Timothée Hal Chalamet (English: /ˈtɪməθi ˈʃæləmeɪ/ TIM-əth-ee SHAL-ə-may;[a] born December 27, 1995) is an American and French actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards.
Chalamet began his career as a teenager in television, appearing in the drama series Homeland in 2012. In 2014, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama Men, Women & Children and appeared in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar. Chalamet came to international attention with the lead role of a lovestruck teenager in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name (2017), earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Alongside supporting roles in Greta Gerwig's films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), he took on starring roles as drug addict Nic Sheff in the biopic Beautiful Boy (2018) and a young cannibal in Guadagnino's romantic horror film Bones and All (2022), which he also produced. Chalamet also began leading big-budget films, portraying Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's science fiction film Dune (2021).
On stage, Chalamet starred in John Patrick Shanley's autobiographical play Prodigal Son in 2016, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award and gained a nomination for a Drama League Award. Off-screen, he has been labeled as a sex symbol and a fashion icon.
In 2021, Chalamet portrayed a student revolutionary in Wes Anderson's ensemble comedy-drama The French Dispatch. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it generated positive reviews. Anderson wrote the role with Chalamet in mind. Brianna Zigler of Paste found him to be "perfectly attuned to Anderson's highly specified wavelength". Chalamet starred as the main character Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's film adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune, which premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Villeneuve stated that Chalamet was his only choice to play the role: "I needed that for the audience to believe this young man will be able to lead a whole planet." Dune received positive reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney praising his "magnetic pensiveness [that] gives the coming-of-age element some heart" and Lewis Knight of Daily Mirror writing that "Timothée Chalamet completes his ascension to Hollywood leading man status". Dune earned over $400 million worldwide to emerge as his highest-grossing release. In his final role of the year, Chalamet played a skater punk in Adam McKay's Netflix ensemble comedy film Don't Look Up. It received mixed reviews from critics. Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times found Chalamet "sweetly sincere" in his small part. The ensemble cast of the film was nominated for a SAG Award.
Chalamet reunited with Guadagnino in the road film Bones and All (2022), in which he starred alongside Taylor Russell as cannibal drifters. The project marked his first production venture, and he credited Guadagnino for mentoring him through the process. Bones and All premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Leila Latif of IndieWire praised the chemistry between Chalamet and Russell and took note of his "near-peerless ability to gently weep", and Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter added that "Chalamet reminded us why he's the best actor of his generation". That same year, he lent his voice to the Netflix adult animated musical special Entergalactic.
Chalamet will next reprise the role of Paul Atreides in the sequel to Dune, titled Dune: Part Two, and play Willy Wonka in the musical film Wonka, directed by Paul King.[115][116] He has also committed to portray Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold.
He made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2020, the eighth episode and the Holidays episode of Season 46 with musical guests Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band.
He also made a cameo on April 10, 2021, the seventeenth episode of Season 46, hosted by the English actress Carey Mulligan, with musical guest Kid Cudi, during the pre-recorded "Weird Little Flute" sketch.
He returned to Saturday Night Live once again to hosting for the 2nd time on November 11, 2023, the fourth episode of Season 49, with musical guests Boygenius.
He was also impersonated by current cast member Chloe Fineman, on April 11, 2020, during the pre-recorded "MasterClass Quarantine Edition" sketch, the sixteenth episode of Season 45, billed as "Saturday Night Live At Home", hosted by actor Tom Hanks, with musical guest Chris Martin, on December 12, 2020, "The Dionne Warwick Talk Show" sketch and on November 11, 2023, during the pre-recorded "Britney Book Reading" sketch.
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