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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-05-27 (34 years old)

Place of Birth

Clovis, California, USA

Chris Colfer

Biography:

Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has been the recipient of several awards, including Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first film, Struck by Lightning, which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. He also wrote The New York Times bestselling The Land of Stories series of YA books, starting with The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. As of September 2021, he has published eighteen books.

Known For

Acting

2022

2021

Name That Tune as Self - Contestant

2020

2019

2016

Match Game as Self - Panelist

2014

2013

Struck by Lightning as Carson Phillips

2012

8 as Ryan Kendall
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge

2011

Glee Encore as Kurt Hummel

2010

Marmaduke as Drama Dog #2 (voice)
Hot in Cleveland as Tony Chase
Conan as Self

2009

2006

1999

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Writing

2013

2009

Glee as Writer

Production

2013

Struck by Lightning as Executive Producer