Ansel Elgort Biography
Ansel Elgort is an American actor, singer, dancer, and DJ for his appearance in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars in 2014 and for his role in The Divergent Series franchise.
His first album, Unite, was released on Beatport on April 21, 2014, and on iTunes on May 5, 2014.His second album, Totem, was released on Beatport and iTunes on July 21, 2014. In September 2015, his single “To Life,” a Bar Mitzvah-themed song inflected with klezmer music, was released.
Elgort appeared on the main stage of the Electric Zoo Festival in 2014, the main stage of the Ultra Music Festival in March 2015, participated in a red-light electronic music festival in Amsterdam in 2014, opened some shows of The Chainsmokers, a Nervo show and several other shows with his friends Nicky Romero and Martin Garrix. During his 21st birthday, he was hosting his first headline performance during Pacha NYC.
He signed a record contract with Island / Universal Records in 2015, releasing his first single “Home Alone” on the label on July 8, 2016. He released a single entitled “Thief” under the name of Ansel Elgort on February 3, 2017. The music video starred his mother, ballet dancer Violetta Komyshan. He was featured on the third studio album of rapper Logic, Everyone, released on 5 May 2017, on a song called “Killing Spree.” He released a single on 11 January 2018 called “Supernova”
Ansel Elgort Age
He was born on 14 March 1994 in Manhattan, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 14 March every year.
Ansel Elgort Height
He is a man of an average structure. He stands at an average height of 6 feet 3 inches(1.9 m). He weighs 79 kg.
Ansel Elgort Education
His mother took him at the age of nine to try out for American Ballet School. Elgort went on to study there for five years. Elgort attended Summer camp at the Professional Performing Arts School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and Stagedoor Manor.
Elgort began to take acting lessons at the age of 12 and at LaGuardia, where he appeared with schoolmate Kyle Jean-Baptiste in a Hairspray adaptation and participated in Guys and Dolls’ productions at the school. In 2009, during high school, he appeared in an editorial photographed by his father in Teen Vogue alongside the Polish model Jac Jagaciak.
Ansel Elgort Family
He is the son of Arthur Elgort, a fashion photographer who has worked extensively for Vogue for over 30 years, and Grethe Barrett Holby, an opera director. His father is of Russian Jewish descent, while his mother is of Norwegian, English and German ancestry. He has two older siblings, his sister Sophie Elgort is a fashion photographer born in 1986 and brother Warren Elgort is a cinematographer born in 1989.
His Norwegian maternal grandmother, Aase-Grethe, was in the resistance of the Norwegians during World War II and saved Norwegian Jewish children by moving them to neutral Sweden; she was imprisoned in a concentration camp because of these activities. Elgort is named for Ansel Adams, a photographer.
Ansel Elgort Wife
He is in a relationship with his high school lover, Violetta Komyshan, a ballet dancer. The couple started dating in 2012 and broke up in August 2014 primarily due to the actor’s burgeoning career and hectic schedule. They then reconciled in 2015.
Ansel Elgort Facts and Body Measurements
- Full Name: Ansel Elgort
- Age/ How Old?: 26 years old (2020)
- Date of Birth: March 14, 1994
- Place of Birth: New York City, U.S.
- Birthday: March 14
- Nationality: American
- Education: The Professional Performing Arts School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and Stagedoor Manor summer camp
- Father’s Name: Arthur Elgort
- Mother’s Name: Grethe Barrett Holby
- Siblings: 2
- Spouse?: Violetta Komyshan (Girlfriend)
- Children/ Kids: None
- Height/ How tall?: 6 feet 3 inches(1.9 m)
- Weight: 79 kg
- Profession: actor, singer, dancer, and DJ
- Employer: Island, Universal
- Net worth: $12 million
Ansel Elgort Net Worth
He has enjoyed a long career in the entertainment industry spanning almost three decades. Through proceeds from his work as an actor, singer, dancer, and DJ, he has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. He is estimated to have a net worth of about $12 million.
Ansel Elgort Divergent
He was cast as Caleb Prior, the nineteen-year-old brother of Beatrice “Tris” Prior and the son of Andrew and Natalie Prior in the 2014 American dystopian science fiction action film Divergent.
He was born to Andrew and Natalie Prior, in Abnegation. He is Beatrice’s older brother “Tris” Prior. He has green eyes with a hooked nose, dark hair, and dimpled cheeks. Like his sister, he chooses a faction different from Abnegation, spreading rumors fuelled by Erudite that they had been abused by their parents to the point that they both chose to transfer.
Ansel Elgort Movies
- 2020 West Side Story
- 2019 The Goldfinch
- 2018 Jonathan
- 2018 Billionaire Boys Club
- 2017 Baby Driver
- 2017 November Criminals
- 2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- 2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent
- 2015 Paper Towns
- 2014 Divergent
- 2014 The Fault in Our Stars
- 2014 Men, Women & Children
- 2013 Carrie
Ansel Elgort Tokyo Vice
He was cast as Jake Adelstein, an American journalist from Missouri who moves to Tokyo in the upcoming crime drama television series Tokyo Vice. The longer he stays, the more he delves into the corruption of Tokyo’s seedy underworld, where no one is as they seem. American journalist Jake Adelstein moved to Tokyo in the late 1990s to report on corruption in the Vice Squad.
Ansel Elgort Single
- Unite
- Totem
- The Right Stuff
- To Life
- Yin Yang
- Home Alone
- Thief
- You Can Count on Me
- All I Think About Is You
- Supernova
Ansel Elgort Awards
At the 2015 Oscars, Elgort met with Chloë Grace Moretz to present the Best Visual Effects award. He was nominated for it with a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ansel Elgort
Who is Ansel Elgort?
Elgort is an American actor, singer, dancer, and DJ for his appearance in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars in 2014 and for his role in The Divergent Series franchise.
How old is Ansel Elgort?
He is 26 years old as of 2020. He was born on 14 March 1994 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
How tall is Ansel Elgort?
He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches(1.9 m).
Is Ansel Elgort married?
He is in a relationship with his high school lover, Violetta Komyshan, a ballet dancer. The couple started dating in 2012 and broke up in August 2014 primarily due to the actor’s burgeoning career and hectic schedule. They then reconciled in 2015.
How much is Ansel Elgort worth?
He has an approximate net worth of $12 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
How much does Ansel Elgort make?
His salary is still under review.
Where does Ansel Elgort live?
He lives in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.
Is Ansel Elgort dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
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