Timothée Chalamet: 30 facts you probably didn’t know about the Oscar nominated actor
Everything you need to know about the Call Me By Your Name and Dune star.
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1. Everything you could ever possibly want to know about Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet has won the hearts and minds, plus a lot of awards, thanks to his performances in Dune, Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name. Here's everything you need to know about the star and his upcoming projects. [Getty]
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2. How old is Timothée Chalamet?
Timothée Chalamet was born 27th December 1995, making him 27 years old. [Getty]
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3. What is Timothée Chalamet's zodiac sign?
Timothée Chalamet's birthday is December 27th, which makes him a Capricorn. Capricorn's are known for being sensitive, persistent and incredibly ambitious. [Alamy]
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4. How tall is Timothée Chalamet?
Timothée Chalamet is 1.82m tall, which is 5ft 10. [Getty]
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5. Where does Timothée Chalamet live?
Timothée Chalamet is thought to divide his time between New York City and Los Angeles. The actor was born in Manhattan, New York City. [Alamy]
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6. What is Timothée Chalamet's net worth?
As of September 2022, some online estimates put Timothée's net worth around $20 million. However, net worth calculations are notoriously tricky to work out, so take that figure with a pinch of salt. [Getty]
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7. Timothée Chalamet's sister Pauline Chalamet is also an actor
Timothée's sister Pauline is also an actress and writer. She has several acting and writing credits to her name, including The King of Staten Island with Pete Davidson (2020) and The Sex Lives of College Girls. You can follow Pauline on Instagram @pauline.chalamet. [Getty]
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8. What are Timothée Chalamet's social media account?
You can follow Timothée Chalamet on Instagram (@tchalamet) and Twitter (@RealChalamet). Sadly, Timmy is not on Snapchat or TikTok. [Getty]
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9. Is Timothée Chalamet french?
Timothée Chalamet was born in New York and has lived there his entire life. His father was born in France and that's where his sister, Pauline, used to live. Timothée has spent many summers in France and can speak fluent French. [Getty]
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10. Timothée Chalamet went to the same school as Ansel Elgort
Timothée Chalamet and Ansel Elgort both attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts together in New York. [Getty]
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11. Timothée Chalamet used to be a rapper who went by the name Lil' Timmy Tim
While at LaGuardia, Timothée Chalamet briefly pursued a rap career under the alias Lil' Timmy Tim and wrote a song about how much he loves his high school statistics teacher, Ms. Lawton. Make sure you watch the entire thing in it's full glory on YouTube. [YouTube].
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12. Timothée Chalamet dated Madonna's daughter while in high school
Timothée Chalamet and Lourdes Leon began dating in 2013. It lasted a number of years before they split up, sometime in 2017. According to Timothée, they're still on good terms. [Getty]
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13. Timothée Chalamet broke up with Lily-Rose Depp in 2020
Timothée and Lily-Rose dated between 2018-2020. They were first photographed together in October 2018. They both starred in Netflix movie The King together with Robert Pattinson. Timothée confirmed they were no longer dating in the May 2020 issue of British Vogue. [Getty]
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14. Who is Timothée Chalamet's girlfriend?
It's the question the internet is dying to know: who is Timothée Chalamet dating right now? Well, he appears to be single at the moment. You're welcome. [Alamy]
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15. Timothée Chalamet and Kiernan Shipka: Are they dating?
The short answer is no. Timothée and Kiernan have been friends for a long time, having starred in 2015's One and Two together. Kiernan frequently posts comments under Timothée Instagram posts, which lead some to believe they were dating but there is no reason to believe they are anything more than friends. [Getty]
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16. Timothée's first major role was in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014)
Timothée Chalamet played the young version of Casey Affleck's character Tom, who is described as "simple-minded child who attempts to take care of the family". [Getty]
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17. Who did Timothée Chalamet play in Homeland?
Timothée Chalamet had a role in the second season of the show, which aired back in 2012. He played Finn Walden, the Vice President's son, and his character killed someone in a hit-and-run and then Walden dies in an a big explosion. Sounds delightful.
