Screen Rant

  • Actor Timothée Chalamet may be an A-list Hollywood star, but most people don’t correctly pronounce his name. 1 / 7

    Timothee Chalamet in The King Vertical

  • Don’t worry because even Chalamet doesn’t seem too concerned about the diacritical mark hovering over his first name. 2 / 7

    Timothée Chalamet in Hot Summer Nights

  • Chalamet is best known for his performance in Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name. 3 / 7

    Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name Vertical

  • Chalamet’s name derives from his father Marc’s French heritage. The family surname is pronounced “SHALL-AH-MAY.” 4 / 7

    Timothée Chalamet in Little Women

  • On The Graham Norton Show, Timothée stated that his first name is technically pronounced, in proper French, as “TEE-MO-TAY.” 5 / 7

    Timothée Chalamet at The Graham Norton Show

  • Chalamet seems to embrace various pronunciations, and doesn’t seem to mind if people simply call him “Timothy.” 6 / 7

    Timothée Chalamet in Lady Bird

  • But if you ever meet the actor in person, it be may worthwhile to correctly pronounce his name: TEE-MO-TAY SHALL-AH-MAY. 7 