Who Is Timothée Chalamet?

Who is Timothée?

Timothée was born on December 27th, 1995 and was raised in Hells Kitchen, NYC. He has a French father and so he traveled to France very often. He is fluent in the language too! Timothée's family is very artistic so he grew up being exposed to acting. He went to LaGuardia High School, a school of the arts, where he acted in plays with now-famous Ansel Elgort. His first notable role was in Miss Stevens with fellow popular actress Lili Reinhart from the hit TV show Riverdale. Timothée grew up like any other New York City kid until he shot to fame in the past two years.

His Career

Timothée's first big movie role was Call Me By Your Name, as Elio, acting alongside Armie Hammer and directed by Luca Guadanino. Many people were captivated by his raw and real performance. I consider this his "breakout film" because from there on, this young actor has been landing roles left and right. Even before Call Me By Your Name, he was featured in Lady Bird with Saoirse Ronan. Timothée's next movie is Hot Summer Nights coming out on July 27th, 2018. This fall his exciting project is already getting hype and even Oscar buzz! The movie is Beautiful Boy with the famous Steve Carrel. So what is he doing now? Timothée is in the UK right as we speak filming his 2019 movie The King. Anything else? Of course! He is filming a huge movie in October 2018: Little Women! He will be acting alongside Emma Stone, Saoirse Ronan, and Meryl Streep.

Why does everyone love Timothée?

Okay, okay, you may be wondering: why is everyone swooning over this 22-year-old man? First off and most importantly, his acting skills are above and beyond. I am no film critic, but every single performance he gives sticks with me weeks after I've watched. No, really, he's just that good. Second, he has an amazing personality! Who can resist his boyish charm and intellectual way of speaking? Watch any of his interviews and you will be captivated by his eloquence that seems to be lacking in most twenty-somethings in this time. Also, let's admit, he has pretty great hair and his skin is flawless. So flawless that famous rapper Tyler The Creator wrote in his song "Okra", "Tell Tim Chalamet to come get at me, skin glowing, clear of acne." We agree wholeheartedly Tyler.

Timothée's Fan Base

With fame comes an abundance of followers and many loyal fans, especially in Timothée's case. He has racked up an impressive 2.1 million followers on his Instagram (@tchalamet) and 344.4 thousand on his Twitter (@RealChalamet). Like any celebrity, his fans have created many well thought out accounts dedicated to him. One very notable fan seamlessly photoshops Timothée’s face on famous paintings, and this photoshop master is so good they have an impressive 40,000 followers and have been featured in the likes of Vogue. Go check out the account (@chalametinart) on Instagram to see how truly dedicated his fans are. There are many other talented fan artists who have drawn him, and he even has liked some of their amazing artworks!

Fun Facts About Timothée

Now that you love Timothée as much as the rest of us, you should probably know some quick facts about him. Pop quiz time!

1. Timmy used to be a rapper, well, at least for one YouTube video he filmed for his statistics class in high school. Support his short but sweet rapping career by watching the video linked at the end of this article, you won't regret it.
2. Timothée had a brief role in the movie Interstellar in 2014.
3. Timothée previously dated Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon.
4. For his role in Call Me By Your Name, Timmy had to learn Italian, the piano, and the guitar. He does it all!
5. Timothée Chalamet filmed a movie with disgraced director Woody Allen and after receiving backlash decided to donate his entire salary to three charities: Time's Up, The LGBT Center in New York, and RAINN. Very wise of this young actor!
6. There is talk of a sequel to Call Me By Your Name, but nothing has been confirmed so don't get your hopes up as of now!
7. He has a sister named Pauline who is also an actress. Her Instagram is (@pauline.chalamet).

If you haven't heard of Timothée or just don't know much about him, I hope this article has helped you learn more about this star on the rise! Keep updated on Timothée's latest projects by following him on social media and remember to go see his movie Beautiful Boy on October 12.

Here is the promised statistics rap video!