15 Interesting Ansel Elgort Facts We Bet You Didn't Know
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Ansel Elgort, famously known for his roles in Baby Driver and 'The Fault in Our Stars' is an American actor as well as a singer, DJ.
Ansel Elgort was born in 1994 and has already starred in a number of movies, shows, his big-screen debut was in the year 2013. The actor won a number of accolades as well for his 2014 film, 'The Fault in Our Stars' based on the John Green novel by the same name.
Other than acting, Ansel Elgort is known to take a keen interest in music, he has released a number of singles with his DJ name being Ansølo. He had created a SoundCloud account by the same name and generally publishes EDM (Electronic Dance Music).
As some of his notable achievements in the field of music, Ansel's first record, Unite was released on Beatport in the year 2014 in the month of April following which it was released on iTunes on May 5, 2014.
Ansel Elgort Age
Ansel Elgort was born to a renowned couple in New York City on March 14, 1994. His father is, Arthur Elgort, the renowned fashion photographer who has worked for Vogue for more than a couple of decades and his mother is the well-known opera director, Grethe Barrett Holby. Ansel Elgot turned 27 in the year 2021.
Arthur Elgort and Grethe Barrett Holby have three children in total. Of the two siblings that Ansel Elgort has both of them are his older siblings, Ansel is the youngest of the three.
The name of his older brother is Warren Elgort, born in 1989, a cinematographer by profession. On the other hand, his older sister is Sophie Elgort, she was born in 1986 and is the eldest of all three siblings.
Just like her father, Sophie too works as a fashion photographer.
As an interesting fact, Ansel Elgort's father was a big admirer of the nature photographer Ansel Adams and thus named his son after him. When Ansel was merely nine years old, his mother auditioned him at the School of American Ballet where he then studied for five long years.
In his early life, Ansel Elgort has gained knowledge from various institutions including the likes of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, The Professional Performing Arts School and the Stagedoor Manor summer camp. It was during his high school days that he dated the ballet dancer, Violetta Komyshan.
Ansel Elgort Nationality
Ansel Elgort was born in New York City, he is a US citizen and currently lives in the United States itself but he has a rich and mixed ancestral background. Ansel's father has Russian Jewish origins but his mother on the other hand has English, Norwegian, German ancestry.
Aase-Grethe, Ansel Elgort's maternal grandmother is credited for saving Norwegian children during World War II by moving them to neutral Sweden. But, these actions of her came at a cost, she was once imprisoned in one of the Nazi concentration camps.
Elgort's entire family has been involved in some part of art with his father and sister being professional photographers, his mother a renowned opera director and his brother a cinematographer.
Ansel too started taking acting classes by the time he was 12 at The Professional Performing Arts School.
At the same time, he featured in a rendition of the American musical, Hairspray. Moreover, when he was in high school, he also featured on Vogue Teen along with Jac Jagaciak, the editorial had been photographed by Ansel's father.
Ansel Elgort Movies
Ansel Elgort began his acting career in 2013 with a supporting role in Carrie (2013), a horror film but ever since then, Ansel Elgort has worked in various movies some of which have done exceedingly well at the box office.
Ansel Elgort further gained prominence when he joined the Divergent series and played the role of Caleb Prior in the 2014 film, Divergent.
Ansel shared the screen with Shailene Woodley in the Divergent series of movies which had two further movies in two consecutive years.
Following the success of Divergent, Ansel Elgort was cast to play the role of Augustus Waters in the film adaptation of John Green's successful novel, 'The Fault in Our Stars'.
The role played by Ansel Elgort in this movie helped him gain wider recognition, it was a hit at the box office.
The actor had once again shared the space with his former co-star Shailene Woodley, the film revolved around the life of a teenage cancer patient, Hazel Grace Lancaster, played by Shailene Woodley.
Following the release of 'The Fault in Our Stars', Ansel Elgort shared the screen with his high school classmate, Timothée Chalamet for the film 'Men, Women & Children' in 2014.
The next big release of the New York-born star was the film Baby Driver where he played the role of the title character, the film was released in 2017 also starring Kevin Spacey and Lily James.
The actor received huge praise for his role and also earned a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for the Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Some of the other films Ansel Elgort worked in include the likes of 'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' (2015), 'Paper Towns' (2015), 'The Divergent Series: Allegiant' (2016), 'November Criminals' (2017), 'Jonathan' (2018), 'Billionaire Boys Club' (2018), 'The Goldfinch' (2019) and 'West Side Story' (2021).
Ansel Elgort Shows
The 'Baby Driver' star is not only an actor but also a singer and a DJ. He has several singles, remixes of his own and has also performed as the opening DJ, in some other headline shows.
Ansel Elgort kicked off his musical career when he released his first record in April 2014 Unite followed by his second record, Totem in July 2014.
Some of the most famous singles of Angel Elgort include The Right Stuff, To Life, Yin Yang, Home Alone, Thief, You Can Count On Me, All I Think About Is You, Supernova, Balcony Scene.
As a fact, his 2017 single 'Thief' featured his high school girlfriend, Violetta Komyshan who by profession is a ballet dancer.
According to several reports, the two started dating back in 2012 but separated after some time due to the hectic schedule and time commitments of Ansel Elgort only to reconcile in 2015.
Ansel Elgort has exhibited his expertise as a DJ on several occasions, the star has played at the Electric Zoo Festival, the Ultra Music Festival, the red-light dance music event held in Amsterdam and at several other occasions as well.
Most importantly, Ansel has opened several of The Chainsmokers' shows although he played his first-ever headline show on Pacha NYC on the occasion of his 21st birthday.
Ansel Elgort's 2018 single, Supernova was one of the biggest hits of the actor cum singer.
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