Top 10 Timothée Chalamet Facts You Didn't Know
There's something about Tim... Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most interesting tidbits about one of our favorite up and coming actors: Timothée Chalamet.
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00:00 So I'm going to show something to the audience that may be a little
00:03 embarrassing to you.
00:04 I don't think it will be, because I think it's adorable."
00:06 Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:09 for the most interesting tidbits about one of our favorite
00:12 up-and-coming actors, Timothee Chalamet.
00:14 "Okay, let's go."
00:16 "What about the flat tire?"
00:20 Number 10.
00:21 His first pet.
00:23 Is Timothee Chalamet a dog or cat person?
00:25 Well, turns out he's more of a turtle person.
00:28 "And like, nobody's ever asked you about this, or talked to you about this."
00:33 "No, not really.
00:34 I don't think we pretend to be on Wendy Williams, but that's it."
00:37 "Why are you writing all this down?"
00:38 In an interview with W Magazine in early 2018, Chalamet talked a lot about his upbringing
00:43 and high school years, including revealing the name of his first pet, who was still his
00:47 pet at the time.
00:49 He was, and we hope still is, the proud owner of a turtle named Ertl.
00:53 Not the most original name, but we'll allow it.
00:56 "They need a last name.
00:58 Wait, what's our last name?"
00:59 "I don't, I've never thought about that, actually."
01:01 "Do we not have last names?"
01:03 When you think about it, it actually makes a ton of sense that Chalamet's first pet would
01:06 be something so small.
01:08 When you're growing up in Hell's Kitchen in NYC, you probably don't have a lot of room
01:12 for a larger animal.
01:14 "The city was my playground, and the subway was my babysitter."
01:17 Number 9.
01:19 He dated Madonna's daughter.
01:20 "How long did you two date?"
01:22 "Next question, I'm outta here."
01:24 Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School is one of the most prolific performing arts
01:29 schools in the country.
01:30 Most of you probably already knew that Chalamet attended the school, alongside Ansel Elgort
01:35 no less.
01:36 But you might not know another one of the school's famous alumni, or her connection
01:40 with Chalamet.
01:41 "You were dating Lola Chacon, daughter of."
01:46 Madonna's daughter, Lourdes Leon, spends some time at LaGuardia, and says that Timothee
01:50 Chalamet was her first boyfriend.
01:52 The pair actually began dating around 2013 when they were in high school.
01:57 Even post-breakup, Leon says that she has nothing but respect for the actor.
02:00 "Did Lola saw 'Call Me By Your Name'?
02:03 She hasn't seen it yet, but she's excited to.
02:06 She teased me about it."
02:07 Number 8.
02:08 He was in a Woody Allen movie.
02:10 "When that film comes out, if it comes out, that's gonna be really important to talk about."
02:15 If you're a Timothee Chalamet fan, there's a good chance you've seen most of his movies.
02:19 But while you can watch this one now, for a while it was difficult to see.
02:23 "It's not always a comfortable trip."
02:25 "Tell me about it."
02:28 In 2018, Chalamet completed work on a movie called A Rainy Day in New York from director
02:33 Woody Allen.
02:34 The end of the film corresponded with the #MeToo movement, during which Dylan Farrow,
02:39 the adopted daughter of Allen, accused the director, again, of sexually abusing her when
02:43 she was younger.
02:45 Because of the allegations, the movie's release was delayed.
02:48 For his part, Chalamet, along with many of his co-stars, donated their salaries to Rain
02:52 and other organizations.
02:53 "He said, 'I want to be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the brave artists
02:58 who are fighting for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.'"
03:02 Number 7.
03:03 He's the first male British Vogue cover star.
03:06 "You all represent the zeitgeist, a moment in history, a moment in time."
03:10 At a young age, Timothee Chalamet quickly became one of the most celebrated actors of
03:14 his generation.
03:15 But he's been making history in the fashion world as well.
03:18 "I've always loved the idea that, you know, you can appropriately express yourself through
03:23 clothes."
03:24 In 2022, Chalamet became the first male solo cover star of British Vogue.
03:29 In the editor's letter for the October edition of the magazine, Edward Enningfel wrote that
03:33 he previously hedged on having a solo male cover star.
03:36 "Vogue should celebrate women first," he wrote, and he didn't want to force the moment.
03:41 Highlighting Chalamet's talent and modern masculinity, he said that the actor felt like
03:45 the perfect person to make magazine history.
03:48 "Who is it who sort of represents now, who is sort of loved by people of all ages, and
03:54 somebody who was so first and great at the idea of imagery and translating characters."
