When did " The Glee Project " start airing ?
Returning secondary characters included Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins , Stephen Tobolowsky as former glee club director Sandy Ryerson , Romy Rosemont as Finn 's mother Carole Hudson , Max Adler as school bully Dave Karofsky and James Earl as his fellow bully Azimio , Josh Sussman as school reporter Jacob Ben Israel , Lauren Potter as cheerleader Becky Jackson , Jonathan Groff as Rachel 's ex-boyfriend Jesse St. James , and Kristin Chenoweth as former glee club star April Rhodes .