Name: Christopher Paul Colfer

Date of Birth: 27 May 1990

Birthplace: Fresno, California, USA

Height: 5′ 7½” (1.71 m)

Information:

  • Before becoming an actor, Chris worked mornings before school in the cafeteria as a cookie scooper and summers as a clerk at a dry cleaners.
  • The scar on the left side of his neck is from surgery in 1998.
  • Lost over 40 pounds in 2007 thanks to “horrible methods called diet and exercise”.
  • He practices Sai.
  • Wrote and Directed “Shirley Todd,” a musical spoof of “Sweeney Todd” during his senior year of High School. He also starred as “Mr. Lovett”.
  • Assistant Directed a theatrical benefit for Valley Children’s Hospital when he was 14.
  • Chris holds many Speech and Debate Champion titles.
  • During High School, Chris was involved with Speech & Debate, Drama, the FFA, was President of the Writer’s Club, Editor of the School Literary Magazine, and Captain of Destination Imagination.

Personal Quotes

  • My life is an awkward visit from the kids table.

From Wikipedia:

Christopher Paul “Chris” Colfer is an American dancer and actor, best known for his role on the series Glee as Kurt Hummel. Colfer indicated in an interview with Access Hollywood that he is gay and confirmed it in an interview with The Advocate.