24 Facts About Artie Abrams

Arthur "Artie" Abrams is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee portrayed as the "glue" of the glee club.

Artie Abrams is a guitarist and paraplegic manual wheelchair user who is a member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set.

Artie Abrams uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury he sustained in a car crash at the age of eight.

Artie Abrams's storylines have seen him accept his disability, pine for the affections of fellow New Directions members, and dabble in film directing.

McHale stated that performing as Artie Abrams has made him more aware of the challenges that people with disabilities face, and was grateful to showcase how Artie Abrams can "still do everything everyone else can that matters".

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Artie Abrams is introduced in "Pilot" as a guitar-playing member of the William McKinley High School glee club.

Artie Abrams is constantly bullied by members of the school football team.

Artie Abrams goes on a date with club member Tina Cohen-Chang, who stutters, and explains that he was left paralyzed following a car crash when he was eight years old.

When Tina learns that Artie Abrams's dream is to become a dancer, she asks him to perform in a tap dancing routine with her despite his paralysis, but their attempt fails miserably, and Artie Abrams asks Tina to leave.

At the beginning of the second season, Artie Abrams asks Finn Hudson to help him join the football team.

Artie Abrams loses his virginity to Brittany, but before they compete Santana Lopez tells him that Brittany only wanted him for his voice so she could win the competition.

Artie Abrams later realizes he wants her back, and with encouragement from Puck, they start a real relationship.

Later, Artie Abrams confronts Brittany: he becomes upset that Brittany cannot recognize that she is cheating on him with Santana, and calls her stupid.

Artie Abrams began dating his underclassman and fellow glee club member Kitty Wilde at the beginning of the fifth season, but broke up with her after he graduated in the mid season, right after the glee club was disbanded.

Artie Abrams is a successful film director as of the series finale, "Dreams Come True".

Artie Abrams found it challenging to adapt to using a wheelchair, having to overcome the instinctive urge to dance along or tap his foot during musical performances.

Artie Abrams found it difficult to watch his colleagues dancing while he used a wheelchair, but still learned the same dance routines as the other cast members, and was able to stand in during rehearsals in the event of absences.

Artie Abrams used a wireless microphone headset instead of a regular wireless handheld microphone, as his hands were needed to control his wheelchair.

Artie Abrams performed in a wheelchair when the Glee cast were invited to perform at the White House for the Obama family and guests in April 2010.

Artie Abrams enjoyed the performance, but took time to pick up the choreography having spent so long working in a wheelchair.

Artie Abrams believed that Artie became paralyzed later in life, rather than being born that way, which is confirmed in "Wheels".

Stroyman was not much like Artie Abrams, however: he was an athlete who "never fully understood the artsy kids" in high school.

Artie Abrams praised the increased use of McHale as a vocalist in the second season, enjoying his soulful voice.

Artie Abrams called it a "nice performance", but incongruous in context, a concern shared by Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone.