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Emmys 2013: 'Glee' Star Jane Lynch Honours 'Gifted' Cory Monteith (VIDEO)

EMMYS: 'Cory Was A Beautiful Soul'
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Late 'Glee' star Cory Monteith received a heartfelt tribute from his co-star Jane Lynch at the 2013 Emmy Awards this weekend.

"This summer on our show Glee we suffered a painful death in our family," Lynch, who plays cheer coach Sue Sylvester, began.

"From the first time you saw Cory, he had a star quality and genuine sweetness that made it impossible not to fall in love with him. And millions did fall in love with Cory...and I'm here to say that all that warmth and that charm and that open-hearted quality that we loved in Cory was no act."

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Jane Lynch pays tribute to Cory Monteith

Monteith, who was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room following an overdose of heroin and alcohol in July, was also praised by Lynch for being a "gifted and wonderful young man".

"Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction," she said.

Emmys 2013 Winners: See the full list

"Tonight we remember Cory for all he was and mourn the loss of all he could have been. To a generation that loved Cory so, please know this gifted and wonderful young man was worthy of your love.

"And if you were lucky enough to know Cory as we did, and witness firsthand Cory's goofy, breezy sense of humour, his natural instinct for inclusiveness and his unbridled sense of generosity day in and day out, I promise you'd have loved him even more."

WATCH the full tribute below

2013 Emmy Winners
"Breaking Bad"(01 of35)
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Outstanding Drama Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
"Modern Family"(02 of35)
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Outstanding Comedy Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
"Behind the Candelabra"(03 of35)
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Outstanding Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"(04 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Ellen Burstyn, "Political Animals"(05 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Steven Soderbergh, "Behind the Candelabra"(06 of35)
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Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
James Cromwell, "American Horror Story: Asylum"(07 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Abi Morgan, "The Hour"(08 of35)
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Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries or Movie (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
"The Colbert Report"(09 of35)
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Outstanding Variety Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Derek Hough, "Dancing With The Stars"(10 of35)
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Outstanding Choreography (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live"(11 of35)
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Outstanding Director In A Variety Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
"The Colbert Report"(12 of35)
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Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
David Fincher, "House of Cards"(13 of35)
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Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series (credit:Getty)
Claire Danes, "Homeland"(14 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"(15 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Bobby Cannavale, "Boardwalk Empire"(16 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
"The Voice"(17 of35)
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Outstanding Reality - Competition Program (credit:Tyler Golden/NBC)
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"(18 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Henry Bromell, "Homeland"(19 of35)
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Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series (credit:Getty)
Laura Linney, "The Big C: Hereafter"(20 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie (credit:Getty)
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"(21 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Gail Mancuso, "Modern Family"(22 of35)
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Outstanding Directing In A Comedy Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"(23 of35)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series (credit:Scott Kirkland/Invision/AP)
Tony Hale, "Veep"(24 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series (credit:Scott Kirkland/Invision/AP)
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"(25 of35)
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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (credit:Phil McCarten/Invision/AP)
Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie"(26 of35)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Carrie Preston, "The Good Wife"(27 of35)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series (credit:Getty)
Dan Bucatinsky, "Scandal"(28 of35)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Melissa Leo, "Louie"(29 of35)
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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (credit:Getty)
Bob Newhart, "The Big Bang Theory"(30 of35)
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (credit:Getty)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, "Project Runway"(31 of35)
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Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Louis C.K., "Louis C.K.: Oh My God"(32 of35)
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Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special (credit:Getty)
Louis J. Horvitz, "The Kennedy Center Honors"(33 of35)
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Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
"The Kennedy Center Honors"(34 of35)
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Outstanding Variety Special (credit:Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS)
"Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God"(35 of35)
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Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking (credit:Phil McCarten/Invision for Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP)

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