Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor,
singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his
portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009â€"2015).
Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has
been the recipient of several awards, including Best Supporting Actor
in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe
Awards, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite
Comedic TV Actor in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In April 2011, Colfer was
named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential
people.Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first
film, Struck by Lightning, which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film
Festival. He also wrote a series of YA books, starting with The Land
of Stories: The Wishing Spell, and as of September 2019[update] has
published fifteen books.Colfer was born in Clovis, California, the son
of Karyn and Timothy Colfer. He is of Irish ancestry, and has stated:
"I'm very Irish, my family is all Irish and St. Patrick's day in my
house is crazy." As a child he was confined to a hospital bed for
three months following lymph-node surgery, which left a scar on his
neck, and which he credits as one of the difficult experiences that
made him interested in fictional worlds.
singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his
portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009â€"2015).
Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has
been the recipient of several awards, including Best Supporting Actor
in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe
Awards, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite
Comedic TV Actor in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In April 2011, Colfer was
named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential
people.Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first
film, Struck by Lightning, which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film
Festival. He also wrote a series of YA books, starting with The Land
of Stories: The Wishing Spell, and as of September 2019[update] has
published fifteen books.Colfer was born in Clovis, California, the son
of Karyn and Timothy Colfer. He is of Irish ancestry, and has stated:
"I'm very Irish, my family is all Irish and St. Patrick's day in my
house is crazy." As a child he was confined to a hospital bed for
three months following lymph-node surgery, which left a scar on his
neck, and which he credits as one of the difficult experiences that
made him interested in fictional worlds.
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