Blaine Devon Anderson is a fictional character from the American musical comedy-drama television series Glee.
36 Facts About Blaine Anderson
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Blaine Anderson initially served as a mentor for New Directions member Kurt Hummel.
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Criss auditioned for Glee several times before being cast as Blaine Anderson, including for the lead role of Finn Hudson.
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Blaine Anderson believed he would be ill-suited to that character, but identifies with Blaine, having been raised among the "gay community".
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Blaine Anderson plays Blaine as charismatic and confident, and finds his youthful self-acceptance a fitting counterpoint to common media portrayals of gay characters.
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Blaine Anderson has received mostly positive reviews from critics; Criss has been awarded a Rising Star accolade from the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association for his portrayal.
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Blaine Anderson is introduced in the episode "Never Been Kissed" as the lead soloist of the Dalton Academy Warblers a cappella musical group.
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Blaine Anderson meets Kurt Hummel, a member of the rival glee club New Directions.
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Blaine Anderson befriends Kurt, and helps him stand up to his tormentor, Dave Karofsky.
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Blaine Anderson falls in love with Blaine, who is initially oblivious to Kurt's feelings even as their friendship grows.
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Blaine Anderson enlists Kurt's help to serenade his crush Jeremiah, the assistant manager at a local Gap store.
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Kurt confesses his feelings, and Blaine Anderson tells Kurt that he cares for him, but is terrible at romance and does not want to risk damaging their friendship.
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Kurt and Blaine Anderson attend a party hosted by New Directions co-captain Rachel Berry.
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The Warblers lose to New Directions, but while Kurt is very disappointed, Blaine Anderson tells him that even though they lost, in reality, they won each other which makes losing Regionals worth it.
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Kurt refuses, they have a fight, and Blaine Anderson decides to walk home.
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When Blaine Anderson goes to Dalton Academy to retrieve it, Hunter and Sebastian attempt to seduce Blaine Anderson into returning to the Warblers.
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Blaine Anderson becomes conflicted, believing that he does not belong in New Directions.
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Sam ultimately convinces him that, despite having done a bad thing to Kurt, Blaine Anderson is still a good person and an important member of New Directions.
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Blaine Anderson ends up going to the Sadie Hawkins dance with Tina Cohen-Chang, who has developed a crush on him, but as friends only.
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Blaine Anderson still loves Kurt and asks Burt for his permission to propose to Kurt, but Burt tells him they're too young to marry, and advises him to wait.
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Blaine Anderson remains determined and while shopping for a ring, he meets Jan, a lesbian jeweler who has been with her partner Liz for over thirty years.
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Blaine Anderson is shown, after the ceremony is over, holding a jewelry box behind his back.
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Blaine Anderson still wants to marry Kurt, and stages an elaborate and successful marriage proposal at Dalton Academy where he and Kurt first met, accompanied by New Directions, and all their rival show choir groups, including the Warblers.
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Blaine Anderson becomes the coach of the Dalton Academy Warblers, and begins dating Dave Karofsky after a chance encounter at the local gay bar.
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At the wedding, Brittany insists that Kurt and Blaine Anderson get married alongside her and Santana.
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Dalton Academy burns down in "The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester", and the Warblers who transfer to McKinley are accepted into New Directions, with Blaine Anderson joining Rachel and Kurt as the coaches of the combined glee club.
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Blaine Anderson is portrayed by actor Darren Criss, who had auditioned for Glee several times for various different roles before the character Blaine Anderson was created.
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Media speculation suggested that Blaine Anderson would be Kurt's new love interest.
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Blaine Anderson offers a beautiful counter to that and makes such a great addition to the many-colored palette that is Glee.
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Blaine Anderson feels the need to impart his knowledge, be a source of strength for him, and really help him through what he's going through.
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Blaine Anderson was initially unsure whether the relationship would become a romantic one, and intended to gauge public response to their friendship before planning future developments.
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Blaine Anderson duetted with Kurt on Frank Loesser's "Baby, It's Cold Outside", which was included on Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album and reached number 53 in Canada.
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Blaine Anderson shared a duet of "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League with Rachel, which Reiter deemed a musical highlight of the episode "Blame It on the Alcohol".
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Blaine Anderson won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star.
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Blaine Anderson called the kiss scene a "sweet, real and, shockingly, un-hyped moment", and praised Criss and Colfer for "handl[ing] it with dignity and honesty".
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Several reviewers were unhappy with the second episode's revelation that Blaine Anderson was a junior, not a senior like Kurt, as had been implied in the previous season.