Chris Colfer
Chris Colfer
GLEE, The Land of Stories books
Chris Colfer, who made his television debut as Kurt Hummel on GLEE, was recognized for his work on the series with a 2011 Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. That same year, he was also nominated for a SAG Award in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2010 and 2011, he was honored with Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2013 and 2014, Colfer won consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor.
In 2012, he released his independent film STRUCK BY LIGHTNING which he wrote, produced and starred in. That same year, his children's book, "The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell," hit number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in the Children's Chapter Books category. The second book in the series, "The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns", was released on August 6, 2013. It debuted at number two on the The New York Times Best Seller list, and by the end of 2013 it had spent eleven weeks in the top fifteen for Children’s Middle Grade books.
Following the success of the first two books, Colfer contracted for an additional three books with Little, Brown: two novels and a picture book.The third book in the series, "The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning", was released on July 8, 2014. It reached number four on The New York Times Best Seller List. Colfer's fourth novel, "The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms," was released on July 7, 2015. The picture book, "The Curvy Tree,"written by Colfer and illustrated by Brandon Dorman, was released on October 27, 2015, and is based on a short original fairy tale of the same name, which Colfer first told in "The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell".
In 2014 and 2015, Colfer guest starred on two episodes of HOT IN CLEVELAND playing Tony, Victoria's son. You will see him next, on the big screen this summer, in ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE.
He was honored as a member of the 2011 TIME 100, Time Magazine's annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world.
Colfer grew up performing in community theater productions in his hometown of Clovis, CA. In high school, he was active in drama, was president of the writers club, served as editor of the school literary magazine, was captain of the Destination ImagiNation team and was a speech and debate champion.
He's an active supporter of various charities and is outspoken about the importance of adopting animals from shelters. He adopted his senior cat Brian from the West Valley Animal Shelter and his dog Cooper from the Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue.
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