Golden era for television means that we get to see the brightest stars in tinsel town and hear the hottest gossips about them, but still, they get to have the best of the limelight. And one of the stars who is considered to be taking baby steps to just pop out of television is Glee’s very own Lea Michele. And see her again this December 6 for Glee Season 3 Episode 8: Hold on to Sixteen. Not only is she a talented songstress, but she has definitely landed a part in Garry Marshall’s all-star ensemble drama, New Year’s Eve.
Marshall’s romantic flick picks up in modern-day New York at the brink of a new year, a time when resolutions are drafted and love is being found or wasted away. The cast includes Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl, Sarah Jessica Parker and Zac Efron. The joke going around is that this is the movie that has every celebrity in the world appearing.
Michele’s role takes mainly on Ashton Kutcher’s character, who is also glowing on the headlines following his split with Demi Moore. The 25-year-old actress also recently revealed that she has split from her beau, the Broadway actor Theo Stockman. Although she has also been quick to state that they remain on amicable terms.
Back to Glee. For the starlet, the show has been a stepping stone, like an institution. Not to mention the fact that the songs and albums they made had become bestsellers worldwide. Indeed, the London leg of the show this past summer made much out of the fact that songs sung by the motley crew of McKinley High School students have had more singles in the top 100 of the American Billboard chart than Elvis Presley, who previously held the record with 108 singles.
Of course, the major caveat is that the Glee cast only record cover versions. Michele specialises in the songs of a fellow New Yorker, Barbra Streisand. Given that the part of Berry was written for the Bronx-born actress, it's perhaps no surprise that Michele admits she and Rachel have many similar personality traits.
"I think we share more characteristics with our on-screen roles than we are willing to admit sometimes. I am a big Streisand fan, I come from Broadway and I love performing on stage, very similar to Rachel," she state. "But not only that, I understand her drive. If you watch the show, and the last two episodes of Season 2, she says 'I'm going to New York and I'm going to be a performer.' And I was and am very much like that. Very just driven and on the path of knowing what I wanted to be."
Brunette beauty, that’s what we call Lea Michele. See more of her on Glee Season 3 Episode 8: Hold on to Sixteen when it’s around the corner come Christmas time.
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