Mark Wayne Salling was an American actor and musician known for his role as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the television series Glee.
19 Facts About Mark Salling
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Mark Salling worked as an occasional actor, appearing in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering and The Graveyard before gaining a recurring role in Glee in 2009.
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In 2015, Mark Salling was arrested for the possession of child pornography.
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Mark Salling died by suicide on January 30,2018, before a sentencing hearing scheduled for March 7.
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Mark Salling was born in Dallas, Texas, the younger of two children to John Robert Mark Salling Jr.
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Mark Salling attended, but did not graduate from, Culver Military Academy and later graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 2001.
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Mark Salling sang, wrote, and produced his own music under the name Jericho.
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Mark Salling played the piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums.
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Mark Salling was the composer, performer, and producer of each track.
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Mark Salling acted in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering and The Graveyard.
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Mark Salling dated Glee co-star Naya Rivera from 2007 to 2010, and Playboy model DJ Roxanne Dawn from 2010 to 2011.
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Mark Salling was a long-time member of the Echo Park Ornithology Club in Los Angeles, and even penned their theme song.
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Mark Salling denied the charges and filed a counter-suit for defamation of character.
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In March 2015, Mark Salling settled with Gorzela out of court and agreed to pay her $2.7 million.
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On December 29,2015, Mark Salling was arrested at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of possessing several thousand photos and videos depicting child pornography, following a tip-off to the police from one of his ex-girlfriends.
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Mark Salling was released later on $20,000 bail, but a search pursuant to a warrant found more than 50,000 images of child pornography, downloaded between April and December 2015, on his computer and USB flash drives.
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The guilty plea was formalized on December 18,2017, and Mark Salling's sentencing date was set for March 7,2018.
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Mark Salling died by suicide by hanging on January 30,2018, near his home in the Sunland area of Los Angeles.
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Mark Salling's body was found six hours after he was reported missing.