An emotional Jane Lynch talked candidly about her Glee co-star Cory Monteith, who was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on Saturday, to Jay Leno on Wednesday night's Tonight Show. While promoting her new game show Hollywood Game Night, the recently single 53-year-old actress shared some memories of her fallen friend, saying, "I don't think he left one day unloved." Lynch went on to say, "He was a real bright light in our family we've lost a really great guy."

During the interview, a visibly upset Lynch, who plays Machiavellian coach Sue Sylvester on Glee, continued with praise, "Cory had one of the biggest hearts, a real bright light. He was one of those guys. He knew he was breathing rarefied air -- the gift that this wonderful show gave us."

On Tuesday, the British Columbia Coroner's Service revealed that Cory had died of "mixed drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol." Monteith was cremated, following a private viewing for girlfriend and Glee star Lea Michele and his family on Tuesday.