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GLEE Cast Picks Rachel Berry's Dads

By: Feb. 23, 2011
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, the cast of Glee has made their choices about for which actors should play Rachel Berry's (Lea Michele) dads. While Taye Diggs has been rumored to be a contender, Matthew Morrison is hoping for Nathan Lane and Danny DeVito.

Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth suggested, "I would like to see an African-American in there. Maybe Seal? Then the other guy has to be reAl White... Hugh Jackman?"

GLEE newbie Darren Criss added, "I don't know, I'd want to think about it [because] I'm very meticulous about these things," he said. "I'll tell you who I'd love to play someone's grandfather: Christopher Walken! Come to Glee, please!"

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GLEE made its triumphant return to prime time with an astounding 12.3 million viewers tuning in to the Season 2 premiere. The anticipation and excitement for GLEE music reached new heights with over 250,000 new tracks downloaded in the first 48 hours available. This incredible response yielded more record breaking moments for GLEE; it's the first time all singles from any episode simultaneously appeared in the top 10 of iTunes Top Songs chart. Additionally, the GLEE Cast version of Jay-Z's anthem "Empire State of Mind" has the single highest first day sales for any GLEE track released to date.

To date over 13 million GLEE songs have been digitally downloaded, with over 5 million albums sold worldwide. GLEE scored three consecutive #1 releases with GLEE: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, GLEE: The Music, The Power of Madonna and GLEE: The Music, Journey To Regionals. This week four GLEE releases occupy slots within Billboard's top 100 best selling albums Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers at #31, Glee: The Music, Volume 1 at #58, GLEE: The Music, Journey To Regionals at #66 and GLEE: The Music, Volume 2 at #81. With all the excitement around Glee's return, it's evident why the New York Times proclaimed GLEE is now a bonafide phenomenon."

 

 



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