and tragic, news of the death of 31-year-old glee actor cory monteith stunned his closest friends. the hollywood star found dead in a downtown hotel room. his cause of death not immediately clear. but at a press conference saturday police ruled out foul play. mr. monteith checked into the hotel july 6th and was due to check out of the room today. there were others with mr. monteith in his room earlier. video and fob key entries show him returning to his room by himself in the early morning hours and we believe he was alone when he died. glee guest director adam shankman spoke to monteith hours before his death. he was the glue, the cheerleader that really held everybody together on that set i really felt. he was always smiling. he was patient. he was the first one he always knew all his lines right