Today we will tell you who Kurt Hammel is. Photos of him are attached to this material. This is a fictional character of the American television series "Chorus". His role was played by Chris Colfer.
General information
The character Kurt Hummel was conceived as a countertenor, interested in fashion. School is constantly mocking him. He managed to become a member of a choir club called New Horizons in the city of Lima, which is located in
Ohio. Kurt is trying to realize his own identity. He is faced with psychological and social problems. Later, Kurt Hummel became a student at the Dalton Academy, as well as a member of the Nightingale Choir. This team is a competitor to the New Horizons.
In the new choir, Kurt Hammel and Blaine Anderson first meet. This meeting was positively received by critics. A positive response was published on the pages of the New York Post. Later, the hero returns to McKinley's educational institution. He often takes on women's parties in the choir. This is possible thanks to the high voice. Chris Colfer, the performer of the role, describes the character as an unusually confident person, while mentioning that this is a typical teenager with fears and problems. The actor’s game was commendably noted by critics, and also won several awards. Among them are nominations for the Golden Globe and Emmy. Chris Colfer in 2011 was included in the list of the most influential people in the world according to Time.
Casting
The performer of the role before filming in this film did not have acting experience. Initially, he was considered as a candidate for playing the role of Artie Abrams. At the audition, the actor performed a song from the musical Chicago, entitled Mr. Cellophane
Ryan Murphy - the creator of the series - was so impressed with the young man’s amazing vocal abilities that he invented Kurt Hummel directly for him. However, it was necessary to keep the number of participants in the choir club. As a result, such a hero as Rajesh was removed from the script. The name of the character is taken from Kurt von Trapp, known for the work “Sounds of Music”. Surname Hammel - in porcelain figurines called Hummel. Colfer said that it was no coincidence that Murphy named the hero. He saw a similarity between the blush on the character's cheeks and the tinge of figurines. In an episode called The Substitute, teacher and choir director Will Schuster gets the flu and hallucinates. He imagines students as they were in childhood. Kurt Hammel appears among them.
Story lines
The hero joins the football team to impress his father. He has no experience, but he helps to win in the first game, scoring a decisive ball. The hero leaves the team when the coach makes you choose between football and the choir. He competes with
Rachel Berry - the main soloist - for the right to perform a female solo part in the musical “Evil”. Sebastian Smythe and Kurt Hammel have a rather strained relationship. This is a new member of Solovyov and a competitor to the hero.
Later, Finn Hudson , the footballer and leader of the choir, got into the teammates for performing love ballads. Mercedes and Kurt, dissatisfied with the secondary roles in the performances, become soloists in the school support team. The partner of the hero leaves the team. Kurt remains participating in a special national competition. Bart has a heart attack. He does not come out of a coma for several days. Kurt is very worried about the theoretical possibility of losing his father. Members of the choir go on to perform religious songs to console the hero. However, he is unbeliever and feels estranged from his friends. When consciousness returns to Bart, Kurt takes all the trouble to rehabilitate his father. Later, the hero begins to spy on the Dalton Academy choir, as the New Horizons will compete in the qualifying competition. Kurt at Dalton joins the Nightingales team. Next comes the qualifying competition. On it, “Nightingales” and “New Horizons” divided the first place. As a result, both teams received the right to take part in a regional competition.
Relations
The hero is close with his father, whose name is Burt. Their relationship is getting stronger. The hero was in love twice. Kurt Hummel failed to get a major role in the production of West Side Story. He is afraid that he will not be able to put together a good resume for the New York Academy. However, thanks to Blaine, he sends an opening statement.