My how time flies! On November 9, 2010, Darren Criss made his first appearance on Foxโs Glee as Blaine Anderson, and as they say, the rest is history.
The actor took to Instagram to celebrate the milestone:
โToday marks the 10 year anniversary of my first appearance on Glee as Blaine Anderson in the episode โNever Been Kissed.โ And while a number of you by that point may have already been pretty familiar with me as a totally awesome boy wizard or a Disney song nerd from the internet stage, no one can deny that Gleeโs world presence catapulted my life to an entirely different level, and gave my career the opportunity to carry on in the way itโs been able to for the past decade.โ
โฃHe continued, โAnd it all happened through a literal song and dance that I could not be more proud of and grateful for. So whether youโre a Glee fan from back in the day, continue to re-watch it, or watching it now for the first time, thank you for allowing Blaine into your life. People always tell me how Glee changed their life, and Iโm always happy to remind them how yeah, it changed mine too. And how they, and you reading this, are a part of that. So thank you.โ
In honor of the 10th anniversary of his Glee debut, Darren is doing something special.
โBut words and throwback pictures can only say so much. So to celebrate this milestone, Iโm gonna give some of that love and appreciation back and throw a livestream concert entirely for charity benefiting a variety of good causes in need during this insane year. Iโm calling it DECโขAID, and Iโll be sharing songs, stories, and never-before-seen content from those good olโ Glee days. Iโll even be auctioning off some special personal items to see if we can raise some extra dough!โฃโ
โฃโThis is something Iโve been wanting to do for a very long time, but just needed the right occasion. And between todayโs anniversary, the holidays coming up, and the general sense of hope now in the air, the timing felt right. The show will be live on Saturday, November 28th, at 1pm PST. Still working out all the details but save the date and stay tuned via http://www.darrencriss.com/decaid or click the link in my bio. In the meantime, in anticipation of DECโขAID, join me on Instagram Live TODAY at 4pm pst where I live-watch & react to โNever Been Kissed,โ something I havenโt watched inโฆ TEN YEARS. Come join me, watch alongโฆ and letโs see what I have to say!!! โ
โLove you all, thanks for hanginโ with me and Blaine all these years. Hereโs to many more,โ he concluded.