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- [Narrator] If you live under a rock and have never seen
this sculpted immaculate face before,
it belongs to Timothee Hal Chalamet
who's arguably become the internet Crown Prince,
seemingly overnight.
But Chalamet was acting successful for years
before becoming a Hollywood It Boy.
So what happened to make Instagram explode
every time one of his floopy curls dropped
just so into his green eyes?
Why does Twitter analyze and obscure image of
the contents of his pantry?
Like it's a reveal into assault.
If you're one of those people who just doesn't get it,
this video might explain what the hype is all about.
Born in Manhattan, New York on December 27th, 1995,
this Capricorn King made his first onscreen appearance
in an episode of "Law and Order" by the time he was 13.
Within the next few years,
he secured roles on shows such as,
"Royal Pains" and "Homeland".
By 19, fresh out of graduating from the prestigious
program at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts,
he made his debut in Hollywood Blockbusters
like Chris Nolan's 'Interstellar'
and Jason Reitman's, "Men, Women, and Children".
Although while Chalamet continued his education
attending Columbia University,
where he studied Cultural Anthropology for a year
before transferring to New York University's
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
in order to begin pursuing his acting career.
Timothy's true breakout occurred
when he appeared in back to back appearances
of Greta Gerwig, "Ladybird"
and Luca Guadagino's, "Call Me by Your Name".
His performance was praised and both of these
Indie Oscar nominated darlings
as well as his hair, as it should be.
And "Call Me by Your Name"
for which he learned Italian,
Chalamet took piano and guitar lessons
along with self-testing the logistics.
of the now iconic peach theme.
His performance has earlier garnered him
a slew of awards, including Academy Award,
and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor.
He became the youngest man to be nominated
for an Oscar for Best Actor in 80 years.
Since then, he has starred in several more
Oscar nominated films including 2018's,
"Beautiful Boy" alongside Steve Carell,
and Greta Gerwig, 2019 adaptation of "Little Women".
Beyond epic sagas and longing softwood glances,
there has been huge amounts of hype
for his roles as the leading man in films like,
"The King" and the upcoming "Dune".
So what is that je ne sai quoi
so many of us have found magnetizing,
that makes us type out his name into every search engine
to access the full archive of embarrassing interviews
and high school skits available for our digital pleasure?
I have done this .
Timothy Chalamet is not one of the first
internet boyfriends, but he is perhaps one of the youngest.
According to The Cut, here are some of the qualifications
it takes to be an internet boyfriend.
Enlightened masculinity, an aura of authenticity,
idealized vulnerability, enough mystery, enough charm
and of course, he must be incredibly memeable and givable.
But according to The Cut,
internet boyfriends are also,
old enough that a teenager will find him refreshingly mature
and a grown grown up can lust after him with impunity.
In 2018, The Guardian described the burgeoning
momentum propelling the star forward as Chalamania,
and posed the question,
"Chalamet is inspiring rabid hysteria
reminiscent of DiCaprio's Leomania
at the height of his Titanic fame.
But will really be as big?"
They also note that while popularity comes and goes,
the term Mania only sticks true to cultural phenomenon,
dating back past DiCaprio to Beatlemania in the 1960s.
And while in general people on the internet
love to compare him to young Leo,
there have also been comparisons to even more mystical icons
like James Dean and River Phoenix.
If there's anything Timothy has also cultivated
besides a massive following,
it is a trusted brand of non-toxic masculinity
for a new generation.
Writer N.T. Donna who coined the phrase, 'art throb'
to describe a new breed of male celebrities
that were being celebrated for their creativity,
authenticity, and most of all for breaking
heteronormative representations of machismo.
Timothy shot to stardom being a beloved object
of the queer and female gaze.
And he continuously showcases that it's bolder
and braver to embrace duality
than to conform to a certain masculine expectation,
for which there's perhaps no clear outlet,
than is fashion.
And one of his most iconic gender bending photo shoots
with Co-Star Saoirse Ronan,
he was sweet and demure and ruffles and pearls,
while she rocked bold suits with strong lines.
The shoot paid homage to the fact that in
"Little Women", the two also shared wardrobe pieces
to play up their characters' masculine,
feminine, fluidity and dynamic.
Moreover, Timmy starts a conversation
nearly every time he hits the Red Carpet,
with the internet uniting to impact
every gleam of his eye that matches the gleam
of his glittery Louis Vuitton hoodie
and sparkling harness or bib as he loves to call it.
And maybe it's as simple as the fact that
Timothy lets you love him for being completely himself.
He allows himself to be excited, weird, nervous,
constantly acknowledging how star struck he is
by his own experiences.
For example, telling Ryan Seacrest on the Golden Globes
Red Carpet, "We've never met but dude,
I grew up with you,
you were beamed into my living room
every Monday night? For American Idol."
He's a product of the generation.
So, the internet is rife with embarrassing videos
from his youth but Timothy has no shame.
He alluded to his viral high school project,
a rap about statistics during his speech
at Graduate Together America honors the High School Class
of 2020 thanking the teacher who signed it to him,
not to mention his other side.
Though he has no bad angles,
which was reserved for smoldering
and brooding looks high art and Haute couture
that make you know he is interesting.
And maybe he's just as pretentious as his name sounds.
Frank Ocean can ask Timmy not to quote his own songs to him
and Virgil Abloh can put matching looks together
for him and his mom.
That is just cool.
His persona is a work of art.
He's completely relatable yet wholly unattainable.
Chalamet is not only gen Zs Crown Prince,
he's also an ambassador for what
they have to bring to the table.
Creativity, tolerance, passion,
and a will to change the world.
And they're going to do it by celebrating
love and diversity, championing vulnerability
and rocking some really killer Insta worthy looks.
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