'Glee' star reveals casting struggles

Lea Michele was told she was “too ethnic” to land a leading TV role.

Lea Michele was told she was “too ethnic” to land a leading TV role.

The ‘Glee’ star – who plays geeky singer Rachel Berry in the high-school based musical TV show – thinks she had trouble being cast on television because of her looks.

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