Characters of Glee

Glee is a musical comedy television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. A pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. The series features 12 main characters: faculty members Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison), Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch) and Emma Pillsbury ( Jayma Mays), Will's wife Terri ( Jessalyn Gilsig), and students Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele), Finn Hudson ( Cory Monteith), Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer), Mercedes Jones ( Amber Riley), Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Tina Cohen-Chang ( Jenna Ushkowitz), Noah "Puck" Puckerman ( Mark Salling), and Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron). Broadway stars including John Lloyd Young and Kristin Chenoweth feature in recurring and minor roles. A number of the principal actors were cast directly from Broadway, while those without theatrical backgrounds were required to demonstrate singing and dancing as well as acting ability.

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Glee is a musical comedy television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. A pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. The series features 12 main characters: faculty members Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison), Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch) and Emma Pillsbury ( Jayma Mays), Will's wife Terri ( Jessalyn Gilsig), and students Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele), Finn Hudson ( Cory Monteith), Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer), Mercedes Jones ( Amber Riley), Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Tina Cohen-Chang ( Jenna Ushkowitz), Noah "Puck" Puckerman ( Mark Salling), and Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron). Broadway stars including John Lloyd Young and Kristin Chenoweth feature in recurring and minor roles. A number of the principal actors were cast directly from Broadway, while those without theatrical backgrounds were required to demonstrate singing and dancing as well as acting ability.