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Taylor Kitsch is a Canadian Actor and model best known for playing in movies like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter and Lone Survivor. He has also drawn praise from critics for his role as David Koresh in mini-series “Waco”.
Here are some of the interesting facts about Taylor Kitsch including his net worth, wife, personal life, career and more.
1.Taylor Kitsch Net Worth is estimated to be $12 million
As of 2018, Taylor Kitsch net worth is estimated to be around $12 million. The Canadian actor makes his fortune primarily from movies and TV shows. He also gets fair share of money from stock investments, property holdings and endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. Taylor also owns several restaurants in Ottawa.
2.Early Life, Family and Education
Taylor was born on April 8, 1981 in Kelowna, British Columbia to Susan and Drew Kitsch. His mother Susan worked for the BC Liquor Board while his father Drew worked in a construction company. His parents got divorced when he was only one year old and his mother had to take care of him along with his two older brothers Brody and Daman.
Taylor went to Gleneagle Secondary School. He had interest in sports during his childhood years. He started playing ice-hockey when he was three years old. By the time he went to school, he played junior ice hockey for Langley Hornets in National competition league. But a knee injury ended his career. After that, he graduated with a degree in economics from University of Lethbridge.
3.Taylor Kitsch’s modeling career
After completing his education, Taylor moved to New York in 2002 after he received a chance to do modeling with IMG. After arriving New York City, he was homeless and used to sleep on subway trains in the middle of the night. In 2004, he moved to Los Angeles and got a chance to model for Diesel and Abercombie & Fitch.
4.His Acting Career
Taylor started his acting career in 2006 where he appeared in an episode of TV series “Godiva”. The same year he got the role of Tim Riggins in drama series “Friday Night Lights”. He played for about five seasons or 68 episodes and his role gathered critical acclaim from critics. After that he got chance to play in number of movies like John Tucker Must Die, Snakes on a Plane, The Covenant and Gospel Hill.
Taylor was then cast to play in historical drama movie “The Bang Band Club”. He had to lose 35 pounds in two months to play the role of Kevin Carter and he portrayed his role beautifully. Since then Taylor has appeared in movies and TV shows like John Carter, Battleship, Savages, Lone Survivor, The Grand Seduction, True Detective, American Assassin and Only the Brave. Recently, the actor is drawing serious praise from critics for his role as David Koresh in mini series “Waco”.
5.Taylor Kitsch is currently single and unmarried
According to whosdatedwho, Taylor Kitsch is currently single. The Canadian actor has been involved in a fair number of affairs in the past. In 2006, he was in relationship with model Jessica White. They dated from January 2006 to February 2007.
After breaking up with Jessica White, he dated Minka Kelly for some months. Taylor and Minka met when they both played in “Friday Night Lights”.
In 2015, rumors were flying that Taylor dated Rachel McAdams for around one year. They were friends with each other before filming “True Detective” but their relation grew much stronger on the set. However, their relationship ended on June 2016.