ACTOR

Chris Colfer

1990 - Today

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Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has been the recipient of several awards, including the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in from 2013 to 2015, two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and one Grammy Award nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Colfer has received more than 5,449,412 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Chris Colfer is the 9,172nd most popular actor (down from 7,138th in 2019), the 13,454th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,608th in 2019) and the 4,304th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chris Colfers by language

Over the past year Chris Colfer has had the most page views in the with 370,841 views, followed by Spanish (32,943), and French (29,594). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hindi (242.65%), Uzbek (186.14%), and Simple English (101.40%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chris Colfer ranks 9,172 out of 13,578. Before him are Salma Agha, Trini Alvarado, Charlie Heaton, Kang Han-na, Julius Falkenstein, and Joyce DeWitt. After him are Roberto Accornero, Gabriela Duarte, Xiumin, Robert Osborne, Roy Atwell, and Emily Swallow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Chris Colfer ranks 213. Before him are Oliver Baumann, Benjamin Stambouli, Stefanía Fernández, Öykü Karayel, Irina-Camelia Begu, and Stacy Martin. After him are Xiumin, Josh O'Connor, Jack O'Connell, Ramona Bachmann, Josuha Guilavogui, and Shoya Tomizawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Colfer ranks 13,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Road Warrior Animal (1960), Paul LePage (1948), John S. Bull (1934), Charlie Crist (1956), Joyce DeWitt (1949), and Chris Henderson (1970). After him are Betsey Johnson (1942), Alex Hirsch (1985), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Robert Osborne (1932), Roy Atwell (1878), and Henry Cejudo (1987).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chris Colfer ranks 4,304. Before him are Danny Woodburn (1964), Jaime Bergman (1975), Mark Stevens (1916), Christopher Gorham (1974), Trini Alvarado (1967), and Joyce DeWitt (1949). After him are Robert Osborne (1932), Roy Atwell (1878), Emily Swallow (1979), Dedee Pfeiffer (1964), Mamie Gummer (1983), and Kelli Williams (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Glee: The Concert Movie
Kurt Hummel
A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.
Aug 11o 20117.289 / 10
Struck
Carson Phillips
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Apr 20o 20126.2 / 10
Glee
Kurt Hummel
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
6.745 / 10