Cory Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the
hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce
that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel room,
police said. He was 31.
Monteith, who played the character Finn Hudson on the TV series
about a high school glee club, was found dead in his room on the 21st floor of
the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on Vancouver's waterfront at about noon
Saturday, according to police.
Deputy Police Chief Doug Lepard said there was no indication of
foul play. Monteith's body was found by hotel staff after he missed his
check-out time, Lepard said.
"We do not have a great deal of information as to cause of
death," Coroner Lisa Lapointe said.
Lepard said Monteith had been out with people earlier and that
those people are being interviewed.
In April, he admitted himself to a treatment facility for
"substance addiction" and asked for privacy as he took steps toward
recovery, a representative said at the time.
'Glee' Actor Cory Monteith Entering Rehab
Lea Michele, his "Glee" co-star and real-life
girlfriend, told People magazine that she loved and supported Monteith and was
proud he was seeking help.
It was not Monteith's first time in rehab. He received treatment
when he was 19 and had previously talked about his addiction struggles, saying
he had a serious problem and took just "anything and everything."
He told Parade in 2011 that he was "lucky to be
alive."
Monteith, who turned 31 on May 11, starred in "Glee"
as Finn Hudson, a high school football player who puts his status and
popularity at risk to join the glee club and its outcast members.
Michele played his on-air girlfriend in "Glee," Rachel
Berry.
The show, with its pop music-based musical numbers and
high-profile guest stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, became an immediate hit and
made stars of its relatively unknown cast.
On his Twitter account, Monteith described himself as
"tall, awkward, canadian, actor, drummer, person."
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