Kevin McHale Biography
Summary
"Kevin Michael McHale" (born June 14, 1988) is an American actor and pop singer. Formerly of boy band NLT, McHale is best known for his recent role as Artie Abrams in the Fox hit television series "glee".
Life and career
McHale was born in Plano, Texas. Before becoming an actor, McHale joined an American Boy Group, NLT, which is short for 'Not Like Them'. The R&B group was discovered by Chris Stokes. On March 13, 2007 they released their first single 'That Girl'. The band had a guest appearance in "Bratz: The Movie". On April 30, 2009, group member Travis Garland announced that NLT had split.
McHale currently stars on "Glee" as Artie Abrams, a member of the McKinley High glee club who uses a wheelchair.
Although his character is in a wheelchair, McHale is a dancer and has responded that it was hard to control his feet from moving along with the music while he was on the set. He had his first solo single on "Glee" singing 'Dancing With Myself' in the episode 'Wheels.' In the episode 'Dream On' he danced in a fantasy sequence to 'The Safety Dance' and sang 'Dream a Little Dream of Me.'
McHale's acting credits include a 2007 appearance on NBC's "The Office" in the season 4 episode 'Launch Party', where he played a pizza delivery boy who is taken hostage by Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott. In 2008, McHale was on HBO's "True Blood" for two episodes as Neil Jones, a coroner's assistant. Kevin was also in three episodes of Nickelodeon's hit show "Zoey 101" as Dooley.
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, 2010
Discography
"Glee: The Music, Volume 1" (2009)
"Glee: The Music, Volume 2" (2009)
"Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna" (2010)
"Glee: The Music, Volume 3 - Showstoppers" (2010)
"Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals" (2010)
External links
(Kevin McHale: Fox's 'Glee', Actor Bio)
Credit
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