Development Tina Cohen-Chang

ushkowitz (pictured) found series creator ryan murphy on broadway, rather through traditional casting call.

in casting glee, series creator ryan murphy sought out actors identify rush of starring in theatrical roles. instead of using traditional network casting calls, spent 3 months on broadway, found ushkowitz, had starred in broadway revival of king , i. glee casting associate in new york had cast ushkowitz in spring awakening.

ushkowitz given little information tina s story, , believed stutter real. pleased when truth revealed, however, explaining: have been fun keep because gives 1 more quirk, opens whole new set of doors tina. ushkowitz has created own story tina, , believes rebelling against mother rather genuinely being goth, explaining: don t think room filled dark posters , heavy metal stuff—i think phase s going through. there s lot of options characters evolve , change next year. m totally rooting tina join cheerios or crazy that.

ushkowitz close co–star kevin mchale, , 2 of them in support of relationship between characters, referred portmanteau artina , artie , tina. mchale described artie , tina s relationship being similar 1 between cory (ben savage) , topanga (danielle fishel) in abc comedy–drama boy meets world, , believes together. 2 characters did break between seasons 1 , two, , did not reconcile throughout season three.

although number of student cast members seniors in third season , graduated when ended stated @ 2011 san diego comic-con tina junior, , hence not graduating them. before third season s debut in september 2011, murphy said tina s role increase in season.