Nats Getty (born November 30, 1992) is an American model, socialite, designer, and

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rights activist.

Early life and family

Getty was born in Los Angeles to

Ariadne Getty Ariadne Getty (formerly Williams; born 1962) is an Italian-born American philanthropist, businesswoman, and film producer. Early life and family Getty was born in Rome, Italy to Sir John Paul Getty, a philanthropist, and Abigail Harris, a wa ...

and Justin Williams. He is a member of the

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and uses that surname professionally. Getty is the grandchild of Sir John Paul Getty. Getty's maternal great-grandmother was actress

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, and maternal great-grandfather Jean Paul Getty was the founder of

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. Nats' brother is the fashion designer

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. He spent his early childhood in

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, and attended school at The Willows Community School before moving to England at age eight. While living in England, Getty attended a boarding school in

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. Raised in the Catholic faith, Getty is the godchild of

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Career

Nats, Ariadne and August Getty have worked to provide new infrastructures for the

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and works closely with

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. Nats has a clothing and lifestyle brand, Strike Oil. The name references the family's oil business. In 2014, Getty directed and acted in the short film ''Smoking Solitary,'' a one-minute film featuring him exhaling cigarette smoke. On July 24, 2017, Getty was interviewed on the podcast series ''

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''. Getty arranged for the painting of a

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mural to honor the 49 victims of the 2017

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, having it displayed in front of

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. Getty is signed with

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and has modeled for his brother,

; August has cited Nats and his wife

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as muses. Nats is an advisor for the Ariadne Getty Foundation, started by his mother, Ariadne.

Personal life

Getty began dating Canadian socialite and YouTuber Giselle Lazzarato, known as

, in 2016 after spending time together during the Paris debut of

's collection. Getty proposed to Lazzarato in March 2018 at the

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in France. The couple shared their engagement in a video posted to Lazzarato's YouTube channel. The couple married in July 2019 in a private ceremony at Rosewood Miramar Beach in

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. Getty initially came out as

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in January 2021 via Instagram, sharing the start of a transition by undergoing a double mastectomy procedure. As of May 2021, Getty was still determining which pronouns to use. He came out as a trans man and changed his pronouns to he/him in June 2021.

References

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