Chord Overstreet

Chord Overstreet
Born Chord Paul Overstreet
February 17, 1989
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation Actor, singer, musician, composer
Years active 2009–present
Parent(s) Paul Overstreet

Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989)[1] is an American actor, singer and musician, known for his role as Sam Evans on the television series Glee.

Early years

Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to hairdresser Julie Miller and country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet.[2] He has an older brother, Nash Overstreet, who plays guitar in the band Hot Chelle Rae,[3][4] an older sister, Summer, and three younger sisters, Harmony, Skye and Charity.[5][6][7] He is of German, Irish, English, and "a little bit of Native American" descent.[8][9] He was named after the musical term of the same name.[6] Overstreet was raised on a farm outside of Nashville.[10] Encouraged by his parents to pursue music, he started playing the mandolin at an early age, and moved on to the drums, flute, piano, and guitar.[8][11] He is also a songwriter.[6] In his teenage years, Overstreet modeled for advertisements for Famous Footwear and Gap.[12]

Acting career

Overstreet began to pursue his passion of performing after his high school graduation in 2007. After two unsuccessful years, Overstreet started his acting career on the web series Private, as Josh Hollis.[13] He was also featured in an episode of iCarly titled "iSpeed Date" and starred in the unaired pilot of No Ordinary Family.[11][14] His first film role was that of Teenage Boy in the 2009 thriller The Hole, and he starred in the 2011 film A Warrior's Heart as Dupree, alongside Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.[14]

Overstreet as Sam Evans on the Glee Live! In Concert! tour

Overstreet plays the character of Sam Evans, a transfer student and athlete, on the FOX comedy-drama television series Glee.[11][15][16] He landed the role after auditioning with the Commodores' song "Easy" and Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want to Be".[6] He later sang "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars as a studio test, and eventually sang this in his debut episode titled "Audition". On April 21, 2011, the video for Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight" was released on YouTube and featured a series of cameos of Overstreet alternately making out with a girl (whom he stole from the lead singer) on an office copier, DJing at a club, then playing guitar and mugging for the crowd with his brother, Hot Chelle Rae band member, Nash.[17]

On July 1, 2011, TVLine's Michael Ausiello broke the news that Overstreet's contract option to become a series regular on Glee had not been picked up for season 3, but that he could possibly come back as an occasional guest star.[18] In reaction to the announcement, fans launched a campaign to promote Overstreet's cover of "Billionaire" and various tags related to the actor, most notably "#DontCutTheChord",[19] began trending on Twitter. The song made its way into the iTunes top 5 Glee charts during the campaign.[20]

At the 2011 Comic-Con event, Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk reported that they had offered Overstreet a ten-episode deal with a possibility to become a series regular at mid-season, but that Overstreet had declined the option.[21][22] Overstreet later stated to Ausiello during an interview that he had decided to leave the show to focus on his music career, explaining: "They offered me the chance to come back for a few episodes, but there was nothing guaranteed so I decided to dive into the music thing."[23] It was reported on October 18, 2011, and confirmed by series co-creator Ryan Murphy six days later, that Overstreet would be returning to Glee as a recurring character starting with the third season's eighth episode.[24] On July 23, 2012, it was confirmed that Overstreet would be a series regular for the fourth season of Glee.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Hole Adam
2011 A Warrior's Heart Dupree
2011 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Evans, SamSam Evans Concert movie
2015 Fourth Man Out Nick Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 iCarly Eric Episode: "iSpeed Date"
2009 Private Josh Hollis 11 episodes
2010 No Ordinary Family Lucas Fisher Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2010–15 Glee Evans, SamSam Evans Recurring (season 2–3)
Main cast (season 4–6)
2011 The Middle Ralph Wilkerson Episode: "Hecking Order"
2013 Regular Show Dusty B (voice) Episode: "The Thanksgiving Special"

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role
2011 "Tonight Tonight" Hot Chelle Rae Model

Discography

Main article: Glee discography

Overstreet's cover of "Billionaire" was released as a single and charted at #15 in Ireland, #24 in Canada, #28 in the United States, and #34 in Australia.[26][27][28][29] His cover of "Lucky" was also released as a single.[30] On December 13, 2011, one of Overstreet's solo tracks, entitled "Beautiful Girl", was leaked onto the internet.[31]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Nominated
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2012 Hollywood Teen TV Awards Favorite Breakout Star Nominated
2012 Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Glee Nominated
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer Won
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chord Overstreet". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Paul Overstreet is a performer who lives his songs". News.google.ca. 1996-04-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  3. ↑ Paulson, Dave (June 19, 2009). "Hot Chelle Rae reaches for pop stardom". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ O'Donnell, Shauna (April 27, 2010). "Hot Chelle Rae". MUEN Magazine. Raven's Nest Records. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Chord Overstreet: Bio". US Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Berk, Brett (September 21, 2010). "Will Chord Overstreet Go Full Brokeback on Glee?". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. ↑ "A Songwriters Project - Volume 1" (PDF) (Press release). Scarlet Moon Records. 1991. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "4 Things We Love About Glee's Chord Overstreet - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  9. ↑ '+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' (2012-03-06). "Chord Overstreet Featured in Zooey Magazine". ClevverTV. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  10. ↑ "Chord Overstreet | Country Music Artist Info | New Information, Facts, Interviews, and". Allaccess.com. 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nguyen, Hanh (September 21, 2010). "'Glee': Chord Overstreet talks about his big mouth, name and singing in the shower". Zap2it. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  12. ↑ Arroyave, Luis (December 20, 2010). "New guy on 'Glee' strikes a Chord with auditioners". Chicago Tribune (Chicago: Tony W. Hunter). Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  13. ↑ Consoli, John (July 26, 2010). "Chord Overstreet Joins 'Glee' Cast". The Wrap. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Vena, Jocelyn (September 22, 2010). "'Glee'‍‍ '​‍s Chord Overstreet Sings His Way Into Our Hearts As This Week's Hump Day Hottie". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Chord Overstreet Signs Up for New Directions" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. July 26, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  16. ↑ Malkin, Marc (August 10, 2010). "New Glee Star Chord Overstreet Wants to "Beat It"". E!. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  17. ↑ Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight JIVE Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment. Youtube.com. 2011.
  18. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 1, 2011). "Glee Exclusive: Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. In, Chord Overstreet Out!". TV Line. Mail.com Media. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  19. ↑ "The Fight To Keep Chord Overstreet On 'Glee' Has Begun!". Screenology. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  20. ↑ "'Glee': Chord Overstreet fans rally for actor's role". MassLive. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  21. ↑ Webb, Matt (2011-07-24). "Glee Boss Sets the Record Straight on McKinley High's Mass Exodus". TVLine. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  22. ↑ "Comic-Con 2011: Glee Panel 1/4". YouTube. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  23. ↑ Michael Ausiello (2011-08-25). "Exclusive: Chord Overstreet Speaks Out on Leaving Glee and What's Next (Music and The Middle!)". TVLine. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  24. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (October 18, 2011). "UPDATED Glee Exclusive: Chord Overstreet to Return in December!". TV Line. Mail.com Media. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  25. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 23, 2012). "Glee It’s Official: Chord Overstreet Now a Glee Series Regular". TV Line. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Chart Track: TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 30 September 2010". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 09, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Hot 100: Week of October 09, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  29. ↑ "Glee Cast - Billionaire (song)". australian-chart.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  30. ↑ "Lucky (Glee Cast Version) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  31. ↑ Beard, Lanford (2011-12-13). "Chord Overstreet solo track 'Beautiful Girl' leaks! Listen here | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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