Chord Paul Overstreet, aka Chord Overstreet, is an American musician and actor. He is best known for playing Sam Evans on the Fox television show Glee and as Josh Hollis in the online series Private.
Since 2021, he has appeared in the Apple TV+ comedy series Acapulco. The actor appeared in the 2022 Netflix Christmas movie Falling for Christmas with Lindsay Lohan.
Overstreet launched a solo musical career after signing with Safehouse Records. On August 26, 2016, Island Records and Safehouse Records released his debut song ‘Homeland.’ Read along to find more details on the actor’s life, parents, siblings, and more.
Chord Overstreet’s father is also a musician
Chord was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 17, 1989. Jullie Miller, a hairdresser, and Paul Overstreet, a country music singer and songwriter are the parents of the actor. He has German, Irish, and English ethnicity.
Chord started playing the mandolin early when his parents encouraged him to pursue music. Later, he expanded his instrument library to include the drums, flute, piano, and guitar.
He composes music as well as writes songs. Chord’s parents have always supported him professionally.
On Mother’s Day of 2022, Chord posted a heartwarming wish for his mother with a carousel of her pictures. “I couldn’t be more grateful for that and all the sacrifices you continue to make for all of us kids. There is truly no one like you! Love you so so much!!” he wrote in the caption.
Chord Overstreet has a total of five siblings
Chord and his five siblings grew up together in a very creative and music-filled environment with their father, who was passionately involved in the country music industry. The actor is very close to his family.
Chord has an elder brother named Nash Overstreet, an older sister named Summer Overstreet, and three younger sisters called Harmony, Skye, and Charity Overstreet.
Chord Overstreet with his parents and siblings on 2020 Father’s Day (Photo: Instagram)
Nash, born in 1986, is a guitarist in the band Hot Chelle Rae. Hot Chelle Rae, known initially as Miracle Drug, is an American pop-rock band created in 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee.
There is brotherly love between the Overstreet brothers. Recently, Nash posted a childhood photo of himself with his brothers on Instagram and captioned it by writing, “Me and my siblings when we were LITTLE.”
Summer was born in 1987. Having grown up in a musical household, Summer is also a singer-songwriter. According to GeniusCelebs, She discovered her passion for music when she was 12 years old and began playing the guitar.
She has polished her style and voice since writing her first song at 14. Her well-known songs are ‘You Remain,’ ‘Feel That Way,’ and ‘Southern Swagger.’ From his sister’s instagram, we can see that Chord also has a nephew.
Chord Overstreet had to struggle for 2 years in the beginning
After graduating high school in 2007, Chord continued to follow his passion for acting. The actor got his first successful role as Josh Hollis on the online series Private after two fruitless years of trying his shot as an actor.
He also appeared in Nickelodeon’s iCarly episode “iSpeed Date” and the unaired pilot of No Ordinary Family. His debut film appearance was as Teenage Boy in the 2009 thriller The Hole, and he co-starred as Dupree in the 2011 film A Warrior’s Heart with Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.
On the FOX comedy-drama television series Glee, Overstreet portrayed Sam Evans, a transfer student, and athlete.
On July 1, 2011, TVLine’s Michael Ausiello reported that Overstreet’s contract option to become a series regular on Glee had not been renewed for season 3 but that he may return as an infrequent guest star.
Fans initiated a campaign to promote Overstreet’s rendition of ‘Billionaire’ in response to the revelation, and numerous hashtags relating to the actor, most notably “#DontCutTheChord,” began trending on Twitter.
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