Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren plays Blaine Anderson.
Darren Criss – in the course of one year – went from YouTube sensation to a multi-Billboard charting musician and composer.
Criss garnered the attention of millions and the musical theater world when he and his University of Michigan friends created A Very Potter Musical, which became a viral phenomenon. Thereafter, they started StarKid Productions, writing and producing subsequent online hits like Me and My Dick and A Very Potter Sequel, with Criss providing the music and lyrics for the latter. The Chicago-based theatre company enjoyed a two-week sold-out run of their project, Starship.
In 2009, Criss made his television debut as Josh Burton on Eastwick, with Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price and Jaime Ray Newman, and also appeared in Cold Case. The following year, his self-released album "Human" dropped, landing on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. His breakout performance of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" in his first episode as "Blaine" set a milestone for Glee, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s digital track sales chart for the first time in the show’s history, selling over 200,000 tracks in its first week.
Criss co-stars with Kristen Wiig and Annette Bening in the film Imogene. A native of San Francisco, Criss plays a variety of instruments including violin, guitar, piano and drums.
Darren Criss – in the course of one year – went from YouTube sensation to a multi-Billboard charting musician and composer.
Criss garnered the attention of millions and the musical theater world when he and his University of Michigan friends created A Very Potter Musical, which became a viral phenomenon. Thereafter, they started StarKid Productions, writing and producing subsequent online hits like Me and My Dick and A Very Potter Sequel, with Criss providing the music and lyrics for the latter. The Chicago-based theatre company enjoyed a two-week sold-out run of their project, Starship.
In 2009, Criss made his television debut as Josh Burton on Eastwick, with Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price and Jaime Ray Newman, and also appeared in Cold Case. The following year, his self-released album "Human" dropped, landing on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. His breakout performance of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" in his first episode as "Blaine" set a milestone for Glee, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s digital track sales chart for the first time in the show’s history, selling over 200,000 tracks in its first week.
Criss co-stars with Kristen Wiig and Annette Bening in the film Imogene. A native of San Francisco, Criss plays a variety of instruments including violin, guitar, piano and drums.
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