Did You Know BABY DRIVER Star Ansel Elgort Has a DJ Alter Ego?
If you're not familiar with the work of Ansel Elgort (The Divergent Series, The Fault in Our Stars), you will be soon enough. He's playing the title character in Edgar Wright's upcoming movie Baby Driver and also stars in a film called Billionaire Boys Club alongside Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, and more. But did you know he's a musician who also goes by the name DJ Ansolo?
Elgort's been in the music biz since 2013, but Vulture points us to the recently-released video for his new song "Thief." He has a record deal with Island Records and presumably this song is the first single from a forthcoming album:
I met Elgort on the set of the Carrie remake back in 2012, where he and his co-stars serenaded a group of journalists between takes. I thought they were just goofing around, and had no idea Elgort was actually a legit musician. If you already knew about his music career, carry on. This is for those who, like me, were clueless about the existence of DJ Ansolo. Fingers crossed he releases a Will Smith-esque tie-in song with Baby Driver when the movie drops in August.