Cory Monteith's roommate speaks out on late 'Glee' actor's struggles - New York Post

Cory Monteith seemed to person it all.

The precocious histrion was astatine the tallness of his stardom connected “Glee,” but yet couldn’t flooded his cause and intoxicant demons and died successful 2013 from an overdose astatine 31. A caller docuseries hints that his occurrence — the Glee “curse” that saw 2 different castmates dice young — was to blame.

“I retrieve the paparazzi benignant of pursuing astir the car, and he’s like, ‘I deliberation they person a bug connected my car,'” says erstwhile roommate Justin Neill, connected the caller docuseries “The Price of Glee,” premiering Jan. 16.

Although the breakout prima was initially taken successful by his newfound fame, it yet took its toll connected the “very private” actor. Monteith told Neill, 41, that helium “wouldn’t privation it connected his worst enemy.”

“By the extremity of the 2nd season, helium didn’t person his backstage clip and helium was … astir apt 1 of the astir backstage radical I knew. And present it’s similar everybody wants to cognize everything astir him,” Neill told The Post.

After being formed arsenic high schoolhouse backmost Finn Hudson successful the Fox philharmonic drama successful 2008, the TV prima moved into Neill’s Culver City, Calif., pad.

Cory Monteith, who played beloved “Glee” backmost Finn Hudson, died from an overdose astatine property 31.AP

Monteith had “several” stalkers, including 1 who managed to get his address. The shaken histrion installed a information camera himself.

“Instead of waiting for a information unit … helium went to, like, Home Depot and he’s like, ‘Guys, this is serious,'” Neill said.

The three-part constricted series, which volition aerial connected ID and Discovery+, besides explores the untimely deaths of Mark Salling, who committed termination astatine 35, and Naya Rivera, who accidentally drowned astatine 33.

Justin Neill (right) is featured successful “The Price of Glee,” and said Monteith told him helium wouldn’t privation fame connected his worst enemy. Courtesy of Justin Neill

Multiple unit members — though the bid didn’t springiness an nonstop fig — besides perished owed to what immoderate telephone the “curse” of the Fox series, which premiered successful 2009.

Monteith struggled from a young age. His parents divorced erstwhile helium was 7, and 13 helium was skipping schoolhouse and utilizing drugs and alcohol. When helium was 19, his parent staged an intervention, and helium entered rehab successful 2001.

Although the “smart arsenic a whip, genuine and generous” histrion was sober for astir of the clip helium knew him, Neill noticed helium did commencement “having a brew present and there,” but convinced his friends helium was fine.

“He’s like, ‘I’m each right, guys. I’ve had occurrence now. I’m a antithetic person. I’ve outgrown that,'” Neill, who works for a web tech company, said.

Naya Rivera accidentally drowned astatine property 33.AP

That occurrence came with grueling shooting schedules, which included acting, singing and dancing — and progressive 70-hour enactment weeks.

Monteith — whose humble beginnings included increasing up successful Victoria, Canada, and moving jobs arsenic a Walmart greeter and roofer — “was ever conscionable grateful” for the opportunity.

However, “there did decidedly get to a constituent wherever helium was burned out,” Neill said.

During the series, which ended successful 2015, Monteith besides fell successful emotion with costar Lea Michele, whom helium dated connected and disconnected until his death.

Mark Salling committed termination astatine property 35.AP

Although “The Price of Glee” pegs her arsenic a controlling narcissist, Neill spoke fondly of the actress.

“She was really truly awesome to bent retired with,” helium said. “She made eggplant parmesan for america 1 clip that was phenomenal.”

When helium wasn’t dating Michele, Monteith “had his fun” with the galore romanticist prospects.

He erstwhile told Neill, “You know, this gets truthful old.”

The formed and unit of “Glee” airs with their Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical grant astatine the 2011 Golden Globes.AP

“He didn’t spot these girls. I deliberation that’s truly wherefore helium gravitated towards Lea due to the fact that they understood what each 1 was going through,” Neill said of the pair, whose characters dated connected the show.  

Monteith was written retired of the past fewer episodes of “Glee’s” Season 4 truthful helium could participate rehab again successful March 2013.

At the time, his “Glee” costars wanted to assistance him with his heroin addiction and his mother was alert helium was taking painkillers.

After that stint, helium traveled to Vancouver, and Neill reached retired to 1 of his friends determination erstwhile helium hadn’t heard from him.

Monteith dated his “Glee” costar Lea Michele successful existent beingness and connected the show. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

“I’m like, ‘Cory hasn’t been texting maine back.’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, he’s conscionable trying to escaped his head. I conscionable saw him … and helium seems truly well,'” helium remembered.

In July, he was recovered dead successful a Vancouver edifice country with heroin, intoxicant and depressants successful his system.

Neill keeps his friend’s representation live by keeping successful interaction with Monteith’s mother, texting her connected holidays and calling himself her “California son.”

He besides kept a contiguous Monteith gave him — the surfboard helium won astatine the Teen Choice Awards.

“Because I grew up surfing,” helium said, smiling. “And helium was like, ‘This would mean much to you than me.'”