Darren Criss, award-winning singer and actor best known for Glee and The Assassination of Gianni Versace.
List of Darren Criss's featurings
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Darren Criss's age
Darren Criss is currently 39 years old.
Darren Criss's country of origin
Darren Criss is from United States.
Darren Criss's real name
Darren Criss's real name is Darren Everett Criss.
The Success Story of Darren Criss
Who Is Darren Criss?
Darren Everett Criss is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame for his portrayal of Blaine Anderson on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee (2010–2015). He also starred as the title character Andrew Cunanan in the anthology crime drama series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Early Life
Criss was born on February 5, 1987 in San Francisco to Cerina and Charles William Criss. He is of English, German, and Irish ancestry. He attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory high school in San Francisco before transferring to the Los Altos School in Los Altos Hills. He later enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Career
Criss first rose to prominence playing the lead role of Harry Potter in A Very Potter Musical (2009) and its sequel A Very Potter Sequel (2010), both produced by StarKid Productions. He also played a co-lead role in Little White Lie (2009) alongside Evan Rachel Wood. He gained wider recognition for his breakout performance as Blaine Anderson on Glee (2010–15). After leaving Glee in 2015, he starred as Hedwig Robinson in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2015–16).
Awards & Accolades
In 2010, Criss won a Streamy Award in the category of Best Male Actor for his work on StarKid's web series Little White Lie. In 2018, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018).
Personal Life
Criss married Mia Swier, his girlfriend of eight years, at the New Orleans Pavilion of The Ace Hotel on February 16, 2019. On April 14, 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.
