'Glee' Actor Mike O'Malley Talks Cory Monteith, Filming 'The Quarterback'

Cory Monteith‘s on-screen step-dad Mike O’Malley opened up on The Ellen Degeneres Show about filming tonight’s tribute episode, “The Quarterback.”

“Cory Monteith was a great guy, he was my step-son on the show, and he was a terrific, terrific actor,” the Welcome to the Family actor shared during his interview.

“What was interesting about shooting the episode is that you’re tasked with doing your job, which is the story of telling the story. And it’s a story that is important to tell because I think that the audience… he was an important character to them. But yet everyone in the audience and you realize when you’re doing this episode, it’s about someone who is very… he’s gone,” Mike continued.

“It’s a really remarkable episode. It’s one of the most beautiful episodes ever written on that show, and I think they’ve written some beautiful ones.”

Watch what Mike O’Malley had to say about Cory Monteith and “The Quarterback” in the clip below:

Be sure to tune in to Glee for “The Quarterback” TONIGHT at 9pm/8c on FOX.