Kevin McHale
Kevin Michael McHale (born June 14, 1988) is an American actor, dancer and pop singer. Formerly of boy band NLT, McHale is best known for his recent role as Artie Abrams in the Fox hit television series Glee. Born in Plano, Texas and went to Dooley Elementary School and then to Armstrong Middle School where he participated in the school's pop choir, "Encore". Before becoming an actor, McHale joined an American Boy Group, NLT, which is short for "Not Like Them". The R&B group was discovered by Chris Stokes. On March 13, 2007 they released their first single "That Girl". The band had a guest appearance in Bratz: The Movie. On April 30, 2009, group member Travis Michael Garland announced that NLT had split.
McHale currently stars on Glee as Artie Abrams, a member of the McKinley High glee club who uses a wheelchair. Although his character is in a wheelchair, McHale is a skilled dancer and has responded that it was hard to keep his feet from moving along with the music while he was on the set.
Not to be confused with Boston Celtics great Kevin McHale, who did appear on two episodes of Cheers as himself.
Selected Filmography
- 2005: All That (TV Series) -- Mark
- 2007: The Office (TV Series) -- Delivery Boy
- 2007 – 2008: Zoey101 (TV Series) -- Dooley
- 2008: True Blood (TV Series) -- Neil Jones
- 2009–present: Glee (TV Series) -- Artie
This actor provides examples of:
- Adorkable
- The Cameo: In Katy Perry's Last Friday Night.
- Irony: The best dancer, his character is in a wheelchair.
- Old Shame: He is not short of sarcastic and humorous digs against his time in NLT.
- Platonic Life Partners: Kevin seems to be friendly with everyone in the cast but he is especially touchy feely with Lea, Jenna and Naya.
- Plucky Comic Relief: He seems to be this all around, especially in the interviews.