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