Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Mandy Rogers, at 15, she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied law. Although she studied diligently, in 1993, Portia found herself giving special notice to a casting director who had seen her in a commercial, and she soon after auditioned for Sirens (1993), a low budget comedy, - www.imdb.com

McKinley High's resident bully Dave Karofsky says in real life, he's "all for dancing and singing." "I'd jump on 'Thriller' in a heartbeat," Max Adler, who plays Karofsky, told TVGuide.com Monday morning, right after Glee 's post-Super Bowl episode drew a staggering 26.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode of a scripted series in three years. It so happens that Adler was a First Chair All-State show choir member in high school.read more - www.tvguide.com

Portia de Rossi played Nelle Porter, the ambitious lawyer and resident vixen on the FOX series, Ally McBeal. She made a comeback in 2003 with the success of FOX's Arrested Development and appeared on several episodes of Nip/Tuck. - www.askmen.com