Timothée Chalamet, a French American actor and the heartthrob of Hollywood, who recently appeared in Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ alongside Leonardo DeCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, and Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ which dominated Oscar 2022 with six Academy Awards. 

Talking about Oscar 2022, Timothée has been a major highlight of the event and is all over the news for his shirtless look beneath a Louis Vuitton womenswear blazer.

He is well known for his impeccable style and is a trendsetter, which not only makes the common people his fan but also big stars like Jennifer Lawernce crushes on him.

Starring in such big movies and with such big stars, people wonder what this young boy is worth? So let’s find out more about his early life, education, family, Net worth, and more.

Timothée Chalamet: Early life, Career and More

Early Life and Family 

Timothée Hal Chalamet was born on 27 Dec 1995 in New York City, to Nicole Flender, a real estate broker and a former Broadway dancer and Marc Chalamet, an editor for United Nations Children Emergency Funds(UNICEF). He has a sister Pauline Chalamet, an American actress, writer, and director.

He went to HighSchool with ‘Ansel Elgort’ (the famous actor from the film, Baby Driver) at ‘LaGuardia High School’ in New York City. After that, Chalamet went to a private Ivy League before dropping out and starring in the film “Interstellar” alongside Matthew McConaughey. 

Career

Chalamet, as a child, acted in two horror short films called ‘Sweet Tooth’ and ‘Clown’ before making his television debut on ‘Law & Order’ (2009).

His debut in films was in 2014, in Jason Reitman’s ‘Men, Women & Children’. 

Later he starred in many movies, and some of his famous works are :

  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Lady Bird
  • A Rainy Day in New York
  • Little Women 
  • Dune
  • Don’t Look Up

Breakthrough Role

Already been part of several movies and television shows, the young actor finally got his big breakthrough role in Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name. The film premiered at “Sundance Film Festival” in 2017. In a film in which every performance is terrific, Chalamet makes the rest look like they’re acting. He alone would make the film worth watching”, wrote Richards of “Empire” (film magazine).

Net Worth

According to several sources, Timothée Chalamet’s net worth jumped from $6 Million to $10 Million in 2021 as he starred in 3 big movies of the year and endorsed several big brands.

Relationship history of Timothée Chalamet

With such charming looks, Timothée quickly became Hollywood’s one of the most eligible bachelors after great success on the silver screen in 2017 as ‘Elio’ in ‘Call Me By Your Name’.

While the rumors are that the actor is dating Lily-Rose Depp again, let’s look back at all of Timothée’s former lovers from 2013.

Back in 2013, in his high school days, the actor dated Lourde Leon, the daughter of Madonna. They later parted ways in 2017 and seem to be friends now. Later in the same year, while shooting for the Netflix movie ‘The King,’ the actor fell in love with his co-star Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp. But by October 2020, the two love birds also parted ways.

While it was never confirmed by either of the two, it seemed that Timothée Chalamet and Eiza González were dating back in June 2020.

Upcoming Projects

Timothée Chalamet is once again ready to the hit big screen with a bang with his 4 new upcoming projects:

  • Wonka 
  • Going Electric 
  • Bones and All
  • 4000 miles
  • Dune (sequel)

Social media accounts of Timothée Chalamet

Timothée is quite popular on social media and has a huge fan following.

On Instagram, he goes by the username – @tchalamet and has over 17.5 million followers.

On Twitter, he goes by the username – @RealChalamet and has over 1.9 million followers. 

Public Image and Fashion

The media describes Chalamet as a fashion icon and a sex symbol, with his hazel eyes, hair and jawline highlighted as his trademarks. In 2019, he was the most influential man in fashion, according to Vogue. He was ranked as the best-dressed man in the world by GQ in 2020. Chalamet became a brand ambassador for Cartier, in September 2021.

Awards and Nominations

He was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in “Call Me by Your Name.”

He was also nominated for a ‘Golden Globe Award,’ ‘BAFTA Award,’ ‘Critic’s Choice Award,’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Award.’ All for best actor.

Trivia about Timothée Chalamet

  • Back in 2012, Timothée wrote a rap song, “Statistics,” where he was seen roasting his teachers. Back in the days, he referred to himself as Lil Timmy Tim, the next slim shady. Few of his “not so cringe” rap videos can still be found on youtube.
  • He is an earnest sports fan and once he used to dream of being a professional soccer player in his youth.
  • Chalamet is also a fan of hip-hop music and considers rapper “Kid Cudi” his biggest career inspiration.
  • Timothée auditioned for the role of one of the most loved superheroes, ‘Spider-Man,’ for ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ in 2016, but he lost to Tom Holland.
  • He plays piano and guitar, the former of which he played in ‘Call Me by Your Name’ for the role of Elio.
  • Speaks French almost fluently and learned how to speak Italian while shooting Call Me by Your Name (2017).
  • In 2017, he won NYFCC’s Best Actor prize for Call Me by Your Name and became the youngest to win that award. 
  • He has been in five films that were Oscar-nominated for Best Picture: Little Women (2019), Dune (2021), and Don’t Look Up (2021), Call Me by Your Name (2017), Lady Bird (2017).
  • He prefers doing theater.

 

Full Name Timothée Hal Chalamet
Nick Name Timo, Timmy, Tim, Timmy T, Lil Timmy Tim
Gender male
Height  5 ft 11 inches
Date of Birth (Birthday) December 27, 1995
Age (as of 2022) 26 years (As of 2022)
Birthplace New York City, U.S
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Hobbies/Interest Cycling, Painting
Profession Actor
Father Name Marc Chalamet
Mother Name Nicole Flender
Sibling Pauline (Older) (Actress)
Religion Judaism
Home Town New York City, U.S
Nationality American, French
Net Worth 10 million USD

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What languages can Timothee speak?

 

Timothee can speak fluent French and English.

  • Why did Timothee Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp split?

 

Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp have reportedly split after more than a year of dating but the reason remains unknown. 

  • Who is Timothee Chalamet currently dating?

 

According to rumors, Timothee Chalamet is dating actress Eiza Gonzalez.