Noah Puckerman , better known as Puck, is a fictional character in the American music television series Chorus , coined by Ryan Murphy , Ian Brennan, and Brad Falchak . Park, whose role is played by actor Mark Salling, appeared in a pilot episode of the series on May 19, 2009. Finn Hudson’s best friend, a football teammate, Park did not approve of Finn’s choir membership and later joins New Horizons at McKinley’s fictional high school in Lyme, Ohio , where the series’s events take place.
| Noah Puckerman | |
|---|---|
| Noah puckerman | |
 Mark Salling as Pak | |
| Appearance | " Pilot " |
| Role performer | Mark Salling |
| Creator | Ryan Murphy Ian Brennan Brad Falchak |
| Information | |
| Nickname | Pack |
| Floor | Male |
| Age | 18 |
| Occupation | McKinley School Football Team Member, Soloist of the New Horizons Choir |
| Family | |
| Children | Beth Corcoran (biological daughter) |
| Relations | Quinn Fabre Rachel Berry Lauren Zayzis |
| IMDb | 0162299 |
Salling sent a video of his vocals to hundreds of agents before one of them called him and offered to audition for the series on the same day [1] . Before getting the role, the actor auditioned five times, including the main role of Finn Hudson [2] . In 2010, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award as a breakthrough of the year (actor), and in 2011 - the best male episodic role.
Content
Storylines
Reaction
Musical Performances
Pak took part in almost all musical numbers performed by the choir, and also sang several solo compositions, which were included in the series soundtrack albums and were released as singles through digital distribution . Usually, Pak accompanies himself on an acoustic guitar, for example, in the songs “Sweet Caroline”, “Only the Good Die Young”, “ Fat Bottomed Girls ”, as well as the song supposedly composed by Pak himself, “Big Ass Heart”. Pak's first solo song was a cover version of Neil Diamond 's Sweet Caroline, which he performed in the episode Mash-Up . Neil Diamond initially denied the creators of the series the use of his song, but later agreed when he learned the details of the plot and even appreciated the performance of Pak [3] [4] . “Sweet Caroline” became Puckerman’s most famous song on the show. Raymond Flanders of The Wall Street Journal called the version of Sulling “soulful” [5] , and Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly called it “more than Pak’s successful work.” [6] The song was released as a single, available for digital download, entered the album, as well as 34 lines on the Billboard Hot 100 , 22 on the Canadian Hot 100 and 37 on the Australian chart. [7] .
Reviews
The character received mostly positive reviews. Flanders appreciated Sulling’s play in the episode “Mash-Up,” where, in his opinion, Park finally emerged from the image of “dumb punk” and surprised everyone with his “cool and soft” voice during the performance of “Sweet Caroline” [5] . In his review of the next episode, “ Wheels, ” Tod VanDerWerff of The AV Club is in praised the further development by the creators of the Pak storyline, which, despite the abundance of romantic relationships with women, shows serious feelings for Quinn Fabre ( Dianna Agron ), which in turn has become a serious pivot for the further construction of the character's image [8] .
Mark Salling himself spoke of his character as one of the series’s most ambitious heroes [9] ; at the beginning, he is presented as a “big child” who is trying to break out of a small town by all means and maintain the status of a local favorite of women, but despite this he enters the choir [10] . Prior to filming, Salling gained more than 9 kg of body weight in order to more realistically embody the image of a football player, but by the third episode he was forced to lose 14 kg to be in good shape during the training scene; the actor described the experience as “extreme” [1] .
In 2010, Sulling was nominated for the Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV: Breakthrough of the Year (Actor) nomination with his colleague Kevin McHale ( Artie Abrams ), but none of them received an award [11] . In 2011, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award in the category “Choice TV: Best Male Episode” along with his colleague Chris Kolfer ( Kurt Hummel ), but did not win [12] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Thomas, Rachel An Interview With Mark Salling (Puck, 'Glee') . about.com . The New York Times Company (September 2009). Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Mark Salling Bio (link not available) . Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Morris, Christopher Keeping 'Glee' in tune . Variety Reed Business Information (December 4, 2009). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived on February 13, 2011.
- ↑ Dos Santos, Kristin; Godwin, Jennifer. This Just In: Fox Pulls Dollhouse; Neil Diamond Hearts Glee . E! Online E! (October 22, 2009). Date of treatment February 15, 2010. Archived on February 13, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Flandez, Raymund “Glee” Season 1, Episode 8: TV Recap . The Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company (October 22, 2009). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Slezak, Michael 'Glee': Rating the iTunes downloads from episode 8, 'Mash Up' . Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc. (October 22, 2009). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived on February 13, 2011.
- ↑ Glee Cast - Sweet Caroline . aCharts.us . Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived on February 13, 2011.
- ↑ VanDerWerff, Todd "Wheels" . The AV Club . The Onion (November 12, 2009). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Steinberg, Jamie Mark Salling - Good Glee . Starry Constellation Magazine (May 2009). Date of treatment June 2, 2009. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Jensen, Michael Mark Salling Makes "Sweet" Music on "Glee" . AfterElton.com . Logo (October 22, 2009). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Teen Choice Awards 2010 Nominations . Celebglitz (June 15, 2010). Date of treatment October 14, 2011. Archived August 27, 2012.
- ↑ Votta, Rae . Teen Choice Awards 2011 Nominees Announced: Harry Potter vs Twilight , The Huffington Post , AOL (June 29, 2011). Date of treatment October 14, 2011.
Links
- Pak on Fox.com
- Pak on the Internet Movie Database