Kevin McHale (actor)

Kevin McHale
McHale in December 2012
Born	Kevin Michael McHale June 14, 1988 (age 27) Plano, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor singer dancer radio personality
Years active	2005–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B urban
Labels	Capitol / Roc Nation (2014–present) The Ultimate Group (2006–09) (NLT)

Kevin Michael McHale (born June 14, 1988)^[1] is an American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality. Formerly of the boy band NLT, McHale is known for his role as Artie Abrams in the Fox comedy-drama series Glee. Since 2014, he has hosted the British panel show Virtually Famous on E4. McHale is currently one of the four hosts of Sick of My Own Voice on Dash Radio.^[2]

Early life

McHale was born in Plano, Texas, the youngest of four children. McHale is descended from immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland.^[3] He grew up with Disney Channel actress and singer Demi Lovato.^[4] He attended Academy of the Canyons High School in the Santa Clarita Valley in California.

Career

Music

Before becoming an actor, McHale joined the American boy band NLT, which stands for "Not Like Them". They were discovered by Chris Stokes in 2006, who subsequently signed them to his label, The Ultimate Group. On March 13, 2007, they released their first single, "That Girl". The following month, they opened (with Chantelle Paige) for The Pussycat Dolls.^[5] The band also made a guest appearance in the film Bratz: The Movie as an auditioning band. While in the group, McHale, along with Timbaland and his bandmates, co-wrote the song "She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)".^[6] On April 30, 2009, member Travis Michael Garland announced that NLT had split.

McHale, who has a record deal with Universal Music Group, writes original music in his spare time. In an interview with Mario Lopez, McHale stated that he plans to pursue solo music post-Glee.^[7] In 2015, McHale, Chris Moy, and Justin Thorne co-wrote the song "Heartless" which was featured on the latter's debut EP The Heartbreaker. That same year, he starred in the music video for Thorne's song "Summer Nights".^[8]

Acting

McHale (top row, second from left) with his Glee co-stars in August 2009

In 2007, McHale made a guest appearance on NBC's comedy series The Office in the season four episode "Launch Party", portraying a pizza delivery boy who is taken hostage by Michael Scott (Steve Carell). He then guest starred in three episodes of Nickelodeon's teen drama series Zoey 101 as Dooley Fibadoo. In 2008, McHale guest starred in two episodes of HBO's dark fantasy drama series True Blood, appearing as Neil Jones, a coroner's assistant.

In 2009, McHale landed his breakout role as Artie Abrams in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. His character, wheelchair-bound after a car accident, joins the McKinley High glee club in the first episode. He had his first solo performance on the show when he sang "Dancing with Myself" in the episode "Wheels". In the episode "Dream On", he danced in a fantasy sequence to "The Safety Dance", and sang "Dream a Little Dream of Me". In the second season episode "Britney/Brittany", he sang a solo (in a dream sequence) of "Stronger", after being anaesthetized for dental surgery. He also danced in a dream sequence alongside Harry Shum, Jr. to Michael Jackson's song "Scream" in the third season episode "Michael". McHale, along with the main cast of the series, was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series four times, winning in 2010.^[9]

McHale at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010

In 2010, McHale appeared briefly in One Call's music video "Blacklight" alongside former NLT bandmate Justin Thorne, who was a member of One Call. In June 2011, McHale appeared in Katy Perry's music video for her song "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" as the character Everett McDonald.^[10] On July 22, 2012, McHale co-hosted the 2012 Teen Choice Awards with Demi Lovato.^[11] In January 2014, it was reported that McHale would host a comedy panel show, Virtually Famous, for the British digital television channel E4.^[12] The show also features comedian Seann Walsh and radio presenter Chris Stark as series regulars and team captains.^[13]

On February 24, 2014, it was announced that McHale had signed on to play a supporting role in the Kathy Bates and Dustin Hoffman led independent film Boychoir. McHale's character, Wooly, is a young music teacher who helps a troubled young boy at his school.^[14] In July 2014, it was announced that he and Aaron Tveit had signed on to star in the comedy film They Might Be Kennedys. McHale will play one of the leads, Teddy Mulligan.^[15] In April 2016, McHale joined the cast of Dustin Lance Black's drama miniseries When We Rise as AIDS activist Bobbi Campbell.^[16]

