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Shortly after, he emotionally reminisced about how much his life has changed for the better since Nov. 9, 2010.

\"Today marks the 10-year anniversary of my first appearance on Glee as Blaine Anderson in the episode 'Never Been Kissed,'\" Criss tweeted.

\"No one can deny that GLEE’s world presence catapulted my life to an entirely different level, and gave my career the opportunity to carry on in the way it’s been able to for the past decade,\" the \"American Crime Story\" star furthered in a follow-up tweet. \"And it all happened through a literal song and dance that I could not be more proud of.\"

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of my first appearance on Glee as Blaine Anderson in the episode “Never Been Kissed.” pic.twitter.com/Y1r8oYjRWS

— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) November 9, 2020

Criss concluded by extending a heartfelt thank you to fans for \"allowing Blaine into your life.\"

\"Glee\" ran for six seasons on Fox, running from 2009 to 2015.

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