By Annabelle Ramirez
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Timothée Hal Chalamet (English: /ˈtɪməθi ˈʃæləmeɪ/ ⓘ TIM-əth-ee SHAL-ə-may; born December 27, 1995) is an American and French actor. His accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards.
Chalamet began his career as a teenager in television, appearing in the drama series Homeland in 2012. In 2014, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama Men, Women & Children and appeared in Christopher Nolan‘s science fiction film Interstellar. Chalamet came to international attention with the lead role of a lovestruck teenager in Luca Guadagnino‘s coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name (2017), earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Alongside supporting roles in Greta Gerwig‘s films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), Chalamet took on a starring role as drug addict Nic Sheff in the biopic Beautiful Boy (2018). Chalamet then began leading big-budget films, portraying Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve‘s science fiction film Dune (2021), its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), and Willy Wonka in Paul King‘s musical fantasy film Wonka (2023). He has since portrayed Bob Dylan in the biographical drama A Complete Unknown (2024), which he also produced.
On stage, Chalamet starred in John Patrick Shanley‘s autobiographical play Prodigal Son in 2016, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award and gained a nomination for a Drama League Award. Offscreen, he has been labeled as a sex symbol and a fashion icon.
Chalamet splits his time between New York and California. Despite significant media attention and public interest, he rarely discusses the romantic aspects of his personal life.
Chalamet is an avid sports fan; in his youth, he aspired to be a professional soccer player. He is childhood friends with now-professional soccer player, Alex Muyl. Chalamet is also a lifelong supporter of the Saint-Étienne French soccer team and the New York Knicks basketball team. Appearing on ESPN‘s College GameDay as its guest picker for the 2024 college football conference championships, he impressed viewers with his analysis of the matchups, gaining specific attention for his pick of Ohio to upset the Miami RedHawks in the MAC Championship. The Bobcats would go on to rout the RedHawks, 38–3.
At age 15, Chalamet operated a YouTube channel called ModdedController360 in which he presented Xbox 360 controllers customized by himself. He enjoys hip-hop music and considers rapper Kid Cudi to be his biggest career inspiration, alongside actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Joaquin Phoenix.
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- Johannes Kepler (astronomer) –
- Sir George Cayley (Father of Aviation) –
- Louis Pasteur (chemist) –
- Louis Bromfield (writer) –
- Charles Olson (poet) –
- Cokie Roberts (journalist) –
- Tovah Feldshuh (actress) –
- Heather O’Rourke (actress) –
- Carson Palmer (football player) –
- Emilie de Ravin (actress) –
- Timothée Chalamet (actor) –
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- Gustave Eiffel (architect) –
- Lester Pearson (Canadian prime minister) –
- Hoagy Carmichael (composer) –
- George Roy Hill (director) –
- Sir Alan Bates (actor) –
- Norman Schwarzkopf (Army general) –
- Carrie Fisher (actress) –
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- An ill youth in Rochester, New York, wrote in his diary: I don’t see no need of being sick now that school is out. Darn it! –
- Prohibitionist Carry Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas –
- J. M. Barrie’s play Peter Pan premiered in London –
- Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City –
- Rubber rationing began in the U.S. with restrictions placed on rubber tires –
- The first episode of The Howdy Doody Show aired –
- ALH 84001 Mars meteorite found in Antarctica –
- Steve Largent’s 752nd career catch set NFL record –
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- Parts of Tennessee had the heaviest snowfall seen in that state in 25 years –
- 12.5 inches of snow fell in Dumas, Texas –
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