Darren Everett Criss (born February , ) is an American actor, singer,
and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee
(â€") and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading
role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni
Versace: American Crime Story (). He has also appeared on Broadway and
in film and has released several recordings as a soloist and in a
band.A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical
theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention
playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the
music and lyrics for, StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter
Musical. The theater troupe made Billboard history when their original
album, Me and My Dick, became the first charting student-produced
musical recording, debuting at number eleven on the Top Cast Albums
chart in . Criss has also starred on Broadway in How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In ,
Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first
outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and
screen".Criss is best known for his portrayal of Blaine Anderson on
the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee from until . Initially
appearing as the lead vocalist of Glee's Dalton Academy Warblers,
Criss' first number, a cover version of "Teenage Dream", became the
fastest-selling Glee single, reached number eight on the Billboard Hot
, and was certified gold in the US. The Warblers have sold over .
million tracks, and the soundtrack album, Glee: The Music Presents the
Warblers (), peaked at number two on the US Billboard . He was
nominated for an Emmy Award in for writing the song "This Time" for
the Glee finale.
and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee
(â€") and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading
role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni
Versace: American Crime Story (). He has also appeared on Broadway and
in film and has released several recordings as a soloist and in a
band.A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical
theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention
playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the
music and lyrics for, StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter
Musical. The theater troupe made Billboard history when their original
album, Me and My Dick, became the first charting student-produced
musical recording, debuting at number eleven on the Top Cast Albums
chart in . Criss has also starred on Broadway in How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In ,
Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first
outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and
screen".Criss is best known for his portrayal of Blaine Anderson on
the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee from until . Initially
appearing as the lead vocalist of Glee's Dalton Academy Warblers,
Criss' first number, a cover version of "Teenage Dream", became the
fastest-selling Glee single, reached number eight on the Billboard Hot
, and was certified gold in the US. The Warblers have sold over .
million tracks, and the soundtrack album, Glee: The Music Presents the
Warblers (), peaked at number two on the US Billboard . He was
nominated for an Emmy Award in for writing the song "This Time" for
the Glee finale.
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