Gus Kenworthy Net Worth

Gus Kenworthy is an American freestyle skier and actor best known for winning silver at the 2014 Winter Olympic slopestyle competition in men’s slopestyle slope. Additionally, he won five X Games medals during that same period. Kenworthy currently serves as an ambassador for AIDS/LifeCycle and works with several charities supporting LGBTQ youth; these efforts have garnered him massive media coverage as well as garnered him an extensive fan base – significantly increasing his net worth.

Kenworthy hails from Philadelphia; his mother hails from Bristol, England and ran a vintage clothing booth in London. Growing up in Telluride with Hugh and Nick as older brothers, their parents introduced them to skiing almost as soon as they could walk – as soon as he could walk! Kenworthy quickly proved himself adept on the slopes – eventually being named best male skier in the world when just 20 years old!

Kenworthy made headlines in 2015 after coming out as gay, becoming an advocate for the LGBTQ community and working closely with several non-profits including Trevor Project and Happy Hippie Foundation to aid homeless and LGBTQ youth. Through these philanthropic efforts he gained massive media coverage and established himself with an ever-expanding fan base; leading him to increase his net worth significantly.

Gus Kenworthy currently boasts an estimated net worth of $300 thousand dollars, having amassed his fortune through freestyle skiing and acting. He holds endorsement deals with major brands like Visa, Monster Energy Drink, Deloitte 24 Hour Fitness and Atomic, among many others. In addition, he has appeared in several films and television shows.

While on the slopes, he has earned numerous prestigious awards and competitions that have contributed greatly to his net worth. These include receiving an ESPY for Best Male Athlete as well as the APSE Award for Most Outstanding Freestyle Skier; furthermore he is part of the TED Talks speaker lineup.

Kenworthy has also earned himself additional wealth through appearances on television and film, contributing to both RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 4 (“Snatch Game of Love”) as one of its available bachelors, as well as appearing in FX’s American Horror Story 9 portraying Chet Clancy.

Kenworthy has made waves in the entertainment world through his role as Jack Truman, a gay lawyer in Will & Grace on NBC. Eric McCormack and Debra Messing co-star in this sitcom as Eric McCormack is Jack Truman’s partner.