Darren Criss Turns Down X Factor Hosting Job
For all the chatter over who may next judge The X Factor - Britney Spears, for $20 million? - it's easy to forget: the show is also without a host for season two.
And that remains the case, E! News reports, even after the show asked Darren Criss about the gig.
"They were after him," an X Factor insider said. "But there's no way he could have done it with everything he has going on."
Criss stars as Blaine on Glee and also appeared on Broadway earlier this year, earning strong reviews for his role in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Do you think Criss would make a good X Factor judge?
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Teen Choice Awards Fashion Face-Off: Gleek Out!
Over the weekend, the girls of Glee did battle in a THG Fashion Face-Off that pitted Lea Michele against Dianna Agron at the cast's 3D movie premiere.
Now, let's bring on the guys!
A trio of cast members - Cory Monteith, Darren Criss or Harry Shum Jr. - walked the red carpet at last night's Teen Choice Awards, prior to the show winning the honor of Choice TV Comedy and Monteith taking home the surfboard for Choice TV Actor.
Can Criss or Shum get revenge by outpolling their co-star below? It's your call, readers.
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18.4%Darren Criss Comes Out... as Straight!
Darren Criss has gone from relative unknown to television superstar in a matter weeks.
It's all thanks to his breakout role as Blaine on Glee, an openly character that has landed Criss on the cover of Out, in order to make a major announcement: he's straight!
Sorry, guys. Celebrate away, ladies!
Explaining why he's come out - in the opposite fashion than most - Criss tells the publication:
“It’s more empowering to everybody if I’m articulate about identifying myself as a straight male playing a gay character. Ultimately, that’s more powerful for both communities.”
Criss, who will take part in the upcoming Glee tour, is thankful for his role on the series and the new ties it has forged for him. He says: "The coolest part is not that it’s a hit show - that’s a bonus - and, of course, that I have a job. But the real cool thing is I was inadvertently raised by the gay community."
Darren Criss Covers Disney Classic
Why are all Glee fans buzzing over Darren Criss? Why did this show promote this new actor to series regular after just one episode?
Viewers of the Fox series might know the answer to these questions, as Criss has come aboard in the role of openly gay student Blaine and made quite an impression. As for everyone else?
They'd be well-served to check out the following video, which features Criss covering a Disney classic, acoustic style. Sorry, Ariel, but we wish we were part of the rising star's world...
