Lea Michele honors Cory Monteith a decade after boyfriend and co-star’s death

Lea Michele penned a heartfelt message Thursday to honor her late partner and “Glee” co-star Cory Monteith on the 10th anniversary of his death. I miss you big guy.” Entertainment & Arts Cory Monteith of ‘Glee’ found dead in hotel at 31; costars react Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson on the Fox show “Glee,” was found dead Saturday afternoon in a Vancouver, Canada, hotel room, according to law enforcement. In July 2019, she shared a photo of herself posing to reveal a small tattoo along her thigh, which read “Finn,” a reference to Monteith’s jock-turned-gleek character on their Fox musical comedy. The intense filming schedule and lengthy rehearsals for intricate dance numbers weighed heavily on Monteith, according to a recent docu-series about the show, “The Price of Glee.” He had to turn down multiple film projects because of the series’ demands.