- [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.

(gentle orchestral music)