This year’s Emmy Awards will air on August 29—which will be Glee nominee Lea Michele’s 24th birthday. “I’m so excited that everyone’s decided to throw this party for my birthday,” she jokes to TV Guide Magazine. “I think everyone felt really bad that my birthday was only at a sushi restaurant last year, so the Emmy committee decided to help me out this year.”

Summering at her New York apartment, Michele was worried about her downstairs neighbors complaining about her screams of joy when word came in about her first Emmy nomination as lead actress in a comedy. “I didn’t want to scream too loud, because I got a noise complaint recently from my neighbors. I think that had to … Read the rest

Lea Michele, Glee‘s ambitious songbird Rachel Berry, is in her hometown of New York, celebrating her first Emmy nomination. And not even the city’s debilitating heat is getting her down. “I don’t even mind it. I’m so happy to be here,” she says. “We finished our Glee tour here. I just have stayed in the city with my family just enjoying my time here. To get to be here today with my family is so cool.”

She didn’t watch the nominations and instead let herself be surprised. “I found out that Matt Morrison and Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer were also nominated. I feel like such a proud parent today for him. I love Ryan Murphy and I thank … Read the rest