Glee

Glee
Genre
Created by
Starring
Ending theme"Time for Girl Talk"
ComposerJames S. Levine
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes121 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationsHollywood, California
Cinematography
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time40–48 minutes
58 minutes (season 2, episode 18)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) –
March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television show. It started on May 19, 2009. It ended on March 20, 2015.[1] Its sixth, and last season, started on January 9, 2015. The show is about a group of high school students and their teachers at the fictional William McKinley High School. The show is set in Lima, Ohio. Most of the students are in the school's glee club, called New Directions. The students and adults deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. They often sing to help them understand these topics.

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
  • Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
  • Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
  • Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
  • Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams
  • Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson (seasons 1–4)
  • Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang (seasons 1–5; recurring 6)
  • Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones (seasons 1–4, 6; recurring 5)
  • Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman (seasons 1–4; recurring 5–6)
  • Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson (seasons 3–6; recurring 2)
  • Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez (seasons 2–5; recurring 1, 6)
  • Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray (seasons 1–3; recurring 4–6)
  • Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce (seasons 2–4; recurring 1, 5–6)
  • Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans (seasons 4–6; recurring 2–3)
  • Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury (seasons 1–3; recurring 4–6)
  • Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang (seasons 3–4; recurring 1–2, 5–6)
  • Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester (seasons 1–2; recurring 6; guest 4)
  • Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel (season 2; recurring 1, 3–6)
  • Dot Jones as Shannon/Sheldon Beiste (season 6; recurring 2–5)
  • Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde (season 5; recurring 4, 6)
  • Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams (season 5; recurring 4, 6)
  • Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman (season 5; recurring 4; guest 6)
  • Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn (season 5; recurring 4; guest 6)
  • Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose (season 5; recurring 4)

Special guest stars

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Recurring

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  • Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins
  • Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson
  • Brad Ellis as Brad the Piano Player
  • Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel
  • John Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel (seasons 1–4; guest 5)
  • Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes (seasons 1–3; guest 4, 6)
  • Max Adler as Dave Karofsky (seasons 1–3, 6; guest 5)
  • NeNe Leakes as Roz Washington (seasons 3–5; guest 6)
  • Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe (seasons 3–4; guest 5)
  • Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta (seasons 3–4, 6)
  • Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart (seasons 3–4, 6)
  • Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan (seasons 3–4)
  • Ivonne Coll as Alma Lopez (season 6; guest 3)
  • James Earl as Azimio (seasons 1–2; guest 3)
  • Robin Trocki as Jean Sylvester (seasons 1–2)
  • Stephen Tobolowsky as Sandy Ryerson (season 1; guest 2)
  • Jennifer Aspen as Kendra Giardi (season 1)
  • Patrick Gallagher as Ken Tanaka (season 1)
  • Charice as Sunshine Corazón (season 2)
  • Cheyenne Jackson as Dustin Goolsby (season 2)
  • Meat Loaf as Barry (season 2)
  • Lindsay Pearce as Harmony (season 2)
  • Dean Geyer as Brody Weston (season 4)
  • Trisha Rae Stahl as Millie Rose (season 4)
  • Erinn Westbrook as Bree (season 5)
  • Adam Lambert as Elliot "Starchild" Gilbert (season 5)

Awards

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Glee has won and been nominated for many awards. In 2009, the series won five Satellite Awards: "Best Musical or Comedy TV Series", "Best Actor" and "Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series" for Morrison and Michele, "Best Supporting Actress" for Lynch and "Special Achievement for Outstanding Guest Star" for Kristin Chenoweth.[2] In 2010, the show won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy". Morrison, Michele and Lynch also got acting nominations.[3] The series was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, with screenplays nominated in the "Comedy Series" and "New Series" categories.[4] The Glee cast won the "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[5] Paris Barclay and Ryan Murphy both got nominations for "Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series" at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on Glee.[6] In July 2010, Glee got 19 Emmy Award nominations, including "Outstanding Comedy Series", "Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series" for Morrison and "Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series" for Michele.[7][8] It won 4, including "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for Lynch and "Outstanding Guest Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series" for Neil Patrick Harris.

On January 16, 2011, the show won a Golden Globe for "Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy" and both Lynch and Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Miniseries, or TV Film.

Songs

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Some songs are old, by singers like Madonna and Journey, and some are still on the radio by singers like Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. The show has won many awards and is shown in several countries because of its popularity.

Mash-ups

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Mash-ups are a very common thing in the show. The first mash-ups were Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" with Usher's "Confessions Part II" by the boys, and Beyonce's "Halo" with Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" by the girls. Those were both in the episode "Vitamin D".

References

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  1. ↑ "'Glee' series finale recap: '2009' and 'Dreams Come True'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. ↑ "2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards Nominees and Winners". International Press Academy. December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Nominations & Winners". Golden Globes. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "2010 WGA Awards TV Nominees Announced" (Press release). Writers Guild of America. December 14, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Nominations announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild awards" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild Awards. December 17, 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Nominees for Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series, Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Reality Programs, Daytime Serials, Children's Programs, Commercials" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. ↑ King, Susan (July 8, 2010). "Emmy nominations announced: 'Glee,' 'Mad Men' among shows receiving nods". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ "2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

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