Alex Newell

Former Glee Project finalist Alex Newell (Unique) has a couple of reasons to celebrate today. First of all, he’s set to return to Glee Season 4 for a recurring role as one of the New Directions. And second, today — August 20 — is his 20th birthday.

The Glee star has been getting love on Twitter all day, from both his Glee and Glee Project families.

Fellow Season 1 finalist ...

When a promo with the first official footage of Glee Season 4 hit FOX’s YouTube channel on August 15, it confirmed something that we’ve been suspecting for a while now.

Wade (aka Unique), the former Vocal Adrenaline leader played by Season 1 Glee Project runner-up Alex Newell, is transferring to McKinley High School.

During this year’s Comic-Con, producer Ian Brennan said,...

Season 4 of Glee might not be premiering until later this fall, but the cast and crew have already almost finished filming through Episode 2. On August 15, creator Ryan Murphy tweeted a link to this brand new promo video of the very first footage of the season.

So what new spoilers, hints, and teases can we learn from all this, anyway? We’re breaking down the promo — second by...

Update: FOX's first official promo for Season 4 confirms it. Unique is back!

Unique, played by Season 1 Glee Project runner-up Alex Newell, may have been the star performer of Vocal Adrenaline at Glee Season 3 Nationals, but that doesn’t mean she (or her plainclothes counterpart Wade Adams) ever really felt accepted at Carmel High.

After seeing how kind and accepting McKinley High...