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On July 25, 2011, it was annouced that Overstreet had "walked away" from his role on ''Glee''. The news came at the 2011 Comic-Con, where it was revealed that Overstreet declined the invitation to return to the show's third season. <ref>http://tv.msn.com/mom-pop-culture/chord-overstreet-turned-down-glee/story/?GT1=28103</ref>
On July 25, 2011, it was annouced that Overstreet had "walked away" from his role on ''Glee''. The news came at the 2011 Comic-Con, where it was revealed that Overstreet declined the invitation to return to the show's third season. <ref>http://tv.msn.com/mom-pop-culture/chord-overstreet-turned-down-glee/story/?GT1=28103</ref>

Overstreet will appear in the upcoming film [[Glee: The 3D Concert Movie]] in theaters August 12, 2011. <ref>{{cite web|title=Jake’s Takes With The Cast Of “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie “|url=http://www.backstageol.com/jakes-takes/jakes-takes-with-the-cast-of-glee-the-3d-concert-movie/|work=Jake’s Takes With The Cast Of “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie “|publisher=BackstageOL|accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==

Revision as of 09:02, 7 August 2011

Chord Overstreet
Overstreet on the set of Glee
Born (1989-02-17) February 17, 1989 (age 35)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, musician
Years active2009–present
ParentJulie & Paul Overstreet

Chord Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician, best known for his role as Sam Evans on the television series Glee.

Early life

Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of make-up artist Julie and country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet, he has an older brother Nash, an older sister Summer, and three younger sisters Harmony, Skye and Charity.[1][2][3] The third of six children, he was named after the musical term of the same name.[2] His brother Nash is also a musician, and is a member of the band Hot Chelle Rae.[4][5] Encouraged by his parents to pursue music, he started playing the mandolin at an early age, and moved on to the drums, flute, piano, and guitar.[6] He is also a songwriter, but is unsigned.[2] In his teenage years, he modeled for advertisements for Famous Footwear and Gap.[7]

Acting career

Overstreet started his acting career on the web series Private, as Josh Hollis.[8] He was also featured in an episode of iCarly iSpeed Date (for a few minutes)and the unaired pilot of No Ordinary Family.[6][9] His first film role was that of Teenage Boy in the 2009 thriller The Hole, and he will star in the 2011 film Warrior as Dupree, alongside Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.[9]

Beginning with the show's second season, Overstreet plays the recurring role of transfer student and athlete Sam Evans on the American musical series Glee.[6][10][11] He landed the role after auditioning with Commodores' "Easy" and Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want to Be".[2] He later sang "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars as a studio test, and eventually sang this in the season premiere "Audition", along with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison.[2][12] He played the role of Rocky in the The Rocky Horror Picture Show-themed episode "The Rocky Horror Glee Show".[13]

On April 21, 2011, the video for Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight‬" was released on YouTube and featured a series of cameos of Overstreet alternately making out with a girl (whom he stole from the lead singer) on an office copier, DJing at a club, then playing guitar and mugging for the crowd with his brother, bandmember Nash.[14]

On July 1, 2011, Glee creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy announced that Overstreet's contract option on the show was not being picked up for Season 3, leading to speculation that the actor would depart the show.[15] There has been speculation that new characters will be introduced as freshman students to replace graduating characters. It was simultaneously announced that Overstreet's character 'could return as an occasional guest star'.[15][16][17] In reaction to the announcement, fans launched a campaign to promote Overstreet's cover of "Billionaire" and various tags related to the actor, most notably "#dontcutthechord"[18] began trending on Twitter. The song made its way into the iTunes Top 5 during the campaign.[19]

On July 25, 2011, it was annouced that Overstreet had "walked away" from his role on Glee. The news came at the 2011 Comic-Con, where it was revealed that Overstreet declined the invitation to return to the show's third season. [20]

Overstreet will appear in the upcoming film Glee: The 3D Concert Movie in theaters August 12, 2011. [21]

