--- description: Monteith died in July 2013 of a drug overdose title: Read Lea Michele's Sweet Mesage Commemorating Cory Monteith's Birthday image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Lea Michele's Sweet Mesage Commemorating Cory Monteith's Birthday by [Michele Corriston / People](/author/people/) ## Michele Corriston / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:36 PM CUT by [Michele Corriston / People](/author/people/) ## Michele Corriston / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:36 PM CUT The show that brought them together has ended, and she has moved on with a new man, but [Lea Michele](http://www.people.com/people/lea%5Fmichele "undefined") is still sharing her love for [Cory Monteith](http://www.people.com/people/cory%5Fmonteith "undefined"). The [_Glee_](http://www.people.com/article/www.people.com/people/tvwatch/category/0,,20418575,00.html "undefined") alum Tweeted a photo of her late on- and off-screen boyfriend in honor of his birthday. Monteith would have been 33 Monday. “I know you’re serenading everyone right now,” Michele, 28, captioned a shot of Monteith – who [died in July 2013](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20717317,00.html "undefined") of a [drug overdose](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20717425%5F20717941,00.html "undefined") – playing the drums and smiling. > [](https://twitter.com/msleamichele/status/597798641143775232) Michele has been dating model [Matthew Paetz](http://www.people.com/article/lea-michele-matthew-paetz-one-year-since-met-instagram "undefined") since last summer. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/lea-michele-twitter-cory-monteith-birthday "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3854297/lea-michele-cory-monteith-tweet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3854297/lea-michele-cory-monteith-tweet/"},"headline":"Read Lea Michele's Sweet Mesage Commemorating Cory Monteith's Birthday","datePublished":"2015-05-11T18:36:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:19:39.133Z","description":"Monteith died in July 2013 of a drug overdose","url":"https://time.com/3854297/lea-michele-cory-monteith-tweet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity","Glee"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michele Corriston / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3854297/lea-michele-cory-monteith-tweet/","name":"Read Lea Michele's Sweet Mesage Commemorating Cory Monteith's Birthday"}}]}] ```