Canadian Cory Monteith, best known as one of the stars
of the Fox television show "Glee," was found dead in his Vancouver
hotel room Saturday afternoon. He was 31.
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Acting Vancouver Police Chief Doug LePard confirmed that
Monteith's body was found in the room on the 21st floor of the Fairmont Pacific
Rim Hotel shortly after noon local time.
LePard said that Monteith had checked
into the hotel July 6 and was due to check out Saturday. Staff went to
Monteith's room when they realized that he had missed his check-out time.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, but LePard said that all
indications are that there was no foul play. Surveillance video and data from
fob key entries showed Monteith returning to his room in the early hours of
Saturday morning.
LePard said Monteith had been out with people earlier in the
evening, and that those people are being interviewed.
"We do not have a great deal of information as to cause
of death," Coroner Lisa Lapointe said.
"On behalf of the Vancouver Police, I want to pass on
our condolences to the family, friends, castmates and millions of fans of Mr.
Monteith," LePard said in a statement.
"As was the case in countless homes, I watched Glee regularly with
my daughters, and I know there will be shock and sadness in many households
with the news of his tragic death."
"I have no words! My heart is broken," Dot-Marie
Jones, who plays football coach Shannon Beiste on "Glee," said in a
post on her Twitter account Saturday night. She called Monteith a "hell of
a friend" and an "amazing" man.
"What an absolutely tragic loss of a very talented
young man," tweeted Zooey Deschanel, star of another Fox show, "New
Girl."
Fox and the producers of "Glee," including 20th
Century Fox Television, called him an exceptional performer "and an even
more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss
him tremendously." 20th Century Fox Television is owned by 21st Century
Fox, the parent company of Fox News.
"We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss,"
his representatives at Viewpoint Public Relations in Los Angeles said in a
statement.
Monteith, who played Finn Hudson on "Glee," had
voluntarily entered rehab for substance abuse problems in April, and had asked
for privacy as he took steps toward recovery, according to a representative 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."
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