes (Amber Riley), Kurt (Chris Colfer), Blaine (Daren Criss), Rachel (Lea Michele), Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), Artie (Kevin McHale) and. [29] When her actions are discovered by Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), Sue is suspended from the school. Jarrett Wieselman of the New York Post has compared Morris as Brittany to Lynch as Sue, deeming her "one of the funniest second bananas on TV". In the third season, Finn proposes to Rachel and she eventually accepts. [1], Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel) had originally auditioned to play Artie Abrams. Lauren has an acerbic personality and is admired by Puck for being "a bigger bad-ass" than he is. [211] Discussing her casting, Eve stated: "I got asked and I'd heard the buzz about the show. Sue reveals that, as a child, people laughed at and were mean to Jean, and Sue prayed for it to stop, but it didn't; this is why Sue believes there is no God. When Kurt learns about the lie, he lashes on Blaine. The days of Glee . Michele tweeted a photo of her taking home the framed football jersey of Cory Monteith's character, Finn Hudson. She is attracted to Jake Puckerman, who is also new at McKinley, but although the attraction seems mutual, she is upset to discover he is dating Kitty, a cheerleader and popular girl. [48] The episode "Wheels", which places focus on Artie and his disability, drew criticism from a committee of performers with disabilities, who felt that casting an able-bodied actor to play a disabled student was inappropriate. Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox in the United States for six seasons from 2009 to 2015. She starts dating Brittany, which is initially kept a secret. "[185] Gallagher finds the character interesting, as to play the role he has to face his own "insecurities" and "bitterness". [74] Blaine successfully runs for senior class president. [21] Jacob also does polling, and his numbers are frequently mentioned during campaigns for prom king and queen, and in elections for student government and class president. Over the seasons, 'Glee' has remained immensely popular, [] First day on set. Jean, who has Down syndrome, lives in an assisted living facility, and is the only character Sue consistently treats with care and compassion. She becomes friends with Quinn when the pregnant ex-cheerleader gives her advice during her stint on the Cheerios, and when Quinn is unhappy having to stay at Puck's house, invites Quinn to move in with her family. Terri Scheuster tries on several occasions to get Quinn to agree to give her the baby after it is born so that she can continue her deception that she is pregnant with her husband Will's baby. Blaine lies to Kurt that he gets to perform in a showcase which is organised by June for Blaine. Finn notices something special about him and encourages Ryder to audition for the school's upcoming production of Grease. Her audition is a stunningly horrendous rendition of "Big Spender", and she becomes the first person who fails to get into New Directions after auditioning. As a local celebrity, Rod has been tapped to judge show choir competitionshe has appeared as a judge for four of those that New Directions has competed in: the first and sixth season's Sectionals competitions, and the Regionals competitions for the first two seasons. McKinley High has now become a model of excellence and other schools are copying its format. "[212] Gerrick D. Kennedy for the Los Angeles Times was impressed by Eve's acting and "on-screen charm", and felt that she worked nicely in the "Hairography" episode. I think he is standing next to or near Jake at the end. "[89] Whitney Houston had been contacted to appear, but declined, so Eve took her place. It's an important . [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. He is approached by Kurt Hummel during "Homecoming" about the possibility of joining the New Directions, but he declines, saying he shouldn't have to join a stupid glee club just because he is openly gay. Later, after sadly watching Rachel perform at Nationals (and implying he still has feelings for her), Jesse talks to Carmen Tibideaux (Whoopi Goldberg) and tells her Rachel's the most talented person he knows and that she will make an excellent contribution to NYADA. She then breaks up with him.[33]. ", "Audio: Glee's Chord Overstreet Says 'Sam' Went From Gay To Straight", "Glee Boss: Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele Are Staying, But Sam Won't Be Back", "News Roundup: Ryan Murphy Confirms Chord Overstreet Will Not Play Kurt's Boyfriend", "Glee Exclusive: Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. Marley auditions for the school's production of the musical Grease along with Wade "Unique" Adams, with whom she has formed a friendship, and is cast in the lead role of Sandy. To Becky's dismay, when the third season commences she is not the sole captain, but is made co-captain with Santana. 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. Holly's third and final appearance that season is in the episode "A Night of Neglect", in which she breaks off her relationship with Will because she knows he is in love with Emma. His family moves to Kentucky over the summer, but Finn and Rachel convince him to come back to New Directions late that fall in time to compete in Sectionals. [5] The Glee producers said "we really lucked out in finding Agron to play Quinn".