Wolfgang Frances Novogratz (born May 9, 1997) is an American actor and model. He has appeared in the

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films ''

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser ''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' is an American teen comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lindsey Beer. The film is a modern retelling of the 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand, and stars Shannon Purser, Kr ...

'' (2018), '' The Last Summer'' (2019), ''

The Half of It ''The Half of It'' is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, an ...

'' (2020) and ''

Feel the Beat "Feel the Beat" is a song by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album '' Before the Storm''. It shares many similar musical elements to the first single, " Sandstorm", and achieved s ...

'' (2020). He also appeared in the film ''

Yes, God, Yes ''Yes, God, Yes'' is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Karen Maine and starring Natalia Dyer. It is Maine's directorial debut, based on her 2017 short film of the same name also starring Dyer. The film premiered at the S ...

'' (2019).

Early life

Novogratz was born on May 9, 1997 to interior design couple

Robert and Cortney Novogratz The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

from Bravo's '' 9 By Design''. He has six younger siblings, Bellamy, Tallulah, Breaker, Five, Holleder, and Major, and is the nephew of

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Mike Novogratz Michael Edward Novogratz (born November 26, 1964) is an American investor, formerly of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group. He is currently CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners which focuses on investments in cryptocurrency. Early life R ...

. He was born and raised in

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. Novogratz played high school basketball at

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, leading the Wolverines to a

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Division IV state championship as a senior.

Filmography

Film

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Assassination Nation ''Assassination Nation'' is a 2018 American satirical black comedy thriller film written and directed by Sam Levinson. It stars an ensemble cast led by Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, and Abra. The film takes place in the fictional t ...

'' , Dave , , - , 2018 , {{sortname , ''

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Television

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Grown-ish ''Grown-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') is an American sitcom series and a spin-off of the ABC series ''Black-ish''. The single-camera comedy follows the Johnson family's children as they go to college and begin their journeys to adulthood, only to ...

'' , Chad , , - , 2020 , {{sorname , '' Group Chat with Annie & Jayden'' , Himself ,

References

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External links

* {{IMDb name, 4402890 {{DEFAULTSORT:Novogratz, Wolfgang 1997 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male film actors Male actors from New York (state) Male actors from New York City People from Manhattan