Taylor Kitsch’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Canadian actor and model
Is Actor 
Nutritionist 
Athlete 
Ice hockey player 
Model 
Film actor 
Television actor 
From Canada 
Type Fashion 
Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Healthcare 
Sports 
Gender male
Birth 8 April 1981, Kelowna, Canada
Age: 39 years
Star sign Aries
Stats
Height: 1.8034 m
Education
University of Lethbridge

Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his work in portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Battleship (2012), John Carter (2012), Savages (2012), and Lone Survivor (2013).

Kitsch also starred in the second season of the HBO series True Detective as Paul Woodrugh, appeared in the television film The Normal Heart (2014) as Bruce Niles, and portrayed David Koresh in the miniseries Waco (2018).

Early life

Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother, Susan (Green), worked for the BC Liquor Board, while his father, Drew Kitsch, worked in construction. His parents separated when he was one, and he and his two older brothers, Brody and Daman, were raised by their mother in a mobile home park. He also has two younger maternal half-sisters. Kitsch lived in Port Moody and Anmore. He attended Gleneagle Secondary School in Coquitlam. Kitsch started playing ice hockey at age three, and played junior ice hockey for the Langley Hornets in the British Columbia Hockey League, before a knee injury ended his career in 2002. Following his injury, Kitsch took nutrition and economics courses at the University of Lethbridge for a year and lived with his brother.

Career

Kitsch moved to New York City in 2002, after receiving an opportunity to pursue modeling with IMG; he studied acting there as well, and became a nutritionist and personal trainer. For a time in New York he was homeless and took to sleeping on subway trains in the middle of the night. In 2004, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he modeled for Diesel and Abercrombie & Fitch. He also appeared in the limited edition coffee table book About Face by celebrity photographer John Russo.

In 2006, Kitsch was cast in his breakout role on the NBC sports teen drama television series Friday Night Lights, based on Peter Berg’s 2004 film of the same name and set in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. For five seasons, Kitsch portrayed the role of Tim Riggins, a high school student who is the fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers. The series premiered in October 2006 to universal critical acclaim from critics and over 7.7 million viewers. Kitsch has ruled out reprising his role in a potential film sequel to the television series. He played Pogue Parry in The Covenant, alongside Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Toby Hemingway, Jessica Lucas and Chace Crawford. In February 2008, he signed on to play Gambit in the X-Men franchise spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine, released in May 2009. Of the fan-favorite character Gambit, Kitsch states, “I knew of him, but I didn’t know the following he had. I’m sure I’m still going to be exposed to that. I love the character, I love the powers, and I love what they did with him. I didn’t know that much, but in my experience, it was a blessing to go in and create my take on him. I’m excited for it, to say the least.”

In 2010, Kitsch starred in Steven Silver’s The Bang Bang Club, an historical drama set in South Africa which documents the final bloody days of the apartheid. He had to lose 35 pounds in two months to play the role of photojournalist Kevin Carter, alongside Ryan Phillippe and Malin Åkerman. In November 2010, The Hollywood Reporter named Kitsch as one of the young male actors who are “pushing – or being pushed” into taking over Hollywood as the new “A-List”. In the 2012 Disney film John Carter, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’s fantasy novel A Princess of Mars, he played the title character, a Confederate soldier who is transported to Mars. Despite the film’s failure at the box office, Kitsch said, “I’m very proud of John Carter. Box office doesn’t validate me as a person, or as an actor.” In May 2012, Kitsch starred in Peter Berg’s Battleship, based on Hasbro’s toy game, as Lieutenant Alex Hopper. It, too, failed at the box office. The film marked his reunion with Berg and former Friday Night Lights co-star, Jesse Plemons. In July 2012, he starred in Oliver Stone’s Savages, with Blake Lively, Salma Hayek and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. HitFix‘s film critic Drew McWeeny wrote positively of Kitsch’s bond with Johnson which he described as “not only credible but lived in and authentic throughout the film”. McWeeny wrote that Kitsch was used the right way in this film with an ensemble cast that pushed him or challenged him in scenes which resulted in his playing them with appropriate intensity.

In 2013, Kitsch starred in The Grand Seduction, remake of Jean-François Pouliot’s French-Canadian La Grande Séduction (2003) directed by Don McKellar, and another Peter Berg film, Lone Survivor, based on Marcus Luttrell’s book. He plays alongside Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo in Ryan Murphy’s The Normal Heart, which aired on HBO on May 25, 2014. Kitsch was in negotiations for the lead role in the American remake of The Raid. Kitsch starred in the sophomore season of True Detective, opposite Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, and Colin Farrell. Kitsch will write, direct and star in the drama Pieces.

In 2017, Kitsch starred in American Assassin, where he plays the main villain, and Only the Brave. In 2018, he played the part of cult leader David Koresh in the Paramount Channel miniseries Waco.
In 2019 Kitsch starred in “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Bozeman and Sienna Miller.

