Monteith agreed, and was consequently written out of the final two episodes of Glee's fourth season, after being assured that he would still have his job upon his return.

On Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the age of 31, Monteith was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver.

The actor said, "Finn started off as the stereotypical dumb jock but as the show has gone on, Finn's not dumb anymore, really, he's just a little naïve".

Commenting on the fifth episode of the first season, Eric Goldman of IGN wrote, "We got to see a bit of a darker side to Finn [...] it's good to see this, because up until now, Finn's been a bit too strait-laced to totally invest in".

Monteith said of his casting process, "I was like a lot of kids, looking for something to be interested in. He is a popular jock at the top of the school's social hierarchy, but when forced to join the glee club, he finds he loves it.

His storylines have seen him struggle with his decision to stay in the club, which is at the bottom of the social ladder, while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks.

As an actor based in British Columbia, Monteith had minor roles on television series before being cast on Glee.

Following his success in that show, Monteith's film work included the movie Monte Carlo, and a starring role in Sisters & Brothers.

Shortly after his death, Glee fans raised money to "name a star" after Monteith, after being inspired by a scene featuring his character on Glee.The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs. On July 20, 2013, Ryan Murphy stated in various media outlets that Monteith was set to have a tribute in the third episode of season five, which also dealt with the death of his character, Finn Hudson.The following May, the cast went on a second tour with mostly new songs and all-new skits, performing for four weeks in the U. According to Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, Monteith's admission to rehab in March resulted from an emergency intervention on the Paramount lot, in which Murphy and other members of the Glee cast and crew urged Monteith to accompany doctors to the rehab facility, which had been arranged by the show.He had been scheduled to check out that day following a seven-night stay, but when he failed to do so, hotel staff entered his room and discovered his body around noon. Coroners Service on October 2, 2013, confirmed these findings.The Vancouver Police Department stated that the cause of death was not immediately apparent, but ruled out foul play. It noted that Monteith also had codeine and morphine in his system at the time of his death, and that he was found with drug paraphernalia that included a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle, as well as two empty bottles of champagne.