The Will Schuester depicter was supposed to leave 'Glee' to do a movie but he agreed to stay on the show after his younger male co-star suddenly died due to overdose.
The 35-year-old actor, who is best known for having played Artie Abrams on 'Glee', takes to his Twitter account to pay tribute to his co-star who died from a drug overdose at the age of 31.
Friends of the 'Glee' actor who overdosed in 2009 have shared details of the late star's battle with alcohol and drug abuse as well as his struggle with fame.
The screenwriter admits the musical drama, which he created alongside Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, shouldn't have continued after the actor's death in July 2013.
While the 'Glee' actor remembers his two former co-star as really really good people, fellow castmate Amber Riley shares a heartbreaking video of the late actress singing with her son.