Glee man-boy Cory Monteith almost didn't become one of the most famous TV stars on the planet because he had serious drug problems. "I was out of control," he says. The now 29-year-old (who, I'm sure, will be even BETTER by 30) says he would do "Anything and everything, as much as possible. I had a serious problem." His mother and friends staged an intervention when he was 19.
"That’s when I first went to rehab. I did the stint but then went back to doing exactly what I left off doing." Finally, a family member caught him stealing money and gave him an ultimatum: Get clean or deal with the cops.
To "those people who might give up," he says, "get real about what you want and go after it. If I can, anyone can."
(NOTE: read the "about" sidebar to the right to fully understand why this touches my heart, like really REALLY hard. I don't want to be a famous actor, but it gives me hope that all my hopes and dreams for the future will come to be now that I'm off the shit and able to go after it)
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i couldn't believe it when i heard this story but geez what a turnaround! truly inspirational.
Yes, very much so. I hope he continues to be a role model because Hollywood is full of temptations...I know firsthand!
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