Alton Mason
Celebrity
- Birthday
- November 21, 1997
- Age
- 28
- Birthplace
- Nebraska
- @altonmason
About
Alton Devon Mason ( AL-tən; born November 21, 1997) is an American model, actor and dancer. He is one of the world’s few male supermodels and the highest-paid one as of September 2023. GQ Australia named him male model of the year in 2019, Models.com gave him the same title for five consecutive years, and Forbes listed him in its 30 Under 30 2021 for Art & Style.
Alton Mason was born in Nebraska in a family of Jamaican, Ghanaian and Haitian heritage. His father, Alton Mason Sr., is a former professional basketball player, and his mother, Anita Mason, is a former model from Gilbert, Arizona. He has three younger siblings – brother Alston and sisters Ania and Aniah. Due to his father’s career, the family moved regularly, living in 11 European countries (including Greece, Belgium, Bosnia and the Netherlands) in a timespan of 13 years, until finally settling in Phoenix, Arizona. When he was 17, he moved away from Arizona to study dancing and acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, California.
Through his godmother, choreographer Laurieann Gibson, he was able to obtain a position as backup dancer for Diddy at the BET Awards 2015,…
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