Ansel Elgort

A gifted and skilled movie star and musician Ansel Elgort drew his first breath in New York in a wealthy family. His father Arthur had been working as a fashion photographer for Vogue for over three decades and his mother Grethe was an opera director. Also, the celebrity has a sister named Sophie who is a photographer by profession and a brother Warren, who is a cinematographer.

As a kid, Ansel attended an art school, where he had an opportunity to learn everything about acting. There, he also started performing on stage and loved it a lot. That’s the reason why he decided to pursue an acting career.

His path began from a theatre stage but in 2013 he appeared on a big screen, having played a minor role in a film Carrie. However, the role was so small that he wasn’t even noticed. The main breakthrough happened when he featured in Divergent. After this TV project his talent was paid attention to and he was simply piled up with multiple offers. In such a way, Elgort can be seen in The Fault in Our Stars, Men, Women & Children, Paper Towns, Billionaire Boys Club, etc.

In addition, the celebrity also deals with music. He began uploading tracks on Soundcloud and then signed a contract with Staar Traxx and Universal Records.

Would you like to get to know the actor more? Here are 5 interesting facts about his life:

• He is a fan of the Knicks.
• He loves sports and is especially passionate about skateboarding.
• His DJ name is Ansolo.
• As a hobby he loves painting.
• As a kid he visited a few ballet classes but didn’t like it.