Gossip Girl star Badgley Penn

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Penn Badgley is a popular American actor who became known to the audience for his role in the television series Gossip Girl. The image of Daniel Humphrey remains the brightest page of his filmography to this day. Currently, the actor is also the leader of the MOTHXR group. More information about the biography, creative career and personal life of the actor can be found in this article.

Childhood and youth of the actor

Penn Badgley was born November 1, 1986 in B altimore, Maryland, into a family of teachers. His mother was a teacher and his father coached the school football team. The actor also has an older half-sister. Part of his childhood was spent in Richmond (Virginia), then the family moved to Seattle (Washington). During his school years, Badgley Penn studied at the theater school, and also broadcast on the school radio. At the age of 11, the future actor moved to Los Angeles, where for the first time he began to seriously engage in musical activities. These classes can be considered successful, since already in 1998 hisfirst single. After graduation, the young man enters the University of Southern California, but his studies are delayed due to television contracts.

Early career (1999-2006)

At the age of 13, Badgley begins to try himself as an actor. He landed roles on The Young and the Restless and then on the sitcom Will & Grace. Success contributed to the young artist in getting roles in TV shows. The most significant series in which the actor starred at this stage of his career was the Twilight Zone project. In 2005, Badgley Penn first appears in a feature film. His first work was the picture "Die, John Tucker!", where he played the role of John himself (a ladies' man, whom the offended girls decided to take revenge on). The motion picture was released in 2006 and brought the actor considerable fame, which contributed to his acceptance for the role of Daniel Humphrey in the Gossip Girl series

Rising popularity (2007-2012)

The image that Badgley had to play in the film "Gossip Girl" was one of the most interesting in the series, and its successful implementation contributed to the increase in the popularity of the actor and the emergence of new fans of his work. His character was one of the few middle-class people in an elite college, which forced him to constantly prove that he was not a black sheep. The hero succeeds quite well, moreover, Daniel Humphrey wins the most popular college girl - Serena.

The series continued until 2012, the actor starred in it until the very end. The role of Serena was played by actress Blake Lively. Penn Badgley, in parallel with his work in Gossip Girl, managed to star in several feature films. Of these, only the picture "Easy A" with Emma Stone in the title role, in which Badgley was assigned the role of Todd Waterson, can be considered successful. The picture was expected as a commercial success (75 million dollars in fees at a cost of 8 million), and a lot of positive reviews. For his role in this film, Penn Badgley was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for the seventh time, however, he was unsuccessful, as in all previous times (before that, he was nominated every year from 2006 to 2011 for his role in Gossip Girl).

Continuing acting career and creating the musical group Mother

In 2013, Badgley joins the filming of Cymbeline (a modern interpretation of William Shakespeare's work of the same name) as Leonathus Postum. In 2014, the artist quite loudly declares himself as a musician. He and his comrades create the Mother group and release the first single Easy, which becomes popular in a fairly short time. A month later, the group rebrands, the name changes to MOTHXR. The name change was made so that the group could not be confused with others with the same name. The band's debut album was released on February 26, 2016.

Badgley Penn: personal life

During the filming of the Gossip Girl series, Badgley enters into a relationship with Blake Lively, thereby the actors actually repeat the serial fate of their heroes. When exactlytheir romantic relationship began, it is not known, since the couple hid them, but in 2008 the paparazzi caught them together on vacation in Mexico. It is known that the affair lasted about 3 years and ended in parting. Between 2011 and fall 2013, Badgley Penn is dating Zoë Kravitz, the daughter of singer Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. This novel ended in a breakup. In 2014, Badgley begins a relationship with singer Dominia Kirke. On February 27, 2017, they get married in New York. From this marriage, the actor has a stepson.

Community activities

Actor Badgley Penn actively supported Barack Obama during the 2008 election campaign. On account of the actor there are a number of television shows in his support. In 2010, the American Red Cross included Badgley in its "celebrity cabinet", which includes well-known personalities who provide significant assistance to the organization. In 2013, the actor took part in the Black Lives Matter movement, and he is also an activist for the LGBT rights movement.