The 35-year-old actor who played Noah 'Puck' Puckerman in the American hit TV show Glee was found dead at the Los Angeles River in Sunland, near where he lived, TMZ reports.
Salling was awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea to possession of child pornography.
He was due to be sentenced in March.
The musical comedy-drama aired on Fox from 2009 until March 2015.
