Cory Allan Michael Monteith was born in 1982, in Calgary, Canada. Cory was a well-known musician and actor, perhaps best known for his role in the television show called “Glee”. During his career, Cory was been nominated for and won such awards as Teen Choice Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Grammy Award and others. Despite the success Cory achieved, he had serious problems with drug addiction. He tried to solve these problems, but in 2013 Cory overdosed on heroin and died, while being 31 years old. It was a really great loss to the movie industry especially to the fans of Cory.
Cory Monteith Net Worth $2 Million
So how rich was Cory Monteith? Sources estimate that Cory’s net worth was $2 million, mainly accumulated from his acting, particularly in “Glee”. Of course, other appearances and activities also added to Cory’s net worth. Unfortunately, we will not be able to see him acting in different shows and movies. It is really sad, as Cory was a very talented young person.
When Cory was still a small boy, he had to experience the divorce of is parents and the absence of his father. These problems apparently led him to using alcohol and drugs when he was only 13 years old. When he was 19 years old, Cory started attending a rehabilitation program.
Before beginning his career as an actor, Cory worked at different jobs such as mechanic, taxi driver, roofer and others. In 2004 Cory played his first roles in such movies as “Whisper”, “Final Destination 3” and “Deck the Halls”. This was the time when Cory Monteith’s net worth began growing. Later he also appeared in several television shows, including “Supernatural”, “Stargate SG-1”, “Stargate Atlantis” and others. In 2009 Cory was cast in one of his most famous roles that of Finn Hudson in the show called “Glee”. While making this show Cory had an opportunity to meet Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Matthew Morrison and others. In 2010 he was cast in the movie called “Monte Carlo”, in which he worked with Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester and Andie MacDowell. Acting in this movie added a lot to Monteith’s net worth. Other movies and television shows that Cory appeared in include “Sisters & Brothers”, “All the Wrong Reasons”, “Hybrid”, “The Cleveland Show”, “MasterChef” and others.
Talk about Cory’s personal life, from 2009 he was in a relationship with his co-star, Lea Michele. In 2013 Cory again went into rehab, unfortunately it did not help him to avoid the death. He was found dead in his hotel room in Vancouver. Finally, Cory Monteith was a very talented and young actor, who achieved a lot during his career. Sadly, the world lost this great talent, but let’s hope that he will remembered for a long time.