03:59 Number 6.
04:00 Bagel Boy
04:01 "Bagels are about 95% of this diet right here.
04:04 They keep me alive."
04:05 We knew he was a good actor, but who knew he was generous too?
04:09 The King is probably one of the lesser-known Timothee Chalamet movies, but there was one
04:13 pretty big bright spot—the premiere.
04:15 "When a man is pivotal as this one should be amply equipped to penetrate the fog of
04:19 time elapsed.
04:21 No."
04:22 On the night of the first screening of the Netflix film, Chalamet turned up with a slew
04:25 of delicious bagels to hand out to the huge crowd of fans who showed up to support him.
04:30 Hey, some of them might have been standing there waiting all day.
04:33 Supporting the people who support you will never be a bad idea.
04:36 "What matters is that you know in your hearts that today you are that kingdom united.
04:42 You are England.
04:43 Each and every one of you.
04:44 England is you."
04:46 Number 5.
04:47 He learned how to drive on Beautiful Boy
04:54 One of the first times we saw Timothee Chalamet was in Interstellar.
04:58 In that film, he has to drive a pickup truck through a field.
05:01 At the time, however, Chalamet did not have his license and didn't really know how to
05:05 drive a car.
05:06 You can thank Matthew McConaughey for helping him through it.
05:15 You told me to keep driving.
05:18 I guess that answers the "Oh, if I asked you to drive off a cliff" scenario.
05:22 Chalamet wouldn't learn to drive until years later on the set of 2018's Beautiful Boy.
05:27 That's a little bit later than most, seeing as he was in his early 20s.
05:31 But his role in the movie required some driving scenes that made the learning curve necessary.
05:35 Not that driving through a cornfield didn't, but to each their own.
05:44 Number 4.
05:45 His penchant for The Office
05:46 We all have our favorite sitcoms, but we would be willing to bet that The Office sits at
05:51 the top of a lot of your lists.
06:01 If that's the case, count yourself in the same group as Timothee Chalamet.
06:05 As a kid, he watched the beloved mockumentary on Netflix and developed an obsession.
06:09 Such an obsession, in fact, that he was a bit nervous about working with his Beautiful
06:13 Boy co-stars.
06:27 Steve Carell and Amy Ryan, who played Michael Scott and Michael's love interest Holly on
06:31 the show respectively, both starred alongside Chalamet.
06:35 Apparently he was incredibly nervous about meeting the duo.
06:48 How adorable.
06:50 Number 3.
06:51 His appearance in Law & Order
06:56 Timothee Chalamet made his film debut in 2014 with three titles, Men, Women, and Children,
07:01 Worst Friends and Interstellar.
07:03 But he actually appeared on our screens a little bit earlier than that.
07:11 In 2009, a very young Chalamet got his screen acting start on an episode of Law & Order.
07:16 In season 19, Chalamet had a small guest role on an episode called "Pledge."
07:21 He played the part of a young boy who was murdered alongside his housekeeper.
07:25 He's not in much of the episode, but he does have a few lines.
07:29 Maybe avoid this one though, if you don't do well with graphic subject matter.
07:38 Number 2.
07:39 He didn't have to audition for Wonka
07:47 Timothee Chalamet is getting to the point in his career where he may no longer have
07:50 to audition for certain roles.
07:52 But when it comes to singing and dancing, we'd think the filmmakers would want to make
07:56 sure they were getting the right man for the job.
07:58 For the film Wonka, however, director Paul King has said that Chalamet was his only choice.
08:07 He didn't have Chalamet audition, and didn't even really need to do much to check that
08:11 he could sing and dance.
08:13 With that said, the actor's old high school musical videos are all over the internet.
08:18 We certainly hope that King saw some of the videos of Chalamet rapping, and that's what
08:22 got him the role.
08:31 Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
08:35 Columbia Dropout.
08:36 He gave it the old college try, but no dice.
08:47 Dual Citizenship.
08:48 You're looking at a proud American and French citizen.
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09:16 Number 1.
09:18 He was a basketball mascot.
09:24 He might be playing pick-up games with the likes of Adam Sandler now, but Timothee Chalamet
09:28 wasn't always picked first in gym class.
09:31 In middle school, Chalamet tried out but didn't make the cut for the school basketball team.
09:35 The result?
09:36 He ended up being the mascot instead.
09:42 While he admitted, as most costume wearers do, that it was very hot inside the suit,
09:47 Chalamet also said in an interview with W Magazine that he'd be willing to give it
09:51 another try if acting doesn't work out.
09:53 For his sake, we hope it does.
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