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18. Timothée Chalamet auditioned for Tom Holland's Spider-Man role
"I read twice and I left sweating in a total panic", Timothée told The Hollywood Reporter of his ill-fated audition. The part eventually went to Tom Holland, who is the partner of Timothée's Dune co-star, Zendaya.
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19. In 2016, Timothée Chalamet appeared in a film with Riverdale's Lili Reinhart
Timothée Chalamet starred opposite the Riverdale actress in Miss Stevens (2016), a comedy focused on a teacher who chaperones a group of high schoolers to a state drama competition. The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 2016 and received praise from critics, holding a 89% approval rating. However, the film only had a limited release in cinemas. It's now available on-demand.
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20. Timothée Chalamet's breakthrough role was as Elio in Call Me By Your Name
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Timothée plays seventeen-year-old Elio who begins a relationship with Oliver, his father's research assistant, played by Armie Hammer, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality.
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21. Timothée Chalamet learned Italian especially for Call Me By Your Name
Timmy took on another language while shooting Luca Guadagnino's movie. He said in an interview: “We got to be in Italy for three months learning Italian and learning the piano and the guitar. I already knew how to speak French…But I picked up the Italian, too.” [Getty]
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22. Timothée Chalamet was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars in 2018
Timothée was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for his role as Elio in Call Me By Your Name but lost to Gary Oldman for his performance in Darkest Hour. At the time, Timothée was the third youngest actor to ever be nominated in the Best Actor category. [Getty]
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23. Will Timothée Chalamet return for Call Me By Your Name 2?
After initially confirming that he was going to make a sequel, CMBYN director Luca Guadagnino cancelled the project to work on other films. However, in September 2022, Guadagnino hinted that he hasn't given up on the idea completely, saying: "It is something I want to do," during the press tour for Bones and All, also starring Timothée.
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24. Is Timothée Chalamet gay?
Many people have speculated about Timothée's sexuality because he played a gay man in Call Me By Your Name. As far as we know, he's never publicly commented on his sexuality and has only been romantically linked to women.
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25. Following Call My By Your Name, Timothée's next role was in 'Hot Summer Nights'
Timothée played Daniel in 'Hot Summer Nights', a coming-of-age tale about a shy out-of-towner who's been sent away by his parents to a seaside town in Massachusetts, where he gets involved with a local weed dealer, played by Alex Roe, and starts a relationship with a local girl.
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26. Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez became friends after filming A Rainy Day In New York
The pair met while filming Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York. They've remained close and went on IG live together to encourage their followers to vote during the 2020 presidential election.
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27. Timothée received backlash for his involvement in the Woody Allen film
A Rainy Day In New York received a very limited release following renewed interest in historical sexual assault claims made against the film's director Woody Allen. Timothée later said he regretted taking the role and donated his fee to the Time’s Up initiative against harassment and assault.
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28. Timothée Chalamet was cast in a Bob Dylan biopic
Timothée was due to start filming a biopic, working title Going Electric, about music icon Bob Dylan in 2020. This was put on hold due to the pandemic. In a new interview with Variety, Timothée confirmed that he is still attached to the project and preparing for the role. "The winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction," he said.
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29. In 2023, Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka
Timothée plays the younger version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character in the upcoming film titled Wonka. Timothée was spotted in costume filming in the UK between Oct 2021 and Feb 22. Filming has now finished and the film is scheduled to be released in 2023. Timothée told TIME that the film is “a celebration of being off-centre and of being okay with the weirder parts of you that don't quite fit in."
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30. Timothee Chalamet's upcoming movies and projects in 2023
In 2023, Timothée is scheduled to appear in the aforementioned Wonka, and Dune: Part Two with Zendaya. Filming for Dune 2 completed just before Christmas 2022 and is now in post-production, according to IMDb.
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31. Timothée Chalamet makes history as first male British Vogue cover star
Cementing his status as a style icon and fashion darling, Timothée became the first man to grace the cover of British Vogue. Editor Edward Enninful announced the cover by saying on his Instagram account: “I didn’t want a solo man on the cover to be a stunt or a statement. I wanted it to feel effortless, and then one day, it did. With a style so innate and self-assured that it inspires women and men alike, he was the perfect fit.”
