Lea Michele is a Actor American born on 29 august 1986 at New York City (USA)
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Birth name Lea Michele SarfatiNationality USABirth 29 august 1986 (37 years) at New York City (
USA)
Lea Michele Sarfati (/ˈliːə mɨˈʃɛl sɑrˈfɑːti/; born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American singer, actress, and author. She is known for her role as Rachel Berry on the Fox television series Glee (2009–15). Michele's performance received critical praise, earning her a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, three consecutive People's Choice Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2015, she began portraying Hester Ulrich in Fox's Scream Queens.
Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Les Misérables, Ragtime, and Fiddler on the Roof. In 2006, she originated the role of Wendla Bergmann in the Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening. Its soundtrack, on which she was a featured solo artist, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2008. Michele made her film debut in 2011, starring in the romantic comedy New Year's Eve. In 2014, she voiced Dorothy Gale in the animated film Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
Michele, with her label Columbia Records, began her solo music career in 2012. Her first single, "Cannonball", was released on December 10, 2013. Her debut album, Louder, was released on March 4, 2014, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200. Michele released her first book, Brunette Ambition, on May 20, 2014, which debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list. Her follow-up book, You First: Journal Your Way To Your Best Life, was released on September 22, 2015. Biography
Residence
In June 2015, Michele bought a four-bedroom home in Brentwood for $2.9 million, and sold her two-bedroom Los Angeles cottage for $1.8 million, which she purchased in 2012 for $1.4 million. Prior to buying her Hollywood home, Michele lived in an apartment in New York City's West Village. She moved into the apartment after graduating from high school.
Relationships
Prior to co-starring together on Glee, Michele briefly dated actor Matthew Morrison. From 2006 to 2008, she was in a relationship with stage actor Landon Beard. She dated actor/singer John Lloyd Young from summer 2008 to spring 2009, after being cast as Éponine and Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables at the Hollywood Bowl. She then dated Broadway actor Theo Stockman from November 2009 to September 2011. Michele began dating her Glee co-star Cory Monteith in November 2011. They remained a couple until Monteith's death on July 13, 2013. Following his death, Michele co-wrote a song with singer-songwriter Sia Furler about Monteith ("If You Say So") which is featured on her debut album Louder. Michele has been in a relationship with Matthew Paetz, a dating and lifestyle coach, since June 2014. They met in April 2014 on the set of Michele's music video for her single "On My Way". The couple reportedly began living together in September 2014.
Public image
Michele is considered a fashion icon by the media. She was featured on People 's Best Dressed List of 2010 as "The Newbie" and she was voted "2010 Most Stylish Star" by E! Online. She is known to take fashion risks at public events, and, in the past, has been made fun of because of her ability to pose on the red carpet. Michele has stated that Penelope Cruz is one of her style icons. When describing her everyday fashion style to Marie Claire Mexico, she said: "[My style is] very relaxed and simple – jeans, flats and a leather jacket. Lately, I have mixed the Californian style with the dark side of New York. I would wear black every day if I could. For red carpets, I love experimenting." In June 2010, AfterEllen ranked Michele 16th on their annual Hot 100 list for 2010, voted for by lesbian and bisexual readers. In 2011, the British popular men's magazine FHM ranked her 47th on their annual 100 Sexiest Women list. In May 2011, Michele ranked 28th on the Maxim 2011 Hot 100. Michele placed at number 10 on Glamour 's 50 Best Dressed Women of 2011. She appeared on AfterEllen's Hot 100 list of 2011, placing at number 10. The following year, she ranked number 11 on the AfterEllen Hot 100 for 2012. Women's Health magazine placed Michele as the 3rd Best Summer Body of 2012. In April 2012, she placed at number 37 on Glamour 's 50 Best Dressed Women of 2012 list. Michele ranked 14th on the Maxim 2012 Hot 100, and placed at number 39 the following year on the Maxim 2013 Hot 100. She ranked number 42 on the AfterEllen Hot 100 list of 2013. She placed at number 76 on FHM 's 100 Sexiest Women list of 2013. Glamour ranked Michele number 19 in their 50 Best Dressed Women of 2013 list. In 2013, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Style Icon. Michele ranked 31st on the Maxim 2014 Hot 100 list. She then ranked 48th on AskMen's list of 99 Most Desirable Women of 2014. Also in 2014, Michele was featured on People 's Most Beautiful list. She also featured on the Most Beautiful at Every Age list, and Hollywood's Unconventional Beauties list. She again featured on the Most Beautiful list in 2015. She placed at number 96 on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list for 2015.
Politics
Michele is a liberal Democrat and supported Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential Race. Obama included Michele on his wish list of celebrity endorsers for his 2012 campaign. In 2010, Michele and her Glee co-stars were invited by President Obama to perform at the second annual Easter Egg Roll hosted at the White House. She then sang for the President at his second inauguration ball on January 21, 2013. Michele's main political interests are the legalization of gay marriage and animal rights issues, particularly the use of fur in the fashion industry and cruelty of horses in the horse-drawn carriage business. For her work with animals, she received a Humanitarian Award from the animal rights group PETA.
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