Personal life

In September 2012, McHale and his dog Sophie appeared in a PETA ad campaign, promoting the adoption of shelter animals.^[17] He resides in the Hollywood Hills in a $1.025 million mid-century home.^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Ruthless	Neighbor Neil	Short film
2011	Glee: The 3D Concert Movie	Artie Abrams
2015	Boychoir	Wooly

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	All That	Mark	Episode: "On-Air Dares"
2007	The Office	Delivery Kid	Episode: "Launch Party"
2007–08	Zoey 101	Dooley Fibadoo	3 episodes
2008	True Blood	Neil Jones	2 episodes
2009–15	Glee	Artie Abrams	113 episodes
2010	2010 Teen Choice Awards	Himself	Co-host
2011–12	The Glee Project	Himself	2 episodes
2012	2012 Teen Choice Awards	Himself	Host
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Himself	Episode: "Kevin McHale"
2013	MasterChef	Himself	Episode: "Top 14 Compete"
2014–present	Virtually Famous	Himself	Host
2015	The Numberlys	Task Master (voice)	Television film
2017	When We Rise	Bobbi Campbell	Miniseries

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2007	"That Girl"	NLT	Himself
2009	"She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)"		Himself
2009	"Karma"		Himself
2010	"Blacklight"	One Call
2011	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"	Katy Perry	Everett McDonald
2014	"Somebody Loves You"	Betty Who
2015	"Summer Nights"	Justin Thorne	Himself

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result
2010	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male	Glee	Nominated
	Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Group		Nominated
	Gold Derby Award for Ensemble of the Year		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won
2011			Nominated
2012			Nominated
2013			Nominated

Discography

References

1. "Glee: Kevin McHale". Wetpaint.
2. Clarke, Kristyn (May 2015). "Kevin McHale Talks DASH Radio Show "Sick Of My Own Voice", Saying Goodbye To GLEE And More!". PCM World News.
3. Live with Regis and Kelly – August 5, 2011 episode.
4. "Demi Lovato Talks Hosting Teen Choice Awards With Friend Kevin McHale". MTV News. July 23, 2012.
5. "Pussycat Dolls were pretty tame". Evansville Courier & Press. April 11, 2007.
6. "She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)". Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. 2014.
7. "Interviews: Kevin McHale". iHeartMedia. February 9, 2015.
8. Ashagre, Aggi (September 4, 2015). "Former 'Glee' Star Kevin McHale Makes His Musical Return With Justin Thorne on 'Summer Nights': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard.
9. "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards scorecard". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
10. Mapes, Jillian (June 13, 2011). "Katy Perry Parties With Rebecca Black, 'Glee' Cast in 'Last Friday Night' Video". Billboard.
11. "Kevin McHale to Co-Host Teen Choice Awards". TV Guide. July 22, 2012.
12. Fletcher, Alex (May 19, 2014). "Glee star Kevin McHale to host new E4 panel show". Digital Spy.
13. Finbow, Katy (November 26, 2014). "Glee star Kevin McHale's Virtually Famous gets two more series from E4". Digital Spy.
14. Kilday, Gregg (February 24, 2014). "Debra Winger and Eddie Izzard Join 'Boychoir'". The Hollywood Reporter.
15. "Aaron Tveit & Kevin McHale Headed to Hyannis Port for Big Screen Kennedys Comedy". Broadway.com. July 14, 2014.
16. Goldberg, Leslie (April 26, 2016). "ABC's Gay Rights Mini Enlists Michael K. Williams, Sets All-Star Guest Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
17. "Kevin McHale & His Super Cute Dog Stump for PETA's Pet Adoption Campaign". Access Hollywood. September 6, 2012.
18. Beale, Lauren (April 18, 2012). "'Glee' star Kevin McHale dances into Hollywood Hills". Los Angeles Times.

External links

• Kevin McHale at the Internet Movie Database