Chris Colfer is an American actor, singer and writer best known for playing Kurt Hummel on the television series The Choir. Winner of the Golden Globe, SAG Awards, and three People's Choice Awards, he was named in Time Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People of 2011.
Biography
Chris Colfer was born on May 27, 1990 in the American city of Clovis, California, the son of Karin and Timothy Colfer. He has a younger sister, Hannah, who suffers from severe epilepsy.
Clovis, California Photo: The original uploader was Model Citizen at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons
Colfer himself underwent surgery on his lymph nodes as a child, which explains his scars on his neck. It was then, bedridden, that he discovered all the wealth of the world of fiction, which soon grew into a passion for writing and acting.
After graduating from high school, Colfer continued his studies at Clovis East High School. Here the young man's talent was fully revealed. He won numerous debating championships, became president of the writing club, and was also active in the drama club.
Career and creativity
Chris Colfer began performing early on the stage. But the real breakthrough in his career came in 2009 when he landed the role of Kurt Hummel in the music television series Choir.
Presentation by Chris Colfer Photo: Rach from Tadcaster, York, England / Wikimedia Commons
An interesting fact is that initially his character was supposed to appear in only a few episodes. However, the brilliant performance of the aspiring actor convinced screenwriter Ryan Murphy to include Kurt Hummel among the main characters of the serial film. Later, Colfer starred in such films as Lightning Strike (2012), Pretty Women in Cleveland (2014 - 2015), Noel (2017) and others.
In July 2012, he published the book “The Land of Fairy Tales. The Spell of Desires”, which became a hit and climbed to number one on The New York Times bestseller list. A successful literary debut inspired Colfer to create a second work entitled Land of Fairy Tales. Return of the Witch (2013).
Chris Colfer, Jenna Ashkowitz and Heather Morris perform the "Single Ladies" dance. Photo: Siradia / Wikimedia Commons
Next Chris presented the books “The Land of Fairy Tales. The Brothers Grimm Warning”(2014),“Land of Fairy Tales. Beyond the Fairy Tale”(2015),“The Land of Fairy Tales. An Author's Odyssey”(2016) and a number of others, each of which was an invariable success with readers.
Also a talented young man is known as a screenwriter and producer. For the first time, in a new capacity for himself, he appeared in 2011 while working on the tragicomedy film Lightning Strike (2012). In addition, Chris Colfer is a screenwriter and producer of the television film The Little Remaining Witch.
Family and personal life
Chris Colfer quite a long time ago and openly announced his non-traditional sexual orientation, which was one of the reasons for his difficult relationships with peers. During his school years, he often became the object of ridicule and bullying.
Chris Colfer Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / Wikimedia Commons
Later, Colfer took an active part in the campaigns to support LGBT teenagers "Everything will change for the better" and "The Trevor Project". In addition, he works to protect the rights and interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and other representatives of the LGBT community.
As for personal relationships, it is known that in 2013 Chris Colfer met with Will Sherrod. He was also credited with having an affair with Darren Criss. But both actors denied this information.
