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Chord Overstreet

American actor, singer and player (born )

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Birth nameChord Paul Overstreet
Born () February 17, (age&#;35)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
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Years active–present
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Musical artist

Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, )[1] is an American actor and performer.

He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series Glee (–). He has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series Acapulco since

After signing to Safehouse Records, he began a career as a solo musical artist. On August 26, , he released his debut single, "Homeland", through Safehouse and Island Records.

In , he released the single "Hold On", which was certified double Platinum in the United States.

Early life

Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to hairdresser Julie (née Miller) and country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet.[2] He has an older brother, Nash Overstreet (born ), who plays guitar in the band Hot Chelle Rae;[3][4] an older sister, Summer (born ); and three younger sisters, Harmony, Skye and Charity.[5][6][7] He is of German, Irish and English descent.[8][9] He was named after the musical term.[6] He was raised on a farm outside of Nashville.[10] Encouraged by his parents to pursue harmony, he started playing the mandolin at an early age, and moved on to the drums, flute, piano and guitar.[8][11] He is also a songwriter.[6] In his teenage years, he modeled for advertisements for Hollister, Well-known Footwear and Gap.[12] He was homeschooled.

Career

– Beginnings and Glee

Overstreet began to pursue his fire of performing after his elevated school graduation in After two unsuccessful years, Overstreet started his acting career on the web seriesPrivate as Josh Hollis.[13] He was also featured in an episode of iCarly titled "iSpeed Date" and starred in the unaired pilot of No Usual Family.[11][14] His first film role was that of Teenage Male child in the thrillerThe Hole, and he starred in the motion picture A Warrior's Heart as Dupree, alongside Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.[14]

Overstreet played the character of Sam Evans, a transfer learner and athlete, on the FOX comedy-drama television series Glee.[11][15][16] He landed the role after auditioning with the Commodores' song "Easy" and Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want to Be".[6] He later sang "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars as a studio test, and eventually sang this in his debut episode titled "Audition".

His cover of "Billionaire" was released as a single and charted at #15 in Ireland, #24 in Canada, #28 in the United States, and #34 in Australia.[17][18][19][20] On April 21, , the video for Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight" was released on YouTube and featured a series of cameos of Overstreet alternately making out with a girl (whom he stole from the head singer) on an office copier, DJing at a club, then playing guitar and mugging for the crowd with his brother, Hot Chelle Rae band member, Nash.[21]

On July 1, , TVLine's Michael Ausiello broke the news that Overstreet's contract option to become a series regular on Glee had not been picked up for season 3, but that he could possibly appear back as an occasional guest star.[22] In reaction to the announcement, fans launched a campaign to promote Overstreet's cover of "Billionaire" and various tags associated to the actor, most notably "#DontCutTheChord",[23] began trending on Twitter.

The song made its way into the iTunes top 5 Glee charts during the campaign.[24]

At the Comic-Con event, Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk reported that they had offered Overstreet a ten-episode deal with a possibility to become a series regular at mid-season, but that Overstreet had declined the option.[25][26] Overstreet later stated to Ausiello during an interview that he had decided to leave the show to focus on his music career, explaining: "They offered me the chance to come back for a few episodes, but there was nothing guaranteed so I decided to dive into the music thing."[27] It was reported on October 18, , and confirmed by series co-creator Ryan Murphy six days later, that Overstreet would be returning to Glee as a recurring traits starting with the third season's eighth episode.[28] On July 23, , it was confirmed that Overstreet would be a series regular for the fourth season of Glee, where he continued until the last season.[29]

–present: Harmony career, acting

Chord has cited James Taylor, David Gray, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Hall & Oates as musicians that inspire him.[30] On December 15, , Overstreet signed a recording contract with Safehouse Records, a record label founded by Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas and Phil McIntyre.

He was the first artist to be signed to the label.[31] He opened for Lovato and Jonas on several tour dates of their Future Now Tour in summer [32]

On August 26, , Chord released his first solo unattached, "Homeland", through Island Records and Safehouse Records.[33] Digital Journal called it "a fitting homage to his hometown", giving the tune a five star rating.[34] A music video for the tune premiered through Billboard on October 7, [35] In September , Overstreet revealed that he was working on an EP.[30] In December , he released a cover of "All I Desire for Christmas Is a Genuine Good Tan", written by Overstreet's father and originally recorded by Kenny Chesney.[36] Overstreet released the single, "Hold On" on February 3, [37] Though the anthem failed to impact any charts, it was certified double platinum certification by the RIAA in August [38] On May 12, , he released his first EP, Tree House Tapes.[39] In June , he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and performed "Hold On" on NBC's Today exhibit.

He also performed the anthem on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on August 14, [40]

Overstreet made appearances as a guest star in a number of television series including The Bold Type,[41]Royalties, and Pickle and Peanut.[42] In , he linked the cast of Acapulco, an Apple TV+ comedy series arrange in [43] The series' second season was released in October [44] In January , the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on May 1, [45] In August , the series was renewed for a fourth season.[46]

In , he starred in the comedy film The Swing of Things, which was released on Hulu.[47] He starred in the love-related comedy film Falling for Christmas opposite Lindsay Lohan.[48][49]

Personal life

Overstreet dated British actress Emma Watson in [50]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
iCarlyEric Episode: "iSpeed Date"
PrivateJoshua Hollis Recurring role
No Ordinary FamilyLucas Fisher Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
– GleeSam EvansMain role (seasons 4–6); Recurring role (seasons 2–3); 91 episodes
The MiddleRalph Wilkerson Episode: "Hecking Order"
Regular ShowDusty B (voice) Episode: "The Thanksgiving Special"
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Mitchell / Andrew (voice) Episode: "Mystery "
– Pickle and PeanutScampi / Brandon (voice) Episode: "Gregazoids/Meat Ballers"
The Bold TypeEvan Sloan Episode: "Stardust"
RoyaltiesSwitchback Jacket Singer Episode: "I Am So Much Better Than You at Everything"
–present AcapulcoChad Davies Main role
Doctor OdysseySam Episode: "Singles Week"

Music videos

Discography

As Chord Overstreet

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

As OVERSTREET

Extended plays

Singles

Tours

Co-headlining

Opening act

Awards and nominations

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