Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert is a recurring character in the musical comedy TV series Glee during its fifth season.

Other storylines saw Elliott being involved with Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) during their feud.

Eliott is using a stage name and Kurt was making a mock of it when Elliott explains it is a homage to Ziggy Stardust.

[1] Elliott appears again in Puppet Master, where he isn't very fond of Kurt's idea about performing in a local bar called Callbacks that is popular with NYADA students.

Later Santana and Rachel both drag Elliott up to the stage in the diner to perform a song called Gloria for a customer.

[6] Lambert stated in an interview "I had such a blast filming the show, and loved getting back into acting and working with such great people," he says.

"[7] John Walker for MTV wrote "Oh my god, Glamberts, sorry we're late -- had to duck out of the hospital before the doctors came back.

The writer wrote "The "American Idol" alum had a five-episode arc during Season 5 as Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert, an NYU student who auditioned for Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) cover band.