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USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies
The Glee Cast: Inspiring Gleek Mania
As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it about the television megahit Glee , "There have been few shows as rousing, promising, perplexing and potentially heartbreaking as this high school musical comedy....It's an outlandishly entertaining musical schoolhouse romp."
Much of Glee's appeal comes from its cast of outsiders and misfits--singers and dancers almost as talented as the actors who play them. Viewers love Chris Colfer as the bullied gay Kurt Hummel, Amber Riley in the role of plus-size diva wannabe Mercedes Jones, Lea Michele's take on "Miss Perfect" Rachel Berry, Jane Lynch's unforgettable performances as nasty cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, and Mark Salling's bad boy image in the role of jock football player Noah "Puck" Puckerman. And that's only some of the Glee talent readers will get to know in this entertaining biography. From Broadway veterans to virtual unknowns, these gifted performers all have one thing in common. They worked tirelessly to achieve their goals and never, ever gave up on their dreams.
Much of Glee's appeal comes from its cast of outsiders and misfits--singers and dancers almost as talented as the actors who play them. Viewers love Chris Colfer as the bullied gay Kurt Hummel, Amber Riley in the role of plus-size diva wannabe Mercedes Jones, Lea Michele's take on "Miss Perfect" Rachel Berry, Jane Lynch's unforgettable performances as nasty cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, and Mark Salling's bad boy image in the role of jock football player Noah "Puck" Puckerman. And that's only some of the Glee talent readers will get to know in this entertaining biography. From Broadway veterans to virtual unknowns, these gifted performers all have one thing in common. They worked tirelessly to achieve their goals and never, ever gave up on their dreams.
112 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2012
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April 5, 2013
The lives and careers of the cast members of the cast of the very popular television show Glee are described.
The childhood and early careers of the Glee cast members show the reader the difficulties inherent in acting as a career choice. Further, most of the cast had some difficulty in high school that they use as a relational point for their role in Glee. What will be of real interest to the reader is the actor's view of the show and the positive impact that the show has had on all kinds of people, young and old alike. With the USA Today publishing tie-in, there are many 'Snapshows' taken from the newspaper about teens and topics like teen driving and teen self-image. Other USA Today exerpts are taken from articles about the show and related topics, such as 'Lea Michele never stopped believing', and 'Step-Up movies feed off dance fever'. There are a lot of photos interspersed with the related text, and they add a lot of visual interest to the book.
The childhood and early careers of the Glee cast members show the reader the difficulties inherent in acting as a career choice. Further, most of the cast had some difficulty in high school that they use as a relational point for their role in Glee. What will be of real interest to the reader is the actor's view of the show and the positive impact that the show has had on all kinds of people, young and old alike. With the USA Today publishing tie-in, there are many 'Snapshows' taken from the newspaper about teens and topics like teen driving and teen self-image. Other USA Today exerpts are taken from articles about the show and related topics, such as 'Lea Michele never stopped believing', and 'Step-Up movies feed off dance fever'. There are a lot of photos interspersed with the related text, and they add a lot of visual interest to the book.
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