Ansel Elgo
A PLAYBOY
‘DON’T CALL ME
OK! SPOTLIGHT
A
tfirstglance,AnselElgort
looks like a regular guy. You’d
never guess the 23-year-old’s
already a multi-hyphenate
successstorywithmillions
inthebank.Andthat’sexactly
howtheNewYorknativelikesit.
‘I don’t walk around calling attention
to myself,’ he explains, revealing he prefers
‘the subway or UberX’ when he needs to get
around.‘I’vemadesomemoney,butIdon’t
spenditonanythingbesidesmyrent.It’s
importanttobeabletoblendinotherwise
youturnintoaHollywooddouchebag.I’m
sureplentyofpeoplethinkIamone,too.’
ButAnsel’stotallycoolwiththat.‘Most
people who say mean things about me have
nevermetmebefore,sothat’ssortoftheway
itworks,’concedestheactor,whogothisbig
breakintheremakeofhorrorfilmCarriebefore
landingDivergentandThe Fault in Our Stars.
Dabblingineverythingfrommusictotech,
Anselisaquadruple-threat–don’tmesswith
this record label-signed DJ-model-actor-singer!
AfterreceivinghisveryfirstGoldenGlobe
nomination this year for his role as the lead
characterintheactionfilmBaby Driver,Ansel
couldveryeasilyrestonhislaurelsfornow.
Butdespitehisactingcredentials,it’smusic
thatfeelslikehome.‘WhenI’macting,I’m
alittlebitofamercenary–I’mhiredtobe
apartofsomeoneelse’spuzzle,’heexplains.
‘But music, this is my puzzle.’
When he isn’t channelling his creativity
into his next big project, you’ll most
likely find Ansel hanging out with hisMODEL, ACTOR,
DJANDTECHGURU
–PLUSTHATKILLER
SMILE. SO WHAT
CAN’THE DO?
Ansel’s natural creativity
was spearheaded by
his parents – his famous
fashion photographer
father Arthur Elgort
and his opera director
mother Grethe Barrett
Holby. By the tender
age of nine, he knew
that he wanted to be
a performer.Born to
PERFORM
The star
got his big
break as
Augustus
Waters in
The Fault in
Our StarsAnsel teamed
up with Shailene
Woodley for a
second time in the
Divergentseries‘He’s a
soft-spoken
bad-arse,’
says Ansel
of hisBaby
Driver
character‘I loved going to his
studio,’ he says of
growing up with his
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