Since 2017’s Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet‘s star continues to shine. After his impressive performance in Dune, the young actor is not only admired for his talent, but also for his remarkable personality and interesting background. This young talent continues to make his mark as one of Hollywood’s rising stars. Chalamet’s story behind the scenes is intriguing with its surprising details. Here are 14 surprising facts you didn’t know about Timothée Chalamet, the successful actor of Dune…
Timothée Chalamet went to the same high school as Nicki Minaj
We are starting our facts about Timothée Chalamet! Both Chalamet and Minaj attended New York City’s prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where Jennifer Aniston, Awkwafina and Sarah Paulson among others attended.
He has a rapper persona called “Lil’ Timmy Tim”
As a high school student, Chalamet made a music video called “Lil’ Timmy Tim” for his statistics teacher. Four years after graduating, the video went viral in 2017 when he became famous thanks to Call Me by Your Name. Ellen DeGeneres even played the clip during an appearance on her show. Unfortunately, despite all his efforts, Chalamet only got a D+ in the class.
Auditioned for Spider-Man: Homecoming
In 2018, Chalamet, who won the Best Actor Award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards for Call Me by Your Name, shared a story about auditioning for Spider-Man: Homecoming movie audition story. We don’t know if he auditioned for Peter Parker or for another role, but unfortunately, Chalamet was not in the movie
Learned to drive on the set of Beautiful Boy
Chalamet starred alongside Steve Carell in the 2018 drama film Beautiful Boy. Chalamet learned to drive on set because he had to shoot scenes where his character drove a car.
He came to a movie premiere with bagels
He allegedly brought a bag of bagels to the New York premiere of The King and distributed them to fans.
Saoirse Ronan’s best friend
Chalamet has twice worked with Saoirse Ronan in the Greta Gerwig-directed films Ladybug and Little Women. “Saoirse is one of my best friends in the world – at least I think we’re best friends,” he told GQ in 2020 while promoting Little Women.
Dropped out of Columbia University before graduating
Chalamet began studying cultural anthropology at Columbia University just as his career was taking off. After his first year in 2014, he dropped out just before the release of Interstellar (his first major motion picture role).
Bilingual
Chalamet’s father is French, which is why the actor is fluent in both English and French. He has even done interviews in French. Speaking to Matthew McConaughey for Interview Magazine, Chalamet is also confident in his Italian skills after filming Call Me by Your Name.
Chalamet is Kid Cudi’s biggest fan
Chalamet always praises Kid Cudi in the press. He even said he wouldn’t act if it wasn’t for him. The two have become good friends over the years.
Chalamet really loves The Office
Chalamet is a big fan of The Office, so he was a bit surprised when he played Steve Carell and Amy Ryan’s son in Beautiful Boy. He even kept his admiration a big secret during filming.
The post 10 Surprising Facts About Dune’s Timothée Chalamet appeared first on NSF News and Magazine.