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14 Jul 2013

Cory Monteith, Glee’s ‘Finn’, found dead in hotel room

Police say there is no evidence of foul play after finding actor Cory Monteith, star of the musical TV series Glee, dead in a hotel room in Vancouver.

Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old actor who played Finn in the TV series Glee, is found dead in his hotel room (picture: Getty)

Monteith, who played one of the lead male characters, Finn Hudson, in the TV series Glee, was 31 years old. He was found in his hotel room on the 21st floor at around noon on Saturday.

His body was found after he failed to check out of the hotel, and staff at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel went to his room.

Coroner Lisa Lapointe said: “We do not have a great deal of information as to cause of death.”

Though the cause of his death is unknown, the Canadian actor has struggled with substance abuse.

In April, Monteith admitted himself to a treatment facility for and asked for privacy as he took steps toward recovery.

He had previously received treatment when he was 19 and had talked about his struggle with addiction, saying he took just “anything and everything.”

Lea Michele, his Glee co-star and real-life girlfriend, said in an interview with People magazine that she loved and supported him and was proud he was seeking help.

“We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss,” his representatives at Viewpoint Public Relations in Los Angeles said in a statement.

Stars from the show have also taken to Twitter to express their sorrow including Iqbal Theba, who played Principal Higgins, and Lauren Potter, who played Becky Jackson (see tweets, above).