Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor
and musician. He is known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox
television series Glee (2009â€"2015).On August 26, 2016, he released
his debut single, "Homeland", through Island Records and Safehouse
Records.Chord Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to
hairdresser Julie (née Miller) and country music singer-songwriter
Paul Overstreet. He has an older brother, Nash Overstreet (born 1986),
who plays guitar in the band Hot Chelle Rae, an older sister, Summer
(born 1987), and three younger sisters, Harmony, Skye and Charity. He
is of German, Irish, and English descent. He was named after the
musical term of the same name. Overstreet was raised on a farm outside
of Nashville. 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. He is also a songwriter. In his teenage
years, Overstreet modeled for advertisements for Hollister, Famous
Footwear and Gap.Overstreet began to pursue his passion of performing
after his high school graduation in 2007. After two unsuccessful
years, Overstreet started his acting career on the web series Private
as Josh Hollis. He was also featured in an episode of iCarly titled
"iSpeed Date" and starred in the unaired pilot of No Ordinary Family.
His first film role was that of Teenage Boy in the 2009 thriller The
Hole, and he starred in the 2011 film A Warrior's Heart as Dupree,
alongside Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.
and musician. He is known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox
television series Glee (2009â€"2015).On August 26, 2016, he released
his debut single, "Homeland", through Island Records and Safehouse
Records.Chord Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to
hairdresser Julie (née Miller) and country music singer-songwriter
Paul Overstreet. He has an older brother, Nash Overstreet (born 1986),
who plays guitar in the band Hot Chelle Rae, an older sister, Summer
(born 1987), and three younger sisters, Harmony, Skye and Charity. He
is of German, Irish, and English descent. He was named after the
musical term of the same name. Overstreet was raised on a farm outside
of Nashville. 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. He is also a songwriter. In his teenage
years, Overstreet modeled for advertisements for Hollister, Famous
Footwear and Gap.Overstreet began to pursue his passion of performing
after his high school graduation in 2007. After two unsuccessful
years, Overstreet started his acting career on the web series Private
as Josh Hollis. He was also featured in an episode of iCarly titled
"iSpeed Date" and starred in the unaired pilot of No Ordinary Family.
His first film role was that of Teenage Boy in the 2009 thriller The
Hole, and he starred in the 2011 film A Warrior's Heart as Dupree,
alongside Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.
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