Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.
58 Facts About Kurt Hummel
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Glee follows the trials of the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio, of which Kurt Hummel is a member.
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Kurt Hummel joins the Dalton Academy Warblers, the school's glee club, which is a competition rival of New Directions, and is befriended by their openly gay lead singer Blaine Anderson.
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Colfer describes Kurt Hummel as projecting a very confident "I'm better than you" personality, despite being a typically scared and anxious teenager.
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Colfer's portrayal of Kurt Hummel has received much critical praise, and he has been the recipient of several awards, including Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards.
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Kurt Hummel has garnered many award nominations, which include the 2010 and 2011 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Kurt Hummel originally auditioned for the role of Artie Abrams, performing "Mr Cellophane" from the musical Chicago.
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Murphy was so impressed by his performance that the role of Kurt Hummel was created for him.
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Kurt Hummel's name is inspired by the character Kurt Hummel von Trapp from The Sound of Music, a role that Colfer once played as a child.
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The Kurt Hummel surname comes from the popular German Kurt Hummel figurines; Colfer explained in an interview that Murphy thought he had their rosy-cheeked complexion.
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Kurt Hummel competes against the glee club's star singer Rachel Berry for a solo on "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked.
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Kurt Hummel is aware that Rachel is attracted to Finn, and attempts to sabotage her chances with him by giving her a bad makeover.
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Kurt Hummel introduces his father to Finn's mother Carole in the hope that if the two began dating, it would bring Kurt Hummel closer to Finn.
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Kurt Hummel, who becomes jealous over their growing relationship, briefly attempts to reclaim his father's attention by acting more masculine: he imitates Burt's style of dress, asks him for advice on performing songs by his favorite artist, John Mellencamp, and arranges to have Burt walk in on him kissing cheerleader and glee club member Brittany Pierce.
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However, at the end of the episode, when two bullies are about to attack Kurt Hummel, Finn redeems himself by defending him.
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Kurt Hummel is comatose for several days, and Kurt is terrified that he might lose him.
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Burt eventually regains consciousness, and Kurt Hummel takes charge of his recovery.
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Finn attempts to dissuade Kurt Hummel from partnering with Sam by predicting that Sam will be bullied to the point of quitting the club if he sings a duet with another male student.
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Kurt Hummel tells Blaine that he is being tormented by a homophobic bully at his high school, and Blaine convinces him to stand up for himself.
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Kurt Hummel transfers back to McKinley in "Born This Way" after Karofsky starts an anti-bullying club with glee club member Santana Lopez, and personally assures Kurt that he regrets his earlier threats.
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Kurt Hummel invites Blaine to the McKinley junior prom in "Prom Queen".
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The attendees greet Karofsky's election as Prom King with great enthusiasm, but a stunned silence falls when Kurt Hummel is declared Prom Queen due to having received an overwhelming number of unwanted write-in votes in the secret balloting.
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Kurt Hummel rejects Kurt's suggestion to come out at the prom, and abandons Kurt on the dance floor as the music begins; Blaine dances with Kurt instead.
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Kurt Hummel tries out for the musical, but the directors aren't convinced that he's masculine enough to portray Tony, the romantic male lead, and cast Blaine instead, even though he's only a junior; Kurt Hummel is given the minor role of Officer Krupke.
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Kurt Hummel nevertheless loses to Brittany, and Rachel is suspended from school for cheating.
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Kurt Hummel later tells Kurt that he was just nervous about the possibility of their first time, and that he cares nothing for Sebastian.
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Later, Kurt Hummel succeeds in becoming a finalist for NYADA, as does Rachel.
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In "Dance with Somebody", Kurt Hummel feels that Blaine has been distant, and confides in a boy named Chandler he meets at the local music store.
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Rachel thinks he's being in the wrong that Kurt Hummel is cheating on Blaine instead of talking to Blaine about the rut they are in.
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Kurt Hummel reassures him that they will be okay as a couple.
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In Season 4, Kurt Hummel joins Rachel in New York after she reveals that she is unhappy with her roommate and life at that point.
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Kurt Hummel becomes increasingly busy with his job at Vogue, and Blaine cheats on him in Lima.
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Kurt Hummel comes to New York to tell Kurt what happened, and they break up.
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Later, when Kurt Hummel is at the Winter Showcase to support Rachel, she sees him moved by Rachel's piece, and announces that he will be auditioning after the intermission.
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Kurt Hummel has brought Blaine with him, who tries to win back Kurt's trust, but the trip is uneasy.
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When Kurt Hummel returns to New York, there is a snowstorm, leaving Kurt Hummel, Rachel, Santana, and Adam stuck together in the loft watching movies together.
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Kurt Hummel says that he is desperately trying to get over Blaine, and Adam invites him to find their own romantic movie.
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When Santana moves in with him and Rachel, Kurt Hummel tries to keep Santana from telling Rachel about Brody prostituting himself.
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Still working at Vogue, Kurt Hummel is put in charge of a ballet gala, and invites Rachel and Santana to help.
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Emboldened, Blaine decides to ask Kurt Hummel to marry him, which he does in an extravagant proposal at Dalton Academy, in the spot where the two met.
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Kurt Hummel is back in New York in "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds", and gets a job at the diner where Rachel and Santana are working.
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At the start of the season, Kurt Hummel who has broken up with Blaine, returns to Lima because he still loves Blaine.
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Kurt Hummel starts dating an older guy Walter who he met online.
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Kurt Hummel reveals himself to be gay early in the show's first season.
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Kurt Hummel has a close relationship with his father Burt, who openly accepts his son after Kurt Hummel tells him that he is gay in the show's fourth episode, "Preggers".
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The first occurrence is initially alluded to in the episode "Acafellas", in which Kurt Hummel tells his friend Mercedes that he does have feelings for someone.
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Kurt Hummel was paired with another new character, Blaine Anderson, a member of the rival show choir group the Dalton Academy Warblers, who is initially a mentor for Kurt Hummel.
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That winter, Kurt Hummel begins to see Adam Crawford, a senior at his new school, NYADA.
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Anthony Benigno of the Daily News said he "found it particularly jarring to hear Kurt Hummel singing 'I wanna be your man' about his father", but Jessica Derschowitz of CBS News and MTV Aly Semigran enjoyed that the performance of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" brought new meaning to the song, which Semigran named her favorite number of the episode.
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In "Special Education", when given his first opportunity to audition for a Warblers solo, Kurt Hummel asks Rachel for advice on selecting a song and she recommends "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita; the episode cuts between the two as they each sing the song.
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Kurt Hummel thought that he had the emotional connection, the musicality, and the storytelling ability "down pat".
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Kurt Hummel has received mainly positive reviews from television critics, with many saying that Colfer's portrayal stole the show from lead actress Lea Michele as Rachel Berry.
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Kurt Hummel said that "Grilled Cheesus" felt forced and disliked Kurt's angry "overwrought" reaction to his friends' prayers.
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Kurt Hummel found Blaine's advice to Kurt "misleading and dangerous", especially the suggestion that targeted children should be held responsible for confronting their attackers and putting themselves at risk of further injury, rather than for protecting themselves.
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Kurt Hummel went on to commend the acting in the scene, and wrote that both actors "handled it with dignity and honesty".
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Kurt Hummel was named Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.
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Kurt Hummel was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance in the episode "Laryngitis", and at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance in "Grilled Cheesus".
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Kurt Hummel received consecutive Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film nominations at the 2009 and 2010 Satellite Awards.