[5]. [246] Puck's father, played by Thomas Calabro, appears in the eighteenth episode, "Choke". Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) invites some friends to the auditorium to announce that she has been selected as the opening act for Beyonc so she will most likely not see any of them again for some time, and she leaves the building with a song. She is made fun of by students and the glee club members initially for her weight, but when they discover she is Marley's mom they stand up for her. At the beginning of his senior year, Blaine becomes the lead singer of New Directions and successfully prompts Kurt to follow his New York City dreams. The test proves that Ryder is dyslexic. (21 episodes, 2010-2015) Brad Falchuk . In the episode "Wheels", he competes with Rachel to perform "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. In season four, she transfers to McKinley where she becomes a part of the New Directions. But later, both of them decide to have their own space for some time and Blaine decides to share a room with Sam, who has also moved to New York. I noticed Melissa Benoist wasn't there. She comes from a low-income family, her mother, Millie Rose, works at the school's cafeteria and is morbidly obese. Sandy Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky) is the former director of the McKinley High glee club. Chord Overstreet posted two selfies to his Instagram on Saturday with Glee alum Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Jenna Ushkow "[15] Christopher Rogers from Hollywood Life stated in his review "We honestly couldn't have asked for a better, more fitting, conclusion to the show that made being a loser seem cool. He sets up a consulting business to help show choirs with their performances and offers to consult the New Directions as his first client. And he stays for Regionals on Blaine's insistence. (Main Season 24; Recurring Season 1; Guest Season 56) Brittany Susan Pierce (Heather Morris) is a bisexual cheerleader who joins the glee club with Quinn and Santana in the episode "Showmance". Eventually the deception is revealed, and Quinn decides to give the baby away. [170] In the episode "Dream On", it is revealed that Shelby is, in fact, Rachel's biological mother. "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & the Supremes is sung by Riley. [125] The Huffington Post named Sugar Motta one of the "Worst TV Characters" in 2012. . They accept her offer after she sings "All By Myself", but Dustin Goolsby pulls her out of the fundraiser and her fans do not come. [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]. Sam continues to support her, and a YouTube video he posts of Mercedes singing results in her being offered a job as a backup singer in Los Angeles after she graduates. Karofsky, having given up bullying, confronts Azimio in "Born This Way" about his own bullying. The two have their first sexual experience in the episode "The First Time". [219] He had been playing the role of Baby John in the touring company of Broadway revival of West Side Story since it opened on September 30, 2010, and left the show after performing on September 23, 2011, to return for his first day with Glee.[220][221]. However, he ends his relationship with Rachel by egging her in the McKinley High parking lot along with his fellow members of Vocal Adrenaline, humiliating her. [17] She discovers she has actually experienced a hysterical pregnancy, but hides this from Will, afraid he will leave her. Sue helps coach the glee club, and they win at Nationals, which puts her back in charge of cheerleading. Brittany was initially convinced that Rory was a magical leprechaun whom only she could see and was there to grant her three wishes. When the Troubletones lose Sectionals to New Directions and Shelby quits, they return to New Directions. Will has a brief relationship with Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) starting in the episode "Sexy". In the episode "Yes/No", she decides she wants Artie to be her boyfriend. Kitty is one of the very popular students, and is attracted to Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) and starts dating him in "Britney 2.0". In the series finale, titled Dreams Come True, Jesse and Rachel attend a fictionalized 2020 Tony Awards ceremony. Though he is a bit skeptical about Elliot's intentions at first, later he finds a good friend in him. "[102] In her acting career, Jones has "played every tough chick possible", and in early 2012 described the role of Beiste as one "where I still get to be the tough coach, but be vulnerable, have heart and have a love interest". [151] He said the following about Matt's characterization: I wanted Matt to be fun and just enjoy the moment [] I think nowadays too many kids are concerned with people's opinions and judgments, and how that's going to affect them. He remains in New Directions through the season's final episode, and they win the National Show Choir Championship. He is a member of the hockey team who slushies Finn,[9] but by "Theatricality" he's on the football team with his friend and fellow bully Azimio (James Earl);[11] they regularly target members of New Directions. [26] In