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• Father died of cancer when they were 6 years old.
• Spent their high-school days performing in choirs as well as an improv club.
• Auditioned for the Oxygen network's reality show The Glee Project while they were still in high school.
• Was named the runner-up for The Glee Project. Their prize was a two-episode arc on the third season of Glee in the character of Wade Adams, a transgender student.
• Became a regular cast member in Glee's fourth season.
• Planned on attending Boston's Berklee College of Music after receiving a vocal-performance scholarship, but opted to pursue acting instead.
• Supports the American Cancer Society.