Gavin Mcinnes is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, and columnist who came under the radar for his strong views on topics such as feminism and sexuality. These opinions that he has is slowly but surely giving him a bad reputation and he has become somewhat of a public enemy. Despite what people think of him, Mcinnes does not shy away from his controversial views.
For many years now, Gavin has been describing himself as a “Western Chauvinist” and he is often called a racist, sexist, and an anti-Semitic for his conservative views. Mcinnes also came into a lot of attention for his public support of President Donald Trump. He also is supportive of Mr. Trump’s Muslim ban plans. Let us now get to know more about this fascinating human.
Gavin Mcinees: Early Life and Education
Gavin McInees was born on the 17th of July, 1970, Hitchin, UK. He was born to parents Loraine and James McInnes. While he was born in England, Gavin is of Scottish ancestry as his parents are from Scotland. Gavin later moved to Canada with his parents in search of better chances and he was only 4 during that time.
Looking at his academics, McInnes went on to join the Earl of March Secondary School in Ottawa for his high school education. From a very young age, Gavin had a passion for music and at one point, he even joined a punk band called Anal Chinook. Next, for his higher education, McInnes ended up getting a degree in English Literature from Carleton University and in Business Administration from the Concordia University.
Gavin McInnes: Career
Upon graduation, Gavin went on to found the magazine Vice alongside his friends Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi. Whilst it was founded in Canada, the main headquarter is now based in New York. To make things work professionally, Gavin next moved to New York. He has even written several stories for his paper and remains to this day, one of the biggest names in the industry.
After having spent several years with Vice, Gavin choose a different direction and left the company in 2013. After separating himself from Vice, he has been busy landing roles in movies and TV shows. He also does write books and appear as a stand-up comedian on various shows. Moreover, this famous personality also has a strong YouTube channel with an amazing fan base. Now, it is mostly on YouTube that he has been popular for sharing his often controversial, patriarchal, and conservative views.
Gavin McInnes: Personal Life
Coming to the personal aspects of Gavin’s life, he is a married man and is together with Emily Jendrisak. Emily is a Manhattan-based publicist and a consultant. She is also part of the Ho-Chunk tribe of Native Americans. Gavin and Emily got married in 2005 and they have been together for 14 long years.
Gavin also shares 3 wonderful children with his partner. The family is living a wonderful life full of luxury. However, they have on occasions ran into several problems. Most of these arise because of Gavin’s opinions. He and his family have been threatened but the family is thankfully safe.
Gavin McInnes: Net Worth and Social Media
Gavin has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time now. Regardless of his opinions, he has been able to establish himself and he deserves a lot of credit for that. McInnes makes a decent sum from his proceeds at Vice, his YouTube channel also pays him a good deal of money. As per reports, he currently has a net worth of $5 million and the figures are sure to rise in the future.
Sadly for us, Gavin is not active on social media platforms. However, he does share his views on YouTube. McInnes is doing quite well on the platform and has over 242k subscribers. You can too follow him on YouTube where he goes by the handle, thegavin2000.
