He pleaded guilty to the charges in 2017, but committed suicide on January 30, 2018, one month before he was scheduled to be sentenced. In 2015, Salling was arrested for the possession of child pornography. On this label he released an album, Pipe Dreams, in 2010. Pursuing a music career, he established his own label, Pipe Dreams Records, in partnership with Fontana Distribution. On the show, he soloed and dueted on cover versions of various songs. Initially a regular character, from the fifth season he was reduced to a recurring guest star role. He also worked as an occasional actor, appearing in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) and The Graveyard (2006) before gaining a recurring role in Glee in 2009. Salling studied at the Los Angeles College of Music before working as a guitar teacher. Mark Salling ( / ˈ s ɔː l ɪ ŋ/ August 17, 1982 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor and musician known for his role as Noah 'Puck' Puckerman on the television series Glee.
