10 Things You Didn't Know About Timothée Chalamet ｜ Star Fun Facts

Timothee Chalamet has won hearts and minds all over the world thanks to his performances in Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name. His roles have been recognized by various organizations. He's received many nominations such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. With the gifted performer proving his talents in a number of exciting new movies, let's explore a few interesting details you may not know about Timothee Chalamet. He is fluent in French and English Chalamet was born in Manhattan and raised in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. He spent a good bit of his youth in New York, but he also spent summers in the small French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lenon, which is where his grandparents lived. With his dad being French and his many visits to the European country, Chalamet picked up the language at a young age. He is now fluent in both French and English. He was a mascot in middle school. Before he was a mega movie star, Chalamet was the mascot for his middle school basketball team because he didn't make the cut to be a player. He explained that being in a costume is hot, but at halftime, you can take it off and just relax. He also joked that, if the whole acting thing doesn't work out, he's open to being a mascot again. He went to high school with Ansel Elgort. Chalamet and Ansel Elgort both grew up in New York City and attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts. According to Elgort, they played on the same basketball team and had the same teachers. No one disliked Timmy, Elgort added during an interview with MTV. "'Some people dislike me.' The two still keep in touch to this day and remain good friends. They are often spotted catching up while sitting courtside at Knicks basketball games." He dated Madonna's daughter. While attending high school at LaGuardia in New York City, Chalamet dated none other than Madonna's daughter, Lourdes Leon. The two went to school together and dated for nearly four years. While the couple did eventually split, they are reportedly still great friends. His first on-screen role was on Law & Order. While Chalamet is known for his many roles in some big-box office movies, his first on-screen appearance wasn't a feature film. It was in the NBC TV show-drama Law & Order back in 2009. He played the part of a murder victim. He left home to live alone in Canada when he was 17. When he was 17 years old, he got cast in Interstellar and left his New York home to live alone in Canada as they filmed. Chalamet explained to the Los Angeles Times that he didn't want to be accompanied by Guardians while working on the movie. To avoid them tagging along, he found a California state law that said a person who has a high school degree and is more than 16 years old is legally allowed to travel alone, as long as the film's production company is based outside of the West Coast. He said, I just told my parents I was going alone. I've always felt like there was less creative space on set with Guardians. I just felt independent at a young age. He was almost Spider-Man Chalamet auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man Homecoming. The role ultimately went to Tom Holland. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chalamet said that he, Read twice and I left sweating in a total panic, after auditioning. He also considered going back to audition again, but decided against it. How he spent his first big paycheck He got his first big paycheck from a Disney commercial and used it to buy nosebleed Knicks season tickets. Chalamet assumed that LeBron James would sign with the Knicks that year. After the NBA star signed with the Miami Heat, Chalamet spent his time trying to sell his tickets to people outside Madison Square Garden. It's no secret that he's a basketball fan, from taking selfies with Kobe Bryant to attending games at MSG. Back in 2010, he also ran to a Broadway theater and waited to meet athlete Amari Stoudemire, who tweeted about going to see Rock of Ages. According to Vulture, 14-year-old Chalamet waited outside for two hours until he saw Stoudemire and asked him to sign his jersey. Joaquin Phoenix is his favorite actor During a conversation with musician Frank Ocean for V-Man magazine, the star revealed that he's a big fan of Phoenix's work, especially in films like The Master. He expressed that there is a multitude of artists he's really trying to follow in the footsteps of creatively, and that Joaquin Phoenix is number one. He became the third youngest Best Actor nominee. 2017 was a big year for Chalamet. After years of proving himself in minor TV roles, acclaimed stage roles, and overlooked movies, he finally hit the big time with both Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird and Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name. For his lead role in Call Me By Your Name, the actor was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars, making him the third youngest Best Actor nominee and the youngest since 1939. In the end, he didn't take the trophy home, but he still received a lot of praise from the Hollywood community and fans.