Rick Genest Net Worth

A unique Canadian artist, fashion model and actor Rick Genest is also known as Zombie Boy or “Rico the Zombie” because of his tattoos that cover almost his whole body a make him look like a skeleton. As of 2016, Rick Genest’s total net worth is estimated to be about $500 thousand. Let’s take a closer look on his career now.

Rick Genest was born on August 7, 1985, in Quebec, Canada. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor before he had an idea to cover his body with tattoos. During the six months waiting for his surgery, he contemplated his own life and possible death. The surgery went well with minimal complications.

One day, he went for a walk and the thought of living downtown, on rooftops, dumpsters or under bridge, crossed his mind. He developed the new method of transportation – hitchhiking. We could say, he started living sort of anarchist lifestyle. But speaking about the money – he has many pretty good sources of income thanks to his unusual appearance.

Thanks to his skeleton tattoo, Rick worked in several sideshows and freakshows across Canada as an illustrated man. In 2006, shortly after starting his facial tattoos, he was first introduced to the public in a post by Shannon Larratt on BME’s ModBlog. You could see Rick in severe films, namely in Aquario as himself, 47 Ronin as Foreman, and Love at Last Sight as himself. Rick featured in Lady Gaga’s video for Born This Way in 2011. He also had a a two-year endorsement contract with L’Oreal, and became the face of the Jay-Z’s music fashion label Roc-A-Wear.