Kristopher Neil Allen, better known by his stage name Kris Allen is an American musician, singer and an actor. He was born on the 21st of June, 1985 in Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States into a middle class family of white ethnicity. He was born as the eldest of two sons to father Neil Allen mother Kimberly Allen, and his brother Daniel was alongside him when they both auditioned for American Idol’s 8th season. Having released 5 studio albums till now, he has worked in numerous songs as well as TV shows and has made a fortune for himself.
Although he began his work in music as a teenager; he came to fame only in 2008, when he auditioned for the 8th season of reality talent show American Idol. Impressing the judges and audiences by his voice, he kept on working hard through and through the rounds. With his pop version of songs, he also played guitars and piano and impressed the judges and made it into the final three.
Then in the May of 2009, through many controversies and speculations, he won the show and became the 8th American Idol, which was his way to success. Since then, he toured around and gave concerts in many different cities, played in TV shows and movies and hence gathered a huge fan following and fame. To find out more about his life or career, you can refer to his biography in sites like IMDB or Wikipedia.
With all the fame and popularity that he has received till now, it must be said that his hard work and talent has definitely paid off. Kris, who is a humble and down to earth personality doesn’t boast about his pride but lets his critics and fans talk for him, which is all-positive so far. With his hard work and commitment to do justice to his on screen characters, he himself has a strong appealing persona and a good-looking face, matched by a nicely shaped body.
He has also revealed himself in several shirtless roles and pictures, where you can see his athletically built figure, with a good height and weight as well. He doesn’t seem to have any tattoos on his body, in those hot pictures, which he has over Instagram account. As of 2016, his net worth value is estimated to be around 3 and half million US dollars.
It might be a little surprising for his fans that Kris has not been in multiple relationships and affairs. He is a married man, who has been with his wife Katy O’Connell since 2008 and their marriage looks strong. They also have got one child; a son named Oliver Neil Allen who was born in 2013 and that is the proof of the strength in their relationship, which denied any claims or rumors of divorce.
With his fellow actors always coming in the news because of their dating affairs, Kris on the other hand seems to not be interested in having too many girlfriends. He and Katy had been dating a couple of years prior to their marriage and the love between these two young birds just seems to be increasing, year after year. Although Kris has been rumored to have romantically linked with some other female celebrities, but that is just the way media works. Also, he was falsely accused to be sexually gay but has denied it himself.