Grant Chestnut is the celebrity son of popular actor Morris Chestnut and his wife, Pam Byse. His father’s breakout role was in the movie, Boyz in The Hood.
Grant Chestnut has gained popularity as the son of his famous father and has been under the limelight since he was born. Despite the fame and glamour surrounding him, he has been living a normal lifestyle and shares a great bond with his parents.
How old is Grant Chestnut?
Grant Chestnut was born in 1997 in Cerritos, California to his parents, the famous actor and author Morris Chestnut and Pam Byse, a homemaker. The couple got married in 1995 and has celebrated 26 years of marital happiness, which many believe is a great accomplishment in the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Morris Chestnut once revealed that the secret is mutual respect, and it has kept their marriage going.
Meanwhile, Grant Chestnut is of African American descent. He has a younger sister, Paige Chestnut who is a professional model. She is signed on to an agency known as Munder Management and graced the runway of the LA fashion Week in 2017.
Education
Grant Chestnut obtained a degree in Strategic Communications – Marketing and Advertising, from the University of Colorado in 2019. He took part in the P&G CEO challenge where he showed amazing talent in problem-solving and business skills. He and his team made it to the third round in the competition.
Career
Chestnut has taken interest in a career that is far away from show business. After his college Education, Grant began as a sales coordinator at EF Educational Tours. He began a new job at Atlas Consulting Group Inc as a full-time Account Executive in 2020.
Grant Chestnut’s girlfriend
Grant Chestnut is not letting the media in on his relationship at the moment. He is silent on issues concerning his love life or is probably enjoying single life with no girlfriends.
Grant Chestnut’s Facebook and Instagram.
Grant Chestnut usually posts photos of the lovely family moments of the Chestnuts on his Facebook. The young man is very active on Facebook and has plenty of followers.
Likewise, he is active on Instagram but his account is set to private.
Grant Chestnut has a special bond with his father
Grant Chestnut is one of those individuals that have a great bond with their father. He shares a profound relationship with his father which is very obvious.
On Father’s day 2019, Chestnut made a post appreciating his father. In the heartfelt post, he thanked his father for giving him the greatest life he could ever ask for. He also extended the appreciation to his mother on Mother’s day.
We can’t agree less that Grant Chestnut is someone with a grateful heart.
Grant Chestnut is a health and fitness fanatic
Grant Chestnut considers his body is in optimal shape, a priority. He has become a fitness fanatic to that effect and is constantly in the gym in order to achieve it. Chestnut has been sharing his fitness journey with his followers and has appreciated everyone who had inspired him in the process.
Recall that Morris Chestnut is the co-author of a health and fitness book titled, The Cut. It was authored by him and a celebrity fitness trainer, Obi Obadike.
Grant Chestnut’s Dad, Morris Chestnut
Morris Chestnut was born on January 1, 1969, in Cerritos, California. He is the son of Morris Lamont Chestnut Sr. and Shirley Chestnut. He attended the Richard Gahr High School before proceeding to the California State University Northridge.
Afterward, Morris Chestnut made his acting debut on the silver screen in Boyz in The Hood. He also appeared in other blockbuster movies, some of which are Best Man (1999), The Game Plan (2007), Our Kind of People (2021), and the Romantic comedy, Brothers (2001).
Rumor about Morris Chestnut’s second son
Rumor has been making the rounds about Morris Chestnut fathering another son that he abandoned after becoming successful from Boyz in the Hood. It was spread around by the presumed son Daunte Morris who ranted on Facebook about being abandoned by him.
However, Morris Chestnut had cleared the air on the allegation. He explained that he used to raise Dante as his son until a paternity test proved otherwise. He then cut all ties with his mother after explaining the situation to him.
However, it seems that the boy couldn’t stop believing that he is his father and has gone ahead to accuse him of neglect.
Net Worth of Grant Chestnut
Grant Chestnut’s net worth is not public information at the moment. Meanwhile, his father, Morris Chestnut has accumulated a net worth of $8 million so far from his acting career.
