Cory Monteith 1982-2013 Pictures - CBS News Actor Cory Monteith (left) arrives at the 2012 Do Something Awards, sponsored by DoSomething.org and VH1, August 19, 2012 in Santa Monica, Calif. Monteith, the actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday, July 13, 2013. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for VH1