29 Facts About Finn Hudson

1.

Finn Christopher Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.

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2.

Finn Hudson is initially the quarterback of his high school football team.

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3.

Monteith felt that Finn Hudson has had to grow up a lot during his time on the show.

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4.

Finn Hudson has been portrayed as a child by Jerry Phillips in "Pilot" and as a preschooler by Jake Vaughn in the episode "The Substitute".

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5.

Finn Hudson then attended a mass audition in Los Angeles; his vocal skills were considered weak, but he later performed very well with one of Glee casting directors, who said that his audition captured the most elusive quality of Finn's, his "naive, but not stupid sweetness".

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6.

Finn Hudson is introduced as a mean, aggressive quarterback of the William McKinley High School football team.

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7.

Finn Hudson is blackmailed into joining the school glee club as a punishment, New Directions, by its faculty director Will Schuester.

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8.

Finn Hudson is ashamed, and makes amends by standing up for Kurt when he is victimized by bullies.

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9.

At the beginning of the second season, Finn Hudson is still selfish and throws a tantrum at new student Sam Evans, and makes nasty remarks about his mouth, makes fun of the new football coach, Shannon Beiste, who briefly kicks him off the team for his nasty behavior.

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10.

Finn Hudson continues more trouble by giving cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester a list of lies about her as revenge.

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11.

Finn Hudson is eventually reinstated after an apology from Rachel Berry, and soon becomes quarterback again.

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12.

At Nationals, as the New Directions are about to go on stage, Finn Hudson begs Rachel to come back to him, but though she professes her love, she refuses, still torn between her lifelong dream of Broadway stardom and her love for him.

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13.

Back in Ohio, Rachel tells Finn Hudson she is moving to New York for college and will not be coming back; he reminds her that they have a whole year until graduation and they kiss, renewing their relationship.

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14.

Santana, devastated by this, slaps Finn Hudson, but he later claims it was a "stage slap" to prevent her from being suspended.

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15.

Finn Hudson has not been in touch with Rachel or Kurt all summer and into the fall—the two friends are now rooming together in Brooklyn while Rachel is attending NYADA—but he reappears unexpectedly at the end of the third episode.

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16.

Finn Hudson has been given an early discharge from the army after injuring himself.

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17.

Finn Hudson finds out she kissed Brody, a NYADA junior, and feels that he doesn't belong in her world in New York, so he returns to Lima without telling her.

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18.

In Lima, Finn Hudson is working at Burt's tire shop again, and Artie enlists his help to co-direct the school musical, Grease, which had been Finn Hudson's suggestion.

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19.

Finn Hudson enlists Emma, who is deep in wedding preparations in advance of Will's return, to help him judge a glee club competition for which member is the best diva.

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20.

In "I Do", when Emma flees the church the day of the wedding, Finn Hudson blames himself, but Rachel sets him straight, and he and Rachel sleep with each other post-reception.

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21.

Finn Hudson goes to college, where he shares a dorm room with Puck—who isn't actually attending the school.

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22.

The scene moves to the New Directions, with Finn Hudson, singing Don't Stop Believing from the "Pilot" episode.

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23.

Finn Hudson sings "I'll Stand By You" to the unborn child he thinks is his, and later sings " Having My Baby" to Quinn, the mother of the child, in front of her parents, who respond with her mother being forced to watch as her father evicts her from the family home.

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24.

In "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle", Finn Hudson led his football teammates, some of whom were performing with the glee club under duress, in The Zombies' "She's Not There".

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25.

Character of Finn Hudson has gotten mixed to positive reviews from television critics.

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26.

Finn Hudson wants to win a scholarship so he can provide for the baby he thinks is his.

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27.

Finn Hudson found the scene that followed Finn's revelation of Quinn's pregnancy to her parents the grimmest on Glee to that point.

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28.

Monteith won the 2011 Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV: Actor Comedy category for his portrayal of Finn Hudson, and was a member of the Glee cast ensemble given the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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29.

Finn Hudson received several other nominations for the role, including Teen Choice Awards in 2009 for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male and in 2010 for Choice TV: Comedy Actor, and the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards ensemble nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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