Personal Life

Overstreet is currently in a relationship with Emma Roberts. [22]

Filmography

Television
Year Series Role Notes
2009 Private Josh Hollis Webseries
2009 iCarly Eric First television role
2010 - 2011 Glee Sam Evans recurring role
2010 No Ordinary Family Lucas Fisher pilot
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2010 The Hole Adam First film role
2011 A Warrior's Heart Dupree Post-production
2011 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Sam Evans/Himself

Discography

Main article: Glee Cast discography

Overstreet's cover of "Billionaire" was released as a single and charted at #15 in Ireland, #24 in Canada, #28 in the United States, and #34 in Australia.[23][24][25][26] His cover of "Lucky" was also released as a single.[27] Overstreet is also featured in Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight" music video, appearing with his brother, bandmember Nash Overstreet.

References

  1. ^ "Chord Overstreet: Bio". US Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Berk, Brett (September 21, 2010). "Will Chord Overstreet Go Full Brokeback on Glee?". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "A Songwriters Project - Volume 1" (PDF) (Press release). Scarlet Moon Records. 1991. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Paulson, Dave (June 19, 2009). "Hot Chelle Rae reaches for pop stardom". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. ^ O'Donnell, Shauna (April 27, 2010). "Hot Chelle Rae". MUEN Magazine. Raven's Nest Records. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Nguyen, Hanh (September 21, 2010). "'Glee': Chord Overstreet talks about his big mouth, name and singing in the shower". Zap2it. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Arroyave, Luis (December 20, 2010). "New guy on 'Glee' strikes a Chord with auditioners". Chicago Tribune. Chicago: Tony W. Hunter. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  8. ^ Consoli, John (July 26, 2010). "Chord Overstreet Joins 'Glee' Cast". The Wrap. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  9. ^ a b Vena, Jocelyn (September 22, 2010). "'Glee''s Chord Overstreet Sings His Way Into Our Hearts As This Week's Hump Day Hottie". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  10. ^ "Chord Overstreet Signs Up for New Directions" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. July 26, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  11. ^ Malkin, Marc (August 10, 2010). "New Glee Star Chord Overstreet Wants to "Beat It"". E!. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  12. ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (September 22, 2010). ""Glee" Season 2 Premiere: "What I Did For Love"". CBS News. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  13. ^ Masters, Megan (October 15, 2010). "Glee's Chord Overstreet Reveals Himself (in the Gold Lamé Shorts and Otherwise)". E!. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  14. ^ Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight JIVE Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment. Youtube.com. 2011.
  15. ^ a b [1] TVLine July 1, 2011. 'Glee Exclusive: Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. In, Chord Overstreet Out!'. Retrieved July 15, 2011
  16. ^ [2] The Wrap, July 2, 2011: "Glee's' Chord Overstreet: 'Time For Summer and Starting Fresh'". Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  17. ^ [3] Glee Exclusive: Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. In, Chord Overstreet Out! TV|Line July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  18. ^ [4] Screenology July 5, 2011. 'The Fight To Keep Chord Overstreet On 'Glee' Has Begun!'. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  19. ^ [5] MassLive July 2, 2011. 'Glee': Chord Overstreet fans rally for actor's role'. Retrieved July 6, 2011
  20. ^ http://tv.msn.com/mom-pop-culture/chord-overstreet-turned-down-glee/story/?GT1=28103
  21. ^ "Jake's Takes With The Cast Of "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie "". Jake’s Takes With The Cast Of “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie “. BackstageOL. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  22. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2019984/Emma-Roberts-Chord-Overstreet-jet-second-romantic-getaway-month.html
  23. ^ "Chart Track: TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 30 September 2010". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  24. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 09, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  25. ^ "Hot 100: Week of October 09, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  26. ^ "Glee Cast - Billionaire (song)". australian-chart.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  27. ^ "Lucky (Glee Cast Version) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 12, 2010.

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