Lea Michele Is "Glee"'s Rachel Berry in Real Life
Lea Michele was only 23 when Glee first aired back in 2009, but something about her portrayal of Rachel Berry let us know she’d be an instant star. Sure enough, the show has ended but our love for the actress and singer rages on. (Um, Scream Queens, anyone?)
From time to time, it can be hard to differentiate our love for Lea and our love for Rachel. When your faves take a role and make it iconic, that's just what happens. Can you imagine anyone else playing the type-A, hopelessly optimistic musical theater head? We didn't think so. But it seems that the actress and her on-screen counterpart have a lot more in common than you might think — and we're not just talking about the "very Rachel Berry" moment in her audition that landed her the role. Read on to find out what the two share.
















