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Augustus Richard Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is a British-American former freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber. He has competed in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air. Kenworthy won the Olympic medal in men's slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. As of 2019 Kenworthy represents Great Britain. He was cast as Chet Clancy in the ninth season of the horror anthology series .
In 1993 when Gus Kenworthy was two years old, the family emigrated and settled in Telluride.
Kenworthy graduated from Telluride High School in June 2010. He could have graduated in 2009 but chose instead to take a year off to ski.
In December 2019, he announced he would compete for his birth nation, Great Britain. In February 2020, he won his first gold medal as a competitor for Great Britain. In January 2022, he made his final X Games competition competing in the Superpipe final. He finished his X Games career having made 32 appearances in the event.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kenworthy competed for the last time. He qualified for the final in 12th and finished 8th in the final.
In 2017, Kenworthy was a cast member on the MTV series , which featured former competitors as well as professional athletes.
From November 2015 to July 2019, Kenworthy was in a relationship with American theatre and film actor and reality television personality Matthew Wilkas. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wilkas kissed Kenworthy before his qualifying run in the men's slopestyle; the kiss was broadcast on live television and was lauded as being a significant moment for the visibility of LGBT athletes. In June 2017, Kenworthy received the HRC Visibility Award for his work in LGBT visibility in professional sports.
Kenworthy said he did not believe that boycotting the 2022 Olympics in China would solve any international human rights situations, and while in China, he spoke out against "human rights atrocities".
In 2022, it was revealed that Kenworthy had been dating Creative Artists Agency executive Adam Umhoefer for two years.
Advocacy and charity activities
In 2018, he was chosen by Fierté Montréal as one of the six grand marshals for the Pride Parade. He announced his participation in AIDS/LifeCycle in 2019, aiming to raise $1 million to fight HIV/AIDS. He joined approximately 2,000 other cyclists on a 7-day, 545-mile cycling trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He raised a total of $249,745.
Filmography
Film
2019 Olympic Dreams Gus 2023 80 for Brady Erik 2023 The Sacrifice Game 2024 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Bruce
Television
2016 The Real O'Neals Himself Episode: "The Real Match" 2017 Himself 6 episodes 2017 Skier Television film 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Himself Episode: "Snatch Game of Love" 2019 Beat Bobby Flay Himself - Celebrity Judge Episode: "Oh Brother" 2019 Chet Clancy 9 episodes 2020 Will & Grace Slutty Steve Episode: "Filthy Phil, Part I" 2021 Coming Out Colton Himself Documentary 2023 Himself - Contestant Season: 1
Web series
2017 New York Is Dead Pogo Ball Student 1 episode
Music videos
2022 "Taste So Good (The Cann Song)" Vincint (featuring Hayley Kiyoko, MNEK, & Kesha)
See also
External links
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