Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort (also known as Anslo) is an American actor, musician, and DJ. He started his acting career with a supporting role in the horror film Carrie as the son of photographer Arthur Elgort and stage producer Grethe Barrett Holby (2013). Having been born by parents who were in the entertainment industry made him love acting while he was young which he would later take as a career.

Elgort rose to prominence as a young cancer patient in the romantic drama film The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and as a supporting character in the Divergent Series (2014–2016). He earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy in 2017 for his role as the title character in Edgar Wright’s action thriller Baby Driver.

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Biography and Early Life

Elgort was born in the city of New York. Arthur Elgort, a fashion photographer who has posed for Vogue for more than 30 years, and Grethe Barrett Holby, an opera director, are his sisters. Elgort’s father is of Russian Jewish heritage, while his mother is Norwegian, English, and German.

Aase-Grethe, Elgort’s Norwegian maternal grandmother was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II and rescued Norwegian Jewish children by transporting them to neutral Sweden; she was incarcerated in a concentration camp as a result of her actions. Elgort is named after Ansel Adams, a photographer.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Ansel Elgort in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Ansel Elgort’s age is 27 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 14 March 1994. Though he is 6′ 4″ in feet and inches and 190 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 174 lbs in Pound and 79 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Elgort went to Trinity School, The Professional Performing Arts School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and Stagedoor Manor summer camp in New York City. Elgort began taking acting lessons at the age of 12 and attended LaGuardia High School, where he appeared in a production of Hairspray with classmate Kyle Jean-Baptiste and acted in Guys and Dolls. In 2009, while still in high school, he appeared in Teen Vogue with Polish model Jac Jagaciak in an editorial shot by his father.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

He has lived in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood since at least 2017. Elgort shared a nude photo of himself on social media in April 2020 as part of a fundraiser campaign to feed COVID-19 victims. Elgort asked friends, relatives, and fans to contribute to the Thirst Project on his 21st birthday.

A woman accused Elgort of sexually harassing her in 2014 when she was 17 and he was 20 on Twitter in June 2020. In New York, the legal age of consent is 17. In an Instagram message, Elgort refuted the charge, stating that he and the woman had a “brief, legitimate, and completely consensual relationship.”

Is Ansel Elgort Gay?

No, he is not gay. Though his life has been controversial sometimes, one thing for sure is that he is not gay. Currently, he is known to be in a straight relationship with a lady by the name of Violetta who he has been seeing for a while.

Professional Career

Ansel Elgort started his acting career on stage before being given a supporting role in the 2013 film “Carrie.” The film is the third adaptation of Stephen King’s popular horror novel of the same name, directed by well-known American film director Kimberley Pierce. The film mostly centers on a young girl who has telekinesis and the devastating effects it has on her life.

Following that, he starred in Neil Burger’s science fiction film ‘Divergent,’ which was based on American author Veronica Roth’s influential young adult novel of the same name. On March 21, 2014, the film was released. It made $151 million in North America alone and $289 million overall.

His next role was in the film ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ which was based on John Green’s novel of the same name. He played an ex-basketball player who is now a cancer patient in the film. His character meets and falls in love with a girl in a support group. The film was released in June 2014, and it quickly gained him international acclaim. Ansel Elgort starred in the American drama film “Men, Women, and Children” in 2014. The film, which debuted on October 1, 2014, tackles the issue of online addiction. The film, however, was not a success and received mostly negative reviews.

In 2015, he made a guest appearance in Jake Schreier’s American mystery and satire film “Paper Towns.” The movie is based on John Green’s 2008 novel of the same name. Elgort reprised his appearance in the ‘Divergent’ series’ second and third installments, ‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent’ and ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant,’ which were released in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Awards

Ansel Elgort’s successful acting career has earned him numerous awards which are listed below;

1. 2018 Shorty Award for Best Actor.
2. 2015 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.
3. 2014 Young Hollywood Award for Standout Performance by a Young Actor.
4. 2014 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Ansel Elgort in 2021

As of 2021, Ansel Elgort has an estimated net worth of $15 Million.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He was the 9th most-searched star on Google in the year 2020.

Ansel Elgort is one of the most popular young actors in Hollywood today. He has a bright acting future, and we all can’t wait to see what he is going to deliver next.