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Timothée Chalamet is celebrating his 29th birthday on August 21, 2025. With nominations for one Academy Award, four Golden Globes, and three BAFTAs, the list of achievements for the actor at this young age is very long. Chalamet had a great year in 2024, withDune: Part Twobecoming one of the biggest critical and commercial hits of the year.
He is all set to wrap the year with a critically acclaimed portrayal of Bob Dylan in the biographical drama,A Complete Unknown. Chalamet is also a producer on his latest project, making the year-end and his birthday all the more special to him. There are a few things that fans might find surprising about the actor.
1Timothée Chalamet auditioned for the role of Spider-Man
There was a possibility that fans would’ve seenTimothée Chalametin the Spider-Man suit in the MCU instead ofTom Holland. Chalamet was one of the several shortlisted actors for the role and sadly lost the opportunity to earn millions of dollars of MCU money.
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During his appearance at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards in 2018, Chalamet recalled his experience auditioning for the role twice. He was receiving the Best Actor award for his filmCall Me By Your Name, when he shared the horrific experience of auditioning for theSpider-Manrole. He shared (via The Hollywood Reporter):
I read twice and I left sweating in a total panic. I called my agent, [UTA’s] Brian Swardstrom, and I said, ‘Brian, I thought about this a lot and I have to go back and knock on that door and read again,’ and he told me the story of Sean Young and how in an attempt to become Catwoman had scared everyone away when she showed up at the studio gates in costume.
Despite losing the role to Holland,Chalamet went on to have a great friendship with the actormainly through hisDuneco-star Zendaya. Holland, who is also Zendaya’s boyfriend, used to hang out on the set of their film. He once toldGQ,“It was so incredibly valuable to spend so much time with Zendaya, and when Tom would come to set too. They’re level. They’re good-energy Hollywood.”
2Timothée Chalamet was in a Woody Allen movie and regretted it
All the Chalamet fans out there might probably forget the movie he made withWoody Allen,A Rainy Day in New York. While the film was supposed to be one of the most important projects of Chalamet’s life, the controversies surrounding the director probably sank it.
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TheDuneactor completed filming the role in 2018 but it was during this time that Allen’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow accused him of s*xually abusing her when she was a child. The allegations caused a delay in the release of the film.
Chalamet was one of the Hollywood actors who refused to work with Allen after the allegations. Shortly after the allegations came out, he publicly declared that he regretted acting in Allen’s film (via The Guardian). Chalamet, along with some of his co-stars in the film, contributed their salaries to RAINN and other organizations in response.
Interestingly, Chalamet had one good thing that came out of his Woody Allen film. He struck a friendship with co-star Selena Gomez. The pair met during the film and has remained close ever since. They even went live together on Instagram in 2020 during the presidential election (via Access Hollywood).
3Timothée Chalamet’s sister and best friend are famous too
If you love Mindy Kaling’s teen comedy seriesThe Sex Lives of College Girls, you must’ve seen another Chalamet in action. One of the series leads, Pauline Chalamet, is Timothée Chalamet’s sister. Pauline and Timothée are the children of Nicole Flender and Marc Chalamet. She made her feature film debut in 2020, starring in Pete Davidson’sThe King of Staten Island.
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Pauline is also a producer and co-founder of the production company Gummy Films. She co-produced and starred in the 2023 dark comedy filmWhat Doesn’t Float. She is in a relationship with director Rhys Raiskin. Timothée Chalamet became an uncle in September 2024, when Pauline gave birth to a girl.
TheCall Me By Your Nameactor had a bad educational experience schooling at Booker T. Washington and moved to another school to work on his creative space. He was admitted to high school at Fiorello H. LaGuardia, one of the best art schools in the world. The school alumni included Jennifer Aniston and Al Pacino.
During his high school days, he made a best friend inThe Fault in Our StarsactorAnsel Elgort. Their acting compatibilities brought them together and Chalamet jokingly mentioned several times that Elgort used to steal roles from him during their high school time. As adults, they were seen together at several events, including both of their favorite sports events—the NBA Games.
4Timothée Chalamet has a fondness for music
Timothée Chalamet’s school years at LaGuardia also cultivated another interest in him. Chalamet briefly pursued a rap career under the name Lil’ Timmy Tim. The first rap he wrote was reportedly a song about his high school statistics teacher, Ms. Lawton, whom he adored (via Timothée Chalamet Fan | YouTube).
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He is a big fan of artists like Kid Cudi and Cardi B. In 2023, he took over the character of Willy Wonka from Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp in Paul King’sWonka. In an interview withRolling Stone, director Paul King revealed that Timothée Chalamet was his first and only pick forWonka.
The director disclosed that he offered the role to theLittle Womenactor after coming across YouTube videos of him singing and dancing during his high school days. He shared:
It was a straight offer because he’s great and he was the only person in my mind who could do it. But because he’s Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his high school musical performances are on YouTube and have hundreds of thousands of views.
Chalamet was praised for the musical numbers in the film, with critics calling him charismatic, intoxicating, and pitch-perfect. His latest film is also a testament to his musical skills. In the filmA Complete Unknown,Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylanthrough his rise to fame in the music industry. The movie has been praised for staying close to the real story of Dylan’s life.
5Timothée Chalamet has always been a fashion icon
Timothée Chalamet loves fashion and his striking outfits have always caught the attention of the media. He first gained attention with his various outfits throughout theCall Me By Your Namepremieres. He stood out with his floral Alexander McQueen suit and his Haider Ackermann-made velvet suit jacket.
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He went for the bold choice at the Venice Film Festival in 2022 promotingBones & All. On the red carpet, he was seen wearing a shiny red halter top, another creation from Ackermann. Most recently, he adorned some casual wear for the premieres ofA Complete Unknown. In a recent pic from London, he was wearing a grey jacket and blue jeans.
In October 2022, Chalamet made history by becoming the first solo man to appear on the cover of the British Vogue. The publication’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful wrote in a letter,“For the first time in British Vogue‘s 106-year history, this month a man is flying solo on our cover.”He also noted that Chalamet’s talent and modern masculinity made him the perfect choice of man to grace the cover.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
