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Chris Colfer
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Person

Chris Colfer

b. 1990

Actor, singer, book author

Born
27 May 1990 · Clovis

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 41 years
  1. 27 May 1990BornBorn in Clovis
  2. 2011AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1990 – today).

  1. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  3. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  5. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  6. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  7. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  8. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  9. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  10. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  11. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  12. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  13. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  14. 20112011 Norway attacks
  15. 2011Libyan civil war
  16. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  17. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  18. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  19. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  20. 2015Paris Agreement
  21. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  22. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  23. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  24. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  25. 2023Gaza war
  26. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  27. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

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 and won him 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 from 2013 to 2015, two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and one Grammy Award nomination. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first film, Struck by Lightning, which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. He also wrote The New York Times bestselling The Land of Stories series of children's fiction books, starting with The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. As of September 2025, he has published twenty-one books.

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