Posts with tag "KevinMchale"

'Glee' Star Kevin McHale Defends Able-Bodied Casting Choice

Posted Nov 11th 2009 at 03:00 PM by PopEater Staff

Kevin McHale isn't disabled, but he plays a wheelchair-bound High School kid in the hit series, 'Glee.' In Wednesday's episode, members of the glee club twirl their wheelchairs to 'Proud Mary' in solidarity with Artie, played by McHale. It's a scene meant to be uplifting, but it is just another blow to those in the industry with disabilities and their advocates, who believe it should have gone to ...

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'Glee' Star Kevin McHale: 'I'm Really Good at Not Moving My Legs'

Posted Nov 10th 2009 at 08:05 AM by Brooke Tarnoff

Kevin McHale has a brief but prestigious television resume - the former boy band singer switched gears to acting just a few years ago, but has already appeared in high profile shows like 'The Office,' 'Zoey 101' and 'True Blood.' Now Kevin is starring in FOX's runaway musical hit 'Glee' as wheelchair-bound misfit Artie Abrams, and the actor tells PopEater in an exclusive interview that fans ...

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Kevin McHale Leaves the Wheelchair on Set, Spills Juicy 'Glee'-tails

Posted Nov 9th 2009 at 03:51 PM by Brooke Tarnoff

We at PopEater love our DVRs, but FOX's new prime-time musical 'Glee' is on a short list of shows we skip plans to watch at its actual broadcast time. Among the reasons for our devotion: Artie "Wheels" Abrams, with his golden throat and smooth wheelchair dance moves. We were thrilled when the actor who portrays him, Kevin McHale, came in for a chat and photo shoot. Not only did we pick up some ...