Cory Montheith Is Dead


Cory Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel room, police said. He was 31.

Monteith, was found dead in his room on the 21st floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on Vancouver's waterfront at about noon Saturday, according to police.

Deputy Police Chief Doug Lepard said Monteith had been out with people earlier and that those people are being interviewed. There was no indication of foul play. Monteith's body was found by hotel staff after he missed his check-out time, Lepard said.

Monteith has had a troubled history with drug abuse and only recently finished treatment in a rehab facility in April. This latest rehabilitation meant that the actor was not available to play the role of Finn on "Glee" for several episodes at the end of Season 4. Production did continue as normal, and Finn's absence was explained simply by his attendance of college. 

It was not Monteith's first time in rehab. He received treatment when he was 19 and had previously talked about his addiction struggles, saying he had a serious problem and took just "anything and everything."

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