the episode "Mattress", Will uncovers Terri's ruse when he discovers her pregnancy pad in a drawer. When Gustin made his first appearance, it was reported he was playing a new "major" recurring character,[217] a "gay Dalton Academy Warbler who sets his sights on Blaine". Following his firing, he becomes a drug dealer, reselling medical marijuana. [216] His last appearance on the series was in the fifth-season premiere "Love, Love, Love", when Blaine asks the Warblers to help him propose to Kurt. [279], "Jesse St. James" redirects here. In season two, Burt has a heart attack but recovers. In 2020, the two of them are well-known actors who also teach students in schools to accept everyone. Her plaque was viewed during the course of the series by Will and other glee club members as a further source of inspiration. An optimistic high-school teacher attempts to transform the school's glee club, and also inspires the ragtag bunch of performers to come together and make it to the biggest competition of all. She begins to get treatment for her OCD in "Born This Way". She leaves Vocal Adrenaline before the beginning of the next school year.[12]. Though Kurt couldn't give time to Vogue.com, his mentor Isabel is not ready to let him go. Later, when Jake is picked on, Ryder stands up for him and thanks Jake for helping him with his problem and the two start a friendship. Rivera's fellow "Glee" cast members Cory Monteith and Mark Salling have also died. 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. Kurt gets bashed when he tries to help a gay kid from getting beaten up but he feels proud and confident after that incident. Sue then blackmails Principal Figgins to reinstate the club, giving them another year to prove their worth to the school. He is briefly seen in the season four episode "Shooting Star" as a potential match for Coach Beiste on an online dating site. Will then introduces Sam as the new coach of New Directions. After graduation, he moves in with Kurt in New York. Jake tells him to be a man as well, and Ryder admits he asked Jake to say it out loud because he couldn't read what the note said. He comes to William McKinley High with an enviable record of coaching successful football teams, and Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) boosts the football program budget for him by reducing the cheerleading and glee club budgets, which alarms coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), respectively, and drives them into a temporary alliance against him. Tina breaks up with Mike over the summer after he graduates. She is a factor in Sue's decision to admit Becky Jacksonwho also has Down syndrometo the Cheerios. (Main Season 25; Recurring Season 1,6) Santana Diabla Lopez (Naya Rivera) is a cheerleader who joins the glee club in the episode "Showmance". [230], Kendra Giardi (ne Del Monico; Jennifer Aspen) is Terri Schuester's sister. Canadian actor Cory Monteith joined Glee as Finn Hudson after several minor roles in TV and film. They then go to the real prom, and she helps him spike Sue's punch bowl. Having originated as a minor antagonist, Santana's role became more prominent in the second half of the first season,[51] and she became a main character in season two. In the episode "Throwdown", Kendra and Terri bully their obstetrician, Dr.Wu (Kenneth Choi), into faking an ultrasound to convince Will the baby is real. They graduate in season finale, but while Rachel gets into a New York school, Finn does not; on their wedding day, he instead sends her off to New York without him to fulfill her dreams, and Finn enlists in the army to follow his late father's footsteps. During this time, Roz Washington is coach of the Cheerios. She is later re-hired as principal when Becky confesses. He next appears in the third-season episode "The First Time". Sue's sister, Jean, dies later in the season, and Sue is devastated and unable to cope; when New Directions helps with funeral arrangements and performs at Jean's funeral, Sue says she's giving up her frequent attempts to destroy the glee club,[30] but she's back to her old ways in the third season when school starts in the fall. In the season one finale, Sue judges in favor of New Directions at regionals, though they come third to rival clubs Vocal Adrenaline and Aural Intensity, and are disbanded for failing to place. Ryder continues to pursue Marley, and even goes on a date with her following her breakup with Jake in the episode "Movin' Out". 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. Gay. Carl Howell (John Stamos) is a dentist, introduced in "Britney/Brittany" as Emma's boyfriend. Morris mourned the death of Salling via Instagram one month after his death in 2018, sharing a quote about making "peace with your demons" by Robert M. Drake. [109] He transfers to McKinley High shortly thereafter so he can join New Directions, and stays with them as they become the National Show Choir Champions. [266] She was introduced in the fourth-season premiere for a six-episode arc,[267][268] however, Cassandra only appears in five episodes: four in 2012 and one in 2013. Finn wants their rivalry to end and he gives them the assignment to sing a duet together. She is later transferred to another school by Sue Sylvester as she wants to remove all the remaining members of Glee Club in the school. Kurt Elizabeth Hummel (Chris Colfer) is a singer who is bullied by the football team. March 12, 2015, 11:00 AM. The parents of Sam Evans appear in "Hold on to Sixteen": his father is played by John Schneider,[243] and his mother by Tanya Clarke. [18] Quinn later tells Finn she is pregnant and he is the father. Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron and more cast members mourned the end of an era hours before the finale aired with heartfelt Tweets and photos from the set. She has an amazing voice, much better than some of the other members. Though there are signs that he and new club member Marley Rose are interested in one another, she is upset to learn he is dating cheerleader Kitty (Becca Tobin). Little do they know, Puck, Sue, Quinn, and Santana are also watching them. 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. [25] When he discovers the truth, he breaks up with Quinn and turns to pursuing Rachel. Later, she breaks up with Brittany due to the distance. Later, he auditions for NYADA and gets in. Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) meets with Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) and asks Sam to move to New York, but Sam states he is happy where he is and that he has other plans for his future. [25] Shum stated that Mike is shy,[77] and that he joins the glee club despite it being "social suicide" as "he has finally found a place where he can express himself and feel accepted". (Main Season 5; Recurring Season 4; Guest Season 6) Ryder Lynn is played by Blake Jenner, the winner of The Glee Project's second season. His death comes weeks before . It is here revealed that he is currently living in Medford, Oregon. She encourages him on his first Nationals as a coach and jibes that the New Directions are going to beat him, to which he tells her he likes her cocky side. [104] She was one of three actresses from the show to be nominated in that category in 2011; the victor was another Glee nominee, Gwyneth Paltrow. (19 episodes, 2009-2014) Eric Stoltz . [43] Artie uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury he received in a car crash at the age of eight. The last shot of the series is of three plaques: the re-dedication plaque for the auditorium and the memorial ones for former glee club director Lillian Adler and Finn Hudson. Rory first appeared in the fourth episode of the third season, titled "Pot o' Gold". Only one question remained following her appearances - why was she not featured more often? He later finds out that "Katie" is someone in the glee club when he calls the number while being in the choir room and the phone goes off. "[209], Grace Hitchens (Eve) is the show choir director of the Jane Addams Academy for troubled female youth. [58] Many of Brittany's lines are unscripted, and are instead devised by Murphy during filming, or improvised by Morris. In the third episode, Mercedes quits the glee club and joins the new, rival McKinley show choir, the Troubletones, run by Shelby Corcoran, later recruiting Santana and Brittany to join her. When Jake and Marley begin dating, Ryder struggles with his feelings for her. They kiss again when they sing together during Rachel's house farewell party. [79] In the final episode of season one, Mike says that before New Directions, "I was afraid to dance outside my room. I realized I was going for what I like to think as an older version of me from years ago. There is one huge unjust con to both of these episodes which I'm going to go ahead and get out of the way, there are main cast members missing. Jake soon breaks up with Kitty, but he has a rival for Marley in football player Ryder Lynn. [97] He also takes on the task of running the school elections. (Main Season 15; Recurring Season 6) Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) auditions for the glee club with the song "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry. In the episode Lights Out, Ryder confides in the glee club and tells them he was molested by his female babysitter when he was 11 years old and he has trouble trusting people because of it. In 2020, she becomes a surrogate mother for Kurt and Blaine, and wins a Tony award, thanking Will for his support. Rod and Sue had a brief relationship shortly after his wife drowned that began and ended in the episode "Mash-up"; she caught him making out with his co-anchor, Andrea Carmichael (Earlene Davis). "Cory is a beloved member of the Glee family and we fully support his decision to seek treatment," Glee producer 20th Century Fox TV said in a . However, Puck fights for Quinn, after Biff texts through her performance of Toxic with Santana and Brittany and yells at her after she tells the truth about her pink hair, tattoos and Beth, and the two kiss after Quinn asks him to stay with her. [236] James Poniewozik of Time felt that Carole's reaction to the news of Quinn's pregnancy demonstrated how far Glee had evolved from the "broadly caricatured show" it was in its early episodes. [271][272], British actor Oliver Kieran Jones first appears in the fourth-season episode "Sadie Hawkins" in a recurring role as Adam Crawford,[273] a NYADA senior and the leader of the school's glee club: Adam's Apples, which Kurt looks into joining when he starts classes at the school for the spring semester.