Former 'Glee' actor Mark Salling dead at 35

Mark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy Glee, has been found dead at age 35

epa06486784 (FILE) - US actor Mark Salling arrives for the Glee 3D Concert Movie premiere in Westwood, California, USA, 06 August 2011 (reissued 31 January 2018). According to media reports, US actor Mark Salling has been found dead at the age of 35, weeks ahead of his sentencing on child pornography charges.  EPA/MIKE NELSON
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Mark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy Glee, has been found dead at age 35 a few weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in Los Angeles on child pornography charges.

Salling's lawyer, Michael J. Proctor, said the actor died Tuesday. He did not reveal the cause of death.

A local law official said the actor's death is being investigated as a suicide.

Salling pleaded guilty in December to possession of thousands of images of child pornography. He was scheduled to be sentenced March 7.

He played Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the long-running show, which concluded in 2015.

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