Jacob Artist was born on 17 October 1992, in Williamsville, New York State USA, to Darrell and Judith Artist; his mother is of Polish ancestry. Jacob is best known as an actor, dancer and singer who appeared in ‘’Glee’’ and ‘’After the Dark’’.
So just how rich is Jacob Artist as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Artist’s net worth is as high as $1 million, accumulated from his over six years-long career in the entertainment industry.
Jacob Artist Net Worth $1 million
Artist studied at the Community Music School in Buffalo, and also attended Williamsville South High School. Finishing with his high school education one semester early, he was accepted into the Julliard School, however, he turned down that opportunity, looking for a way to pursue his career at that moment. Jacob made his debut in ‘’Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures’’, portraying Jimmy in the episode entitled ‘’Epic Babysitters’’, then in 2012 joined the cast of ‘’Glee’’ as Jake Puckerman, appearing in a total of 43 episodes, additionally singing in 24 episodes. He sang songs such as ‘’We Will Rock You’’, ‘’Blurred Lines’’ and ‘’Wide Awake’’, and continued working on the show until 2015.
He had a minor role as Stephen Sullivan in ‘’ Blue Lagoon: The Awakening’’ in 2012, the story following a group of teenagers left on a deserted island near Trinidad. In the same year, he was a guest-star in one episode of ‘’Melissa & Joey’’, then in 2013 played a supporting role in ‘’After the Dark’’, an American fantasy movie, which received positive reviews from the audience.
During the same year, he became the ambassador for Coca-Cola and promoted Coke Mismo on Philippines, and coincidentally was also chosen as one of the most promising young actors by Abercrombie & Fitch. His net worth was rising steadily.
In the next year, Jacob played Oliver in ‘’White Bird in a Blizzard’’, alongside Shailene Woodley and Eva Green, and landed the starring role in ‘’Here Now’’, a short American movie, but which received a mediocre response. In 2015, he began filming ‘’Quantico’’, a crime mystery television series, portraying Brandon Fletcher in 14 episodes prior to leaving the show in 2016. He was then a guest-star in the episode ‘’Chapter 9’’ of the critically acclaimed television show ‘’American Horror Story’’, in the role of Todd Connors. When it comes to his future projects, ‘’Party Crasher’’, the movie in which he will be starring is in post-production. He will also appear in ‘’Blood Money’’, alongside John Cusack and Willa Fitzgerald. In conclusion, Artist has appeared in twelve different television and movie projects.
In his personal life, Jacob dated Melissa Benoist, his ‘’Glee’ co-star, and has also been romantically involved with Bonnie Wright and Shay Mitchell. Reportedly, Artist is still single.
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