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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school show choir (also known as a glee club), called "New Directions!", set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009.

Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) is a flamboyant singer who is bullied by the football team. In the pilot episode, Kurt auditions for the glee club by performing Mr. Cellophane from the musical Chicago. In an interview with Conan O'Brien, Colfer explains that his character's name is taken from The Sound of Music's Kurt von Trapp and the popular German Hummel figurines. Colfer has explained that Kurt "puts on a very confident, 'I'm better than you' persona, but underneath it all he's the same anxious and scared teen everyone is/was at some point. In later episodes, he goes through an identity crisis, accepting and finding acceptance for who he is. [...] He's a tough guy in designer clothes." In the show, Kurt performs "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. Murphy selected the song after Colfer relayed a story from his own high school days, whereby his drama teacher refused to let him sing it because of his gender.
Kurt comes out as gay to Mercedes in the episode "Acafellas", and to his father in the following episode "Preggers". He joins the football team in order to impress his father, and helps McKinley High's failing team to win a game. Kurt has a high vocal range, and self-identifies as a soprano singer. He competes against Rachel for a solo on "Defying Gravity", but throws the high F note to save his father harassment over his sexuality. Kurt has a crush on Finn, and hopes if Finn breaks up with Quinn, he will turn to Kurt for comfort. He is aware that Rachel also has feelings for Finn, and attempts to sabotage her chances with him by giving her a bad makeover.
Korbi Ghosh of Zap2it has deemed Kurt sabotaging his own "Defying Gravity" audition his best moment on the show, praising: "Props to Kurt for sacrificing to protect his dad." Ghosh also called Kurt's "Single Ladies" performance "unforgettable". He criticized him, however, for sabotaging Rachel's makeover, calling it a "diabolical move" and writing: "the unsympathetic way in which he orchestrated the whole thing? Ew. We don't like this side of the kid." Ghosh commented that it would "be nice to see the boy fall for someone who can actually return the sentiment." (en.wikipedia.org)
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