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'''Darren Everett Criss''' is an American actor-singer-songwriter and ]. Originally from ], ], he attended the ] and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance, Acting.<ref></ref> He is currently living in ], ]. | '''Darren Everett Criss''' is an American actor-singer-songwriter and ]. Originally from ], ], he attended the ] and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance, Acting.<ref></ref> He is currently living in ], ]. | ||
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Darren Everett Criss is an American actor-singer-songwriter and Internet personality. Originally from San Francisco, California, he attended the University of Michigan and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance, Acting. He is currently living in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Team StarKid
Criss is part of the theater production group Team StarKid, formed by theatre students at the University of Michigan. His most popular role with Team Starkid was as Harry Potter in A Very Potter Musical, and A Very Potter Sequel. He is credited with writing half of the songs in "A Very Potter Musical" and all of the songs in "A Very Potter Sequel". The role of Harry gained Darren many fans of the Harry Potter franchise. Due to his work on Eastwick, Criss was unable to act in Team StarKid's production of "Me and My Dick" in the fall of 2009. Instead, he did what he could with his limited schedule and wrote a couple of songs for the show, as well as played the guitar in the pit. His music career includes his first self-produced EP "Human", which was released during the summer of 2010.
Glee
He will be joining the cast of Glee as Blaine, a gay student at a rival school. It is rumored his character will be a love interest for Kurt Hummel. Glee creator Ryan Murphy stated, "Darren has a major, major arc...He sort of becomes Kurt's mentor and then maybe love-he had to leave his own school because of bullying and goes to an all-boys academy and finds acceptance because that school has a no-bullying, zero-tolerance policy. So Kurt really admires him and respects him. He plays someone who's one year older than Chris' character, so he's the old pro."
Discography
- Human (2010)
Credits
Television
- Eastwick (2009) as Josh Burton
- Cold Case (2010) as Reuben
- Glee (TV Series) (2010) as Blaine
Theater
- A Very Potter Musical (2009) as Harry Potter
- A Very Potter Sequel (2010) as Harry Potter
Films
- I Adora You (2005) as Josh
- Walker Phillips (2009) as Elliott
- The Chicago 8 (2010) as Yippie Man
Discography
- Little White Lie (2009)
- Me and My Dick (A new Musical) (2010)
- A Very Starkid Album (2010)
- Human (2010)
Web Series
- Little White Lie (2007) as Toby Phillips
References
- of Michigan show program
- Criss interview
- Derschowitz, Jessica. "Darren Criss Joins "Glee" Cast" CBSnews.com, September 27, 2010. Retrieved on October 4, 2010.
- Ausiello, Michael. "Darren Criss joins "Glee" as...Kurt's new BF?" , September 26, 2010. Retrieved on October 4, 2010.
- Bentley, Jean. "News Roundup: Ryan Murphy Confirms Chord Overstreet Will Not Play Kurt's Boyfriend..." AOL TV News, September 30, 2010. Retrieved on October 5, 2010.
External links
- Darren Criss at the Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2023050/
- http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Entertainment_News/Is_Darren_Criss_Kurts_BF_on_Glee/
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/human/id382660889
- Team Starkid Official Website