MVHS Grad Wins TV's 'Glee Project' to Appear on 'Glee'

A 19-year-old musician from Murrieta will appear on seven recurring episodes of Fox's "Glee" this fall.

Samuel Larsen was one of 34,000 people to submit an audition video for "The Glee Project," a reality TV competition on Oxygen.

Twelve were then invited to compete on "The Glee Project" for the spot. Over the course of 10 episodes, the choice was whittled down.

The finale aired Sunday night on Oxygen.

"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy placed his money on Larsen and fellow contestant, Damian McGinty, 18, from Derry City, Northern Ireland.

Larsen and McGinty were given seven episodes on "Glee," while Alex Newell, 18, from Lynn, Mass., and Lindsay Pearce, 20, from Modesto, Calif., each got two-episode arcs on the show, People reported.

According to People, Larsen tried out for "Glee" last season.

"It did kind of feel like fate, having gone for Glee before and coming so close," Larsen told People. "In that moment, I felt like I just blew it, I didn't get it, but it just made me hungrier. I remember the other night just talking to [casting director] Robert [Ulrich] and going, 'I'm so much happier getting this role than if I would have gotten Sam. This role is much more me.' "

Larsen is a 2009 graduate of Murrieta Valley High School.