Toni Mahfud

He has not shared any details about his family, and has also been secretive about his romantic relationships.

He has not shared any details about his family, and has also been secretive about his romantic relationships.

Toni Mahfud was born on December 2, 1994 into an artistically inclined family in Hamburg, Germany. He was always interested in creating art and even though he never took any professional training for the same, he had a good hand in sketching.

The artistic instincts led him to draw the sketches of his favourite anime characters on blank paper - when he was just 4! He was a good student in school and excelled in academics, hence, making a career in art never quite seemed like a plausible future goal for him.

He kept doodling around until he was a teenager and that was precisely the time when he realized that he can never be far away from art and this further led him to concentrate more on his artistic skills. ▶️PRESS PLAY▶️ Watch me drawing! 😋 Full video of this drawing called "Connecting Souls" is in the link in my bio. - Here are my thoughts, or better, the ones from the drawing: ''Sometimes its the hope that makes it the worse, hoping that they will come back, hoping each day they may come to their senses and filling yourself with hope each day because you miss the old times and hate looking at the thing they have become that is not them. However it is not all bad... death is final or isn't it? There is still a chance one day you will meet, far far away from here. Your souls are always connected.'' - Really hope i could inspire you somehow. Please let me know what you guys think. Feel free to share this if you like. Thank you! #tonimahfud #drawing #artist #inspiration #artshelp A post shared by TONI MAHFUD† (@tonimahfud) on Jul 17, 2016 at 9:15am PDT

Around 2011, as he was about to graduate from high school, the social media was becoming a rage among the youth and he started putting his artworks for the world to see and appreciate. Rightly so, he started growing his fans on social media and by the time he got out of high school, he was already a major celebrity back in his home country of Germany.

His social media fame had him making waves on Facebook, where he posted his sketches and gained thousands of followers. This continued until he created his Instagram and Twitter accounts. Along with his artwork, he started uploading his own pictures in different poses. His chiselled physique and gorgeous looks helped him attract further more people.

This helped him receive several modelling offers from top agencies such as Tommy Hilfiger and he appeared in many of their commercial advertisements. He also walked the ramp for many major designers during several fashion weeks in Europe.

What brought his popularity to the lanes of Hollywood were his portraits of Adele, Channing Tatum and Angelina Jolie from her film ‘Maleficent’. This endeavour received major publicity and he eventually got signed on with IMG modelling agency. With them he participated in promotional campaigns for brands such as Adidas, Tigha, Nike and G-Star Raw.

He is also receiving some acting offers to star in American and German films, but anything is yet to be finalised.