Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort

  • Born: 1994-3-14
  • Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
  • Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
  • Profession: Actor, singer
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: The Fault in Our Stars, Baby Driver, Divergent
  • Ansolo (Ansel Elgort), born in New York City, USA on March 14, 1994, is an American actor and singer [1]  .
    In 2013, he entered the entertainment industry as Tommy Rose in the horror film " Carrie " [2]  . In 2014, he released his first music single "Unite" under his DJ name Ansolo; in the same year, he was nominated for the 20th Critics' Choice Awards for Best Young Actor with his love movie " The Fault in Our Stars " [3 ] . In 2016, he released the single "Home Alone" under his own name. On December 11, 2017, with the action crime film " Baby Driver ", he was nominated for the Best Actor Award in the 75th Golden Globe Awards Music/Comedy Film [4] . In September 2019, the starring drama " The Goldfinch " was released in the United States [5] .   

    Early Experience

    5 years old, his father brought to participate in "Vogue" magazine shoot was a child Ansolo and Carmen Kass , Karolina Kurkova , Stella Tennant photographed with   .
    9 years old, his mother was sent to the American Ballet school dance   ; the same year, appeared in the ballet "The Nutcracker" at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts performances   . Ansolo studied dance at the American Ballet School for 5 years   .
    At the age of 12, he began to learn to act and play the piano   . In addition, he studied acting at Stagedoor Manor Drama Summer Camp in New York and spent 7 summers   .
    After graduating from the performing arts major of the Fiorola LaGuardia High School of Music in 2012, Ansolo   participated in off-Broadway stage plays "Hairspray", "Guys and Dolls", and "Regrets"   .

    Performing Experience

    In 2013, Ansolo starred in his first big screen work, playing the rich and handsome Tommy Rose in the horror film " Carrie "   .
    In 2014, he released his first music single "Unite" under his DJ name Ansolo, and later co-released the single "Totem" with Tom Staar   ; in the same year, he participated in the sci-fi movie " Divergent " directed by Neil Burger In June, the romantic movie " The Fault in Our Stars " co-starring with Shailene Woodley was released , and he was nominated for the Best Young Actor Award in the 20th Critics' Choice Awards . In October, with Adam Sandler and Judith Laura Evans. Co-starring in the family movie " Men, Women & Children " directed by Jason Reitman .    
    On March 20, 2015, the science fiction film " Insurgent " was released in the United States   ; on July 24, the love suspense film " Paper Towns ", which was co-starred with Cara Jocelyn Delevingne , was released in the United States. The film was written by John Green Adapted from the novel of the same name ; in the same year, he released his third single "To Life" in collaboration with Too Many Zooz. 
    In 2016, he participated in the science fiction film " The Divergent Series: Allegiant "   ; in the same year, he released the single "Yin Yang" in collaboration with Maxum, and then released the single "Home Alone" under his own name   .
    In 2017, Ansolo released three singles , "Thief"   , "You Can Count On Me" (cooperating with Logic) and "All I Think About Is You"  ; in the same year, co-starring with Chloë Grace Moretz was adapted from Sam. The crime film " November Criminals " from the novel of the same name by Musen   ; On June 27th, negotiated to star in the film "Mayday 109", playing the young John Kennedy   ; August 25th, the action crime film "Co-starred with Jamie Foxx and Lily James " "Baby Driver " was released in mainland China as   a "baby" with tinnitus   ; on August 28, he again served as the spokesperson of PRADA 's L'Homme Prada men's fragrance   ; on December 11, he was nominated for the 75th American Golden by virtue of "Baby Driver" Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Music/Comedy Film Category   .
    In 2018, the single "Supernova" was released   ; on February 11, it was confirmed to co-star with Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal and Daya in the crime thriller "Best of its kind"   ; on April 21, the plot starring with Suki Waterhouse and Patricia Davies Clarkson The film " Jonathan " was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival   ; on July 19, the film " Billionaire Boys Club " co-starring with Taron Egerton and Emma Roberts was released in Malaysia ; in the same year, it was confirmed to star in the music film " West " directed by Steven Allan Spielberg . Story Side " ; the same year, determined by the screenwriter starring Mike Koski horse movies, plays Ukraine Samarin teenager Artur .   
    On September 13, 2019, co-starring with Nicole Mary Kidman in the drama film " The Goldfinch " directed by John Crowley was screened in American theaters . He played the 21-year-old Theo in the film .  

    Personal Life

    Origin of the name
    The name Ansolo is based on the American photographer Ansel Adams   .
    family situation
    Ansolo's father is American fashion photographer Arthur Elgort, who has worked for "Vogue" magazine for more than 30 years   . In 2011, his father, Arthur Elgort, received the Special Tribute Award from the Council of American Fashion Designers Association  . Mother Grethe Barrett Holby is an opera director   . The older brother Warren Elgort is a photographer, shooting short films and documentaries   . Sister Sophie Elgort is a fashion photographer   .
    Father Arthur Elgort is a descendant of Russian Jews   . Mother Grethe Barrett Holby has English, Norwegian and German descent   . Grandfather Warren Barrett Holby has English, Scottish-Irish, Northern Irish and German descent   . Grandmother Aase Grethe was a Norwegian and was a member of the Norwegian Resistance Army during World War II. She helped transfer Norwegian Jewish children to Sweden, a neutral zone, but because of these actions, she was imprisoned by the Nazis in concentration camps (from 1943 to 1944)  .
    relationship status
    In 2012, Ansolo met the dancer Violetta Komyshan in high school and began a relationship. At the end of August 2014, the two broke up. In February 2015, he reunited with Violetta Komyshan   .

    Character Evaluation

    Ansolo has a passion for music   and is a potential actor . In the movie "Baby Driver", he played the role of mixing skills, for him at his fingertips . In the movie "Divergent" series, his performance is impressive. In the movie "The Fault in Our Stars", the image of the infatuated boy he played is deeply moving. The youthful and invincible and very affinity boy next door image is liked by many female fans , which ushered in his acting The turning point in his career also allowed the audience to remember his sunny and handsome face .       

    Character Dispute

    A few days ago, a netizen named gabby posted a long post on social media, accusing the actor Ansolo of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. Gabby revealed that two days before her 17th birthday, she sent a private message to Ansolo (who was in her 20s at the time) as a fan, and unexpectedly got his reply. Soon after, Ansel sexually assaulted her. Gabby also posted photos of herself and Ansel and private messaging chat records.
    Gabby said that she chose to tell the story many years later because she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. She wanted to heal herself in this way and alert other girls.
    Ansolo has not yet responded to this matter. 
    Extended Reading

    November Criminals quotes

    • [first lines]

      Addison Schacht: [as home movie plays] My mother died six months ago today. At the hospital, they told us she'd had an aneurysm. There was nothing I could do for her. I guess I've gotten pretty good at pretending to be okay.