Personal life

Kitsch purchased 3.64 acres of land on Lake Austin, Texas in 2012 and began building a house there in 2015. Kitsch currently resides in Austin.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Friday Night Lights Nominated
2008 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Drama Friday Night Lights Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Fresh Face Male X-Men Origins: Wolverine Nominated
2010 People’s Choice Awards Favorite On-Screen Team X-Men Origins: Wolverine Nominated
2012 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role The Bang Bang Club Nominated
2012 CinemaCon Awards Male Star of Tomorrow Himself N/A
2014 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries The Normal Heart Nominated
You May Also Like

Kaka’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Kaká Net Worth and Salary: Kaká is a Brazilian professional soccer player who has a net worth of $90 million. Recognized as one of the greatest players to ever walk onto a football pitch, Kaká wowed fans with mesmerizing technical skills and incredible vision. Operating behind the front line as an attacking midfielder, Kaká could score goals, dribble past players, and assist his teammates with near-limitless proficiency. After establishing a stellar reputation in Italy with AC Milan, Kaká moved to Real Madrid in 2009. Unfortunately, his form dipped after arriving at the Bernabeu, and he finished his career in America’s MLS with Orlando City. Outside of his club career, Kaká played for the Brazilian national team and won the FIFA World Cup in 2002. Kaká retired in 2017, and although many observers hail his contribution to the modern game, others lament about what could have been. In the eyes of countless fans, injury problems prevented Kaká from reaching his full potential. If he had been allowed to continue with a consistent run of form, he probably would have been mentioned in the same breath as players like Messi, Ronaldo, and Cristiano. During the peak of his career, he was considered one of the most influential people on the planet, and he racked up 10 million followers on Twitter faster than any other sportsperson. In addition, he has been recognized for his humanitarian work after retiring from football. Early Life: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born on April 22nd of 1982 in Gama, Federal District, Brazil. Raised in an upper-middle-class household, Ricardo was given the resources he needed to excel in both academics and athletics from an early age. His commonly-known name is the result of a family inside joke; Ricardo’s younger brother couldn’t pronounce the word “Ricardo” and used the name “Caca” instead. This evolved into Kaká, Ricardo’s nickname. Career: At the age of seven, Ricardo moved with his family to São Paulo. Once there, he started playing for youth clubs and gained the attention of São Paulo FC, who enrolled Kaká in their youth academy. Despite a serious spinal fracture at the age of 18, Kaká excelled for the club and made his professional debut at the age of 19. After scoring a number of impressive goals, he was signed by AC Milan in 2003 for 8.5 million euros. Kaká slotted easily into the starting lineup alongside legends like Inzaghi and Shevchenko. The young Brazilian continued to score goals, but it was his playmaking ability that really made him shine. After his debut season in Italy, he was named Serie A Footballer of the Year and was nominated for the Ballon d’Or. After linking up with Andrea Pirlo in the midfield, Kaká was given full license to rampage through opposing teams’ defenses with the veteran Italian sitting deep as the primary playmaker. In 2005, AC Milan narrowly missed out on winning the Champions League. By 2006, Kaká was scoring hat-tricks for AC Milan, and he was made the focal point of the entire team after the departure of Shevchenko. A high point came when he scored three goals against Manchester United in the semi-finals of the 2006 Champions League. In 2007, AC Milan won the Champions League with a win over Liverpool in the finals. That year, Kaká also won the Ballon d’Or. By the end of the 2000s, various clubs were making insane offers in a bid to sign Kaká. Manchester City offered over 100 million pounds, although negotiations fell through. It was Real Madrid who eventually succeeded in snatching up the player, and the Spanish side paid 68.5 million euros for the Brazilian. However, his future with Los Blancos was immediately called into question after he received treatment for a chronic left knee injury, which sidelined him for four months. Although he appeared sporadically for Real Madrid over the next few years, injuries continued to hamper his progress. In 2013, Kaká returned to AC Milan – only to suffer more injuries. Eventually, he joined Orlando City and accepted a salary that made him the highest-paid player in MLS history at the time. Although he spent a period back in São Paulo on loan, Kaká returned to Orlando City and finished his career in 2017. Impact on the Sport: Kaká’s impact on football was something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, his skill was legendary. Fans, players, and managers all agreed that during a stretch of time at AC Milan, Kaká was the best player in the world. Defenders seemed to be powerless to stop his weaving, gliding runs towards goal. Despite being over six feet tall, Kaká moved with a sense of grace and control that a smaller player with a lower center of gravity might possess. With his height came power, and this combination turned the Brazilian player into an unstoppable juggernaut. On the other hand, Kaká seemed to fade into obscurity before he could really make a lasting impact on the game. After suffering knee and groin injuries at Real Madrid, Kaká’s mobility, pace, and acceleration were destroyed. Not long after arriving on the scene, he was relegated to the back pages of football history, lost in the “haze” that preceded the dominance of Messi and Cristiano during the next chapter. Relationships: In 2005, Kaká married Caroline Celico, his childhood sweetheart. After having two children together, the pair announced their divorce in 2015. Contracts: While playing for AC Milan, Kaká’s annual salary reached a sum of $10 million. During his prime, he also earned an estimated $5 million per year from endorsements with companies like Adidas, Hyundai, and WiseUp. When you combine Kaká’s salary and endorsements, was one of the highest-paid soccer players in the world at his prime. Kaká still has a modeling contract with Armani. Real Estate: In 2015, it was revealed that Kaká had purchased a $3.4-million mansion in the affluent Isleworth neighborhood of Orlando. He joined other sporting legends in the neighborhood such as Vice Carter and Grant Hill. The six-bedroom home provides access to the private Lake Brenda and sits on a piece of land nestled into a cul-de-sac.
Read More