Timothée Chalamet took a break from filming his latest movie in New York City to say a big hello to his biggest fans … the ones who’d actually show up to, let alone participate in, a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest.
Social media was abuzz on Sunday (October 27) after Chalamet made a surprise appearance to greet the contestants and attendees of the event, which began at 1 p.m. ET in the public park. The prize for the contest, which drew several contestants, was $50, but they also got the opportunity to meet their celebrity doppelganger as well.
“He had the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever and HE DID IT” on X (formerly Twitter) user wrote alongside a video of his surprise arrival at the scene.
he had the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever and HE DID IT pic.twitter.com/zjqHqNXC6U
— Timothée Chalamet Updates (@timotheeupdates) October 27, 2024
Before he arrived, there were several contestants who had the audience doing double takes to see if they were in the presence of the real deal, with a man in a cap, suit, and mustache ultimately taking home the big check.
Highlights from today’s Timothée Chalamet doppelgängers entering NYC’s mysterious look-alike contest #thimoteechalamet #entertainmentnews #nyc #lookalike #contest pic.twitter.com/a7ojdUoSJA
— New York Mickey (@MickmickNYC) October 27, 2024
Chalamet has been in the Big Apple filming his next film, Marty Supreme, alongside costars such as Gwenyth Paltrow and Kevin O’Leary. The movie is written and directed by Josh Safdie and is inspired by the story of professional tennis player Marty Reisman. Filming began on the A24 pic in September.
Check out other footage and photos of his arrival below.
LMAOO TIMOTHEE CHALAMET ACTUALLY SHOWED UP TO THE TIMOTHEE CHALAMET LOOKALIKE CONTEST IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK pic.twitter.com/yDt7tl6T2p
— industry s3 awards campaign manager (@itweetabttv) October 27, 2024
timothee chalamet at his own lookalike competition pic.twitter.com/108rVcn4D2
— Partiful (@partiful) October 27, 2024
Timothée Chalamet makes a surprise appearance at the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest. pic.twitter.com/ma8Iaji1rW
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 27, 2024
Timothée Chalamet making a surprise appearance at his look-alike contest in NYC. pic.twitter.com/z5hdXTVfpN
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 27, 2024