Cory Monteith dead at 31

Cory Monteith found dead at 31 in his hotel room in Vancouver. Initial reports said that the death was from an apparent overdose.

Cory Monteith plays Finn Hudson on Glee. He was found dead at the Pacific Rim Hotel. He completed a drug treatment program last April after checking in earlier this year.

Police did not confirm cause of death at the press conference.

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From Canada.com:

Vancouver police confirmed Saturday night that Glee star Cory Monteith, a longtime resident of the city, was found dead around noon at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel.

The actor checked in on July 6 and was slated to check out on Saturday. While the cause of death wasn’t immediately apparent, explained police, there was no sign of foul play.

Monteith had been dead for several hours when he was discovered.

Family was informed of the death on Saturday night, not long before Vancouver police held a 10:30 p.m. PT news conference, in the effort to accommodate the certain level of media interest in the story.

Police: Canadian actor Cory Monteith, star of hit show 'Glee,' found dead in city hotel

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Cory Monteith, the handsome young 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 hotel room, police said. He was 31.

Monteith, who played the character Finn Hudson on the TV series about a high school glee club, was found dead in his room on the 21st floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on Vancouver's waterfront at about noon Saturday, according to police.

Deputy Police Chief Doug Lepard said there was no indication of foul play. Monteith's body was found by hotel staff after he missed his check-out time, Lepard said.

"We do not have a great deal of information as to cause of death," Coroner Lisa Lapointe said.

Lepard said Monteith had been out with people earlier and that those people are being interviewed.

In April, he admitted himself to a treatment facility for "substance addiction" and asked for privacy as he took steps toward recovery, a representative said at the time.

Lea Michele, his "Glee" co-star and real-life girlfriend, told People magazine that she loved and supported Monteith and was proud he was seeking help.

It was not Monteith's first time in rehab. He received treatment when he was 19 and had previously talked about his addiction struggles, saying he had a serious problem and took just "anything and everything."

He told Parade in 2011 that he was "lucky to be alive."

Monteith, who turned 31 on May 11, starred in "Glee" as Finn Hudson, a high school football player who puts his status and popularity at risk to join the glee club and its outcast members. Michele played his on-air girlfriend in "Glee," Rachel Berry.

The show, with its pop music-based musical numbers and high-profile guest stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, became an immediate hit and made stars of its relatively unknown cast.

On his Twitter account, Monteith described himself as "tall, awkward, canadian, actor, drummer, person."

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Eds: Elber reported from Los Angeles.

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