Actors like Timothee Chalamet happen once in a generation.
At only 26, the young star has the makings of a future Hollywood legend.
“It’s almost a high to be vulnerable.
I really get that,” he once said (viaVice).
Read on to know more about Timothee Chalamet and what makes him such a sensation.
He comes from rather varied heritage
There are many layers to Timothee Chalamet literally!
The 26-year-old actor traces his heritage back to multiple cultures.
Performing arts is something that runs through the Chalamet siblings' veins.
They got it from their mama, literally!
Before he made it big on the big screen, though, the actor kickstarted his career with television.
He was only 13 then, according toVogue, and played a young murder victim named Eric Foley.
I just figured I don’t know what I figured," he ruminated (viaPeople).
His interviews reflect maturity that is deep and rare for his age.
“There’s such depth to his person.
But on my best days, I feel like I’m growing right on time,” he toldTime.
Mental health, for instance, is a subject he believes deserves more meaning than just Instagram dialogue.
“He has good people around him, and I’m one of them,” she declared.
It seems from the time that she began working with Chalamet, Ronan was convinced of his extraordinariness.
“I always knew he was very special.
And he was very magnetic as an actor.
We’ve always just felt very comfortable with one another,” she said (perDazed).
has the particularly striking quality of being humble, perThe Things.
“I want to get back to the undefined space again.
Timmy is very personable.”
He was only 22 then, making him the youngest nominee in the category in about eight decades.
“I’m the new guy!”
he declared (perABC7).
It shines through via a phenomenon called Chalamania, dedicated to the frenzy he inspires (viaThe Guardian).
Obviously, it left Chalamaniacs raving.
“He was extraordinarily gifted.
… Timothee was destined to be an actor,” Shifman told theNew York Post.
The gentlemen that they are, Elgort and Chalamet both check in with their teacher once in a while.
The two have been spotted hanging together at basketball games and, of course, film events.
But his sublime performance didn’t come without consequences to his personality.
“I read twice and I left sweating in a total panic,“he toldthe outlet.
He deliberated over auditioning again, but it appears he didn’t return.
Afamous pictureof the getup even exists on the internet!
He is credited with redefining masculinity on screen
Timothee Chalamet is not your average heartthrob.
