Timothée Chalamet [1] is a man of many talents. The actor is only 23 years old and recently gave an impressive performance as Nic in Beautiful Boy [2], which earned him an award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival [3] last month. But before he hit the big screen, he was a high-schooler with another serious passion: rapping. Timothée graduated from Manhattan performing arts school [4] Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, where he developed a rap persona, which he reflected on in a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show [5].
Going by names like Timmy Tim or Little Timmy Tim [6], Timothée has been rapping for years and has a clear talent for it! He even met one of his idols, Kid Cudi, when he was 17, and has said the experience "inspired me to be an artist in a lot of ways." Timothée doesn't just explore his passion for rapping behind closed doors; in fact, he's taken the stage several times, and thankfully, the videos are out there for our entertainment. Prepare to see a whole other side to the actor when you watch the priceless videos of him rapping ahead.
Timothée Rapping For a Statistics Project in High School
Growing up during a time when YouTube videos could count as school projects, Timothée created a rap video for a statistics class. His personality shines in the hilarious video, and Ellen DeGeneres [8] even took the opportunity to call it out during an interview about Call Me by Your Name [9]. Armie Hammer joked that the teacher unfairly gave Timothée a D+ on the project.