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Cory Monteith Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Cory Monteith or Cory Allan Michael Monteith was a Canadian who was a popular actor and musician by profession. He was popularly known for portraying the famous role of Finn Hudson in the popular television series Glee.

He was also popularly known for working in popular films like Monte Carlo and Sisters & Brothers in the year 2011. In the year 2013, he took his last breathe in a hotel room in Vancouver after having a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol.
Cory Monteith Wiki/Biography

Born on 11 May 1982, Cory Monteith’s age was 31 years when he took his last breathe on 13 July 2013. He was born and raised in a well-settled Christian family from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian by nationality and had his belief in the Christianity religion.
He attended almost 16 schools during his teenage after that he dropped out from school at the age of 16 due to social difficulties at school.
During his childhood, he was so much addicted to alcohol and marijuana that he used to steal money from his family and friends to fund his addictions. At the age of 19, he was sent to a rehabilitation program by his friends and family. In the year 2011, he received a high school diploma from an alternative school which he attended in his youth in Victoria during the rehabilitation period.

Full Name
Cory Monteith (Cory Allan Michael Monteith)

Net Worth
$2 Million

Date of Birth
11 May 1982

Date of Death
13 July 2013

Age
31 Years

Birth Place
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Death Place
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver, Canada

Profession
Actor and Musician

Nationality
Canadian

Hometown
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Zodiac Sign
Leo

School
Local High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Education Qualification
High School Diploma

Family, Girlfriend & Relationships

Cory Monteith’s father’s name was Joe Monteith who served as a soldier in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and his mother’s name was Ann McGregor who was an interior decorator by profession.
He also had an elder sibling, his brother’s name was Shaun Monteith.
Cory Monteith’s marital status was unmarried. He was dating Lea Michele who is a popular American actress by profession. The couple met for the first time in the year 2008 on the sets of the television series Glee. They remained together until his death and Michele has released several songs in his remembrance.

Father Name
Joe Monteith

Mother Name
Ann McGregor

Brother Name
Shaun Monteith

Girlfriend
Lea Michele

Marital Status
Unmarried

Physical Appearance

Cory Monteith was a young good-looking smart and handsome man with a charming and dashing personality. He owns a strong and attractive physique with impressive body measurements and an athlete’s muscular body type.
He was about 5 feet 8 inches in height and his body weight was around 70 kg. He had short and stylish dark brown color hair and also had blistering dark brown color beautiful and mesmerizing eyes.