Cory Monteith looked as if it would have all of it.
The late actor was at the peak of his Glee stardom, but ultimately couldn’t overcome his drug and alcohol demons and died in 2013 of an overdose on the age of 31. A latest docuseries suggests that its success – Glee’s “curse”, which saw two other forged members die young – was in charge.
“I remember the paparazzi hanging across the automobile and he said, ‘I believe they’ve a bug in my automobile,'” former roommate Justin Neill says of the brand new docuseries “The worth of joypremiering on January 16.
While the breakout star was initially drawn to her newfound fame, she eventually made her mark on the “very private” actor. Monteith told the 41-year-old Neill that he “would not wish that on my worst enemy.”
“At the top of season two, he had no private time and was… probably some of the private people I’ve ever known. And now it looks as if everyone desires to know every little thing about him,” Neill told The Post.
After being forged as highschool quarterback Finn Hudson within the 2008 Fox musical comedy, the TV star moved to Neill’s Culver City, California.
Monteith had “several” pursuers, including one who managed to get his address. The shocked actor installed the safety camera himself.
“As an alternative of waiting for the safety crew … he went to Home Depot and said, ‘Guys, that is serious business,'” Neill said.
Three-part limited series to air on ID and Discovery+ also explores premature death Brand Salingwho committed suicide on the age of 35, and Naya Rivera, who unintentionally drowned on the age of 33.
Most of the crew – although the show didn’t give a precise number – also died resulting from what some are calling the “curse” of the Fox series, which premiered in 2009.
Monteith struggled from an early age. His parents divorced when he was 7 years old, and at 13 he left school and used drugs and alcohol. When he was 19, his mother arranged an intervention and in 2001 he entered rehab.
Although the “whip-smart, honest and generous” actor was sober more often than not he knew him, Neill noted that he began “drinking beer here and there” but convinced his friends that he was tremendous.
“He says, ‘It’s okay, guys. Now I have been successful. I’m a unique person. I’ve grown out of it,” said Neill, who works at an online technology company.
This success got here with grueling shooting schedules that included acting, singing, and dancing—and required 70-hour work weeks.
Monteith – whose humble beginnings included growing up in Victoria, Canada and dealing as a Walmart greeter and roofer – “was at all times just grateful” for the chance.
Nevertheless, “he’s definitely gotten to the purpose where he’s been burned out,” Neill said.
Through the series, which led to 2015, Monteith also fell in love with costumed Lea Michele, with whom he dated on and off until his death.
Although The Price of Glee describes her as a controlling narcissist, Neill spoke fondly of the actress.
“It was really great spending time with her,” he said. “Once she made us eggplant Parmesan which was phenomenal.”
When not dating Michele, Monteith “played” with many romantic prospects.
He once told Neill, “You already know, it’s getting so old.”
“He didn’t trust these girls. I believe that is why he clung to Leia because each of them understood what she was going through,” Neill said of the couple, whose characters met within the series.
Monteith was faraway from the previous couple of episodes of the fourth season of Glee so he could start rehab again in March 2013.
On the time, his “Glee” costumes desired to help him heroin addiction and his mother knew she was taking painkillers.
After this stay, he went to Vancouver, where Neill contacted considered one of his friends when he had no news from him.
“I’m considering, ‘Cory didn’t text me back.’ She said, “Yeah, he’s just attempting to get his head out.” I just saw him… and he seems really healthy,” she recalls.
In July, he was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room with heroin, alcohol and depressants in his system.
Neill keeps a vivid memory of his friend by staying in contact with Monteith’s mother, texting her about the vacations and referring to himself as her “son from California”.
He also kept the gift Monteith had given him – the surfboard he had won on the Teen Selection Awards.
“Because I grew up browsing,” he said with a smile. “And he’s like, ‘That might mean more to you than it does to me.’