I Want to Do it All!
Even though he stars in Glee, the wickedly funny Fox-TV show focused on the trials and tribulations of a high school glee club, Matthew Morrison says his own teen years were surprisingly positive. “All the kids in the cast tell me they hated high school, but I had the best time,” he sheepishly admits. “I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president—I even dated the homecoming queen.”
Stop! It’s enough to drive the hit show’s audience to distraction. As Will Schuester, the earnest but energetic glee-club director, the 31-year-old Morrison guides a gaggle of talented but mostly socially inept kids through song, dance, and important life lessons. “If I could have written a part for myself, this would have been it,” he says. “It showcases everything I’ve trained for, and it’s the kind of teaching job I could easily have wound up doing myself in real life.” Read More