Episode 273
Mark Salling
Wed, 2018-Jan-31 01:43 UTC
Length - 2:27
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With 436,207 views on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 our article of the day is Mark Salling.
Mark Wayne Salling (August 17, 1982 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor and musician. He was known for his role as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the television series Glee.
Born in Dallas, Texas, Salling studied at the Los Angeles College of Music before working as a guitar teacher. He also worked as an occasional actor, appearing in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) and The Graveyard (2006) before gaining a recurring role in Glee in 2008. Initially a regular character, from the fifth season he was reduced to a recurring guest star role. On the show, he soloed and dueted on cover versions of various songs. Pursuing a music career, he established his own label, Pipe Dreams Records, in partnership with Fontana Distribution. On this label he released an album, Pipe Dreams, in 2010.
In January 2013, Salling was accused of sexual battery but settled with his accuser out of court. In December 2015 he was arrested for the possession of large quantities of child pornography. After being convicted, he faced between four and seven years imprisonment, but committed suicide prior to incarceration.
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