GLEE General Information

So here is what you need to know about GLEE:

GLEE takes place at William McKinely High School in Lima, Ohio. And is about the struggles of a high school glee club and how they are trying to get back the glory they once held.

The main characters of the show are:

Will Schuester: (Played by Matthew Morrison) is a Spanish teacher at McKinley High School, who went to the school when he went to high school and was in the Glee club when it was at its best. He takes over the Glee club at the school and tries to help and teach the kids in the Glee club how to be themselves in high school.

Terri Shuester: (played by Jessalyn Gilsig) is Will's wife and long time girlfriend from high school. In high school Terri was a cheerleader and had Will wrapped around her little finger. When marriage issues come up all of a sudden she thinks the only way to solve it is to fake a pregnancy. She then finds out that one of the girls on Will's Glee Club is pregnant and convinces her to give them her baby.

Emma Pillsburry: (played by Jayma Mays) is the guidance counselor at McKinely High School. She has a huge crush on Will Schuester (even though he is married). She has a huge fear of germs and has very old-fashion sensibilities.

Sue Sylvester: (played by Jane Lynch) is the coach of the Cheerios (the cheerleading team) at McKinley High. She is always out to get Will Schuester and will stop at nothing to destroy him and the Glee Club. She worships Madonna and she rules the school as a dictator.

Rachel Berry: (played by Lea Michele) is a sophomore at McKinley High School, who was raised by two gay Jewish fathers, who always saw her as a star from the day she was born. She won her first competition when she was 3 months old. She is constantly bullied by the Cheerios (the cheerleading team) by having slushies thrown at her face, but despite that she is still as confident as ever and is dead set on making it on Broadway. She is obsessed with solos and stardom and often annoy fellow glee clubbers.

Finn Hudson: (played by Cory Monteith) is the McKinley High School quarterback. He was dating Quinn Fabray, who was his girlfriend for the longest time. He first finds out he has an amazing singing voice when Will Schuester over hears him in the locker room singing. Mr. Schuester recruits him to join the Glee Club after that.

Quinn Fabray:(played by Dianna Argon) was dating Finn Hudson, the head of the Cheerios, and President of the Celibacy Club until she became pregnant. She told Finn the baby was his when they have never slept together and the baby is actually Puck's. Terri Schuester convinces Quinn to give her baby to them without Will knowing. Quinn joins Glee Club after seeing Rachel and Finn together a lot and originally joins the club with the intention of destroying it but after she is kicked off the Cheerios she stays.

Noah 'Puck' Puckerman:(played by Mark Salling) is the bad boy of the the Glee Club group. He is a jock and on the football team with Finn. He is also Finn's best-friend until Finn finds out that he got Quinn pregnant. Puck is also known for sleeping around with older women and has a soft spot for his Jewish family.

Artie Abrams:(played by Kevin McHale) when he was 8 years old him and his mother got into a serious car accident and while his mother was fine, he was paralyzed from the waist down. But don't think because he is in a wheelchair it slows him down. He plays guitar in the rock numbers and glides and dances in his wheelchair on stage with the rest of the Glee Club. He also has a fling with Tina another Glee Club member

Tina Cohen-Chang:(played by Jenna Ushkowitz) is a shy, goth dressing teen, who started faking a stutter in the 6th grade to get people to leave her alone, but when she steps on stage that shyness is gone and she shines. After joining Glee Club Tina stopped faking her stutter and told Artie about her feelings for him.

Mercedes Jones:(played by Amber Riley) is a super talented, songstresses sassy, and temperamental and the diva of Glee Club. She can belt out Whitney and the best of them like no one else can. Her best friend is Kurt Hummel. And when they help Sue Sylvester they are rewarded by becoming the vocalists for the Cheerios. Later Mercedes turns down her spot on the Cheerios because she doesn't like what she has become being on the cheerleading squad.

Kurt Hummel:(played by Chris Colfer) is the most fashionable glee club diva. After Kurt's mom died he was raised by his dad who loves football and is a manly mechanic. In one of the episodes Kurt comes out to his father and tells him that he is gay. Kurt is best friends with Mercedes and is also given a spot on the Cheerios for vocals after helping Sue Sylvester with Mercedes. Unlike Mercedes he keeps his spot on the Cheerios.

Santana Lopez:(played by Naya Rivera) is a Cheerio and originally joins the Glee Club with Quinn and Brittany with the intentions of destroying the club but she falls in love with Glee Club and stay on it with Brittany and Quinn. Santana is the third point in two love triangles. One between Quinn and Puck and she manipulates Rachel who is in a love triangle with Finn and Quinn.

Brittany:(played by Heather Morris) is also a Cheerio who joined the Glee Club with Quinn and Santana, as a spy for Sue Sylvester, with the intentions of destroying. She also ends up falling in love with the glee club too. Her best friend is Santana and is one of the best dancers in the group.

Mike Chang:(played by Harry Shum Jr.) is a jock along with Matt who join the Glee Club and like it a lot. He is also one of the best dancers of the glee club.

Matt Rutherford: (played by Dijon Talton) is a jock too. He joins the Glee Club at the same time as Mike and likes the club a lot too and is also one of the best dancers of the club.