Personal life Groff was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to parents George and Julie Groff. He is a native of Ronks, Pennsylvania,[1] Groff graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 2003. Openly gay, Groff told Broadway.com during the National Equality March on Washington, D.C., that he is "gay and proud".[2] Groff currently stars in Glee and the Broadway Musical currently on Tour, Spring Awakening with Lea Michele, and introduced Michele to Glee creator Ryan Murphy prior to the show's start.