American actor and singer

Chris Colfer

Christopher Paul Colfer is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise and won him several awards, including the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor from 2013 to 2015, two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and one Grammy Award nomination. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Born

1990

May 27

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Chris, in brief

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Key dates

1990 Born

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1096 Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed.
1120 Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
1153 Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
1199 John is crowned King of England.

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The world in 1990

When Chris arrived

april 11 Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
april 12 Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
april 12 Widerøe Flight 839 crashes after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing five people.
april 23 Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 27

Arnold Bennett 1867–1931 English author and playwright (born 1867) Buddhadasa 1906– Thai monk and philosopher (died 1993) Jadakiss 1975– American rapper Jerry Kindall 1935–2017 American baseball player and coach (born 1935) John Barth 1930–2024 American writer (born 1930) John Cheever 1912–1982 American novelist and short story writer (born 1912) Lee Meriwether 1935– American model and actress, Miss America 1955 Lisa Lopes 1971–2002 American rapper and dancer (born 1971) Louis-Ferdinand Céline 1894–1961 French physician and author (born 1894)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1990

Adam Thielen 1990– American football player Asha Philip 1990– British athlete Brock Osweiler 1990– American football player Choi Woo-shik 1990– South Korean actor Geno Smith 1990– American football player Haruma Miura 1990– Japanese actor and singer (died 2020) Im Yoon-ah 1990– South Korean singer and actress Jae Crowder 1990– American basketball player John Carlson 1990– American ice hockey player

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