Darren Criss is an actor of all trades

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Darren Criss is an American actor, musician, composer, songwriter and singer. Born February 5, 1987 in San Francisco. Gained worldwide fame for the role of Blaine Anderson in Ryan Murphy's TV series Glee. In addition to filming on television, Darren Criss participates in theatrical productions, performs on Broadway, plays musical instruments and writes songs.

Short biography

The full name of the actor is Darren Everett Criss. His mother, originally from the Philippine city of Cebu, works as a banker. Father from Pennsylvania. His work is related to the arts. Dorren spent his childhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended a Catholic school for boys. After graduation, he studied at St. Ignatius College until 2005, and in 2009 he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Fine Arts. In parallel with this, he comprehended acting skills and studied Italian, which he now knows perfectly.

The actor's height is 173 centimeters.

First time DarrenCriss appeared in films in 2012 in the movie Imogen. In 2009, he made his debut in the television series Eastwick.

At the age of 15, Darren Criss wrote his first song called Human. In 2010, she became part of his first album of the same name. Darren Criss recorded this album in his own bedroom. He also recorded several songs with Charlene Kaye and the song New Morning with Bob Dylan.

Darren loves purple, green apples, little furry animals and pop music. He starred in Katy Perry's video for the song Last Friday Night. He also loves the Harry Potter books and films, especially the character Hermione Granger.

Darren can play the piano, guitar, panflute, kazoo, drums, cello, harmonica, violin and several other little-known instruments.

He is engaged to Mia Swier. The couple dated for seven and a half years before getting engaged.

Shooting in the series Glee

November 9, 2010 Darren Criss made his Glee debut in Season 2 Episode 6 as Blaine Anderson, who later became one of the main characters. By the way, initially Darren auditioned for the role of another main character - Finn Hudson.

According to the plot, Blaine becomes a friend, and then a boyfriend of another main character - Kurt Hummel. Viewers, fans of the series and critics have repeatedly appreciated the chemistry between the characters, which was demonstrated by Chris Colfer and Darren Criss. Interestingly, Chris Colfer - the performer of the role of Kurt Hummel in lifeopenly gay. But Darren is heterosexual, but this does not prevent the actors from being good friends in real life.

Playing in the theater

Darren Criss first appeared on stage at the age of ten in the musical Fanny.

He also starred in several Harry Potter musicals: A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel and A Very Potter Year, where he played the title role.

Darren Criss made his Broadway debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Doing Nothing. There he played a major role, replacing Daniel Radcliffe.

In total, he participated in eleven theatrical productions and continues to play in them until now.

Darren Criss: films and series with his participation

After starring in "Glee", Darren focused on a career as a stage actor and musician, however, he starred in several more films and TV shows.

1. Eastwick as Josh Burton;
2. "Detective Rush" - Reuben Harris;
3. "Glee" - Blaine Anderson;
4. "Chicago 8" - Yippie;
5. "Imogen" - Lee;
6. Internet Therapy - Augie Sales;
7. American Horror Story: Hotel - Justin;
8. Supergirl and the Flash TV series - music master;
9. American Crime Story by Andrew Cunanan.

"A talented person is talented in everything." This expression fits Darren Criss perfectly. Being a talented actor, musician and singer, he constantly tries himself in new areas and areas, and, importantly, remains bright and kind.man. Every year he performs for many charities and festivals, and also sponsors new projects.