Rick Genest | FIV | Magazine https://fivmagazine.com Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:30:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Zombie Boy aka Rick Genest dead (†) in his apartment – our last interview https://fivmagazine.com/zombie-boy-aka-rick-genest-dead-in-his-apartment-our-last-interview/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:06:38 +0000 https://fivmagazine.com/?p=21127 Rick Genest (†) a gifted artist, originally known as a tattoo model, was found dead in his apartment last night at the age of 32. We are great admirers and were allowed to meet Rick Genest for an interview for the first time two years ago. He died in his native country, Canada, in his apartment, which his management confirmed today during the day. According to official information, he took his own life. His last posting was just as gloomy.

We remember a great artist

But remember the Rick Genest, who took the world by storm as a zombie boy, who had a good life, a wife and children.

Our last interview with Rick aka Zombie Boy

Rick Genest: The real life Zombie! Becoming a super model

Official Release after his death on Instagram

More of Rick Genest on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmBtw27llkQ

Rick Genest – Life, Inspiration, Super Model

Rick Gin is an inspiring personality for us, raised in Canada, he rebelled early on, and was later even a squatter. He got his first tattoo at the age of 16, at the age of 19 he decided to tattoo himself completely to and “undead people” with tattoo templates which he combined little by little to create something completely new.

Who was Rick Genest?

The most important facts about one of the greatest men models of our time! Read more in the interview with Rick (above).

  • First tattoo with 16 years a “Jolly Rogers”
  • He was punk, anarchist and squatter in Montreal
  • At 19 he decided to become a “living corpse”.
  • Born: August 7, 1985 in LaSalle, Montreal, Canada
  • Died: August 1, 2018, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada
  • Was in movies like 47 Robin (2013), Carny (2009) and Love at Last Sight (2014)
  • He was on the catwalk with 1.78 m

Rick Genest: The last instagram posting before his death

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl-1ZAUFizw

Heartbroken: Friends and loved people

Rick x L’Oreal: Famous Uncovered Video


]]> Zombie Boy / Rick Genest Interview with Soraya Wanya https://fivmagazine.com/zombie-boy-rick-genest-topmodel-interview/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:37:16 +0000 https://fivmagazine.com/?p=10404/ Coming soon! Soraya Wanya meets one of the most popular top models worldwide: Rick Genest, better known as ZOMBIE BOY! His distinctive appearance brought him to the top. From punk life on the street, high up to the haute couture shows this world. Our blogger Soraya Wanya will meet the probably most extreme topmodel in the world for an exclusive interview.

Monday! The interview with ZOMBIE BOY from 6 pm

This is Rick Genest / Zombie Boy

Born in Québec, Canada, he was already an early adopter of the house occupying scene. At the age of 16 he did his first tattoos, when he lived in LaSalle. At the age of fifteen he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. That has shaped his life. His success came in 2010, when Nicola Formichetti (art designer and stylist of Lady Gaga) became aware of Rick. Modern, via Facebook. The story gets even brighter. She had to pay a deposit of 15,000 euros to allow Rick to leave the country to run his first fashion show in the USA in 2011, for Thierry Mugler. In 2011 he played directly in the video “Born this way” by Lady Gaga.

Take a look at the exclusive interview here: Zombie Boy interview.

If you like to see more of him, check his website and Instagram:

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