Tonight’s MICHAEL JACKSON tribute episode of the hit Fox musical comedy GLEE is apparently as highly anticipate by the show’s cast as it is by its legion of fans. With a play list of ten songs from the MICHAEL JACKSON catalog, everybody’s on board to take part in what promises to be a real crowd pleaser. At a recent press event to promote the show, newcomer GRANT GUSTIN admitted that, as a little kid he actually wanted to BE MICHAEL JACKSON (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)

CORY MONTEITH tells us that his first memory of The King Of Pop was a late night viewing of the ground-breaking THRILLER music video. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)

And, CHRIS COLFER confessed that, during the filming of the show, he attempted to sound like MICHAEL but didn’t quite achieve the desired effect. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)

The GLEE tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON airs tonight on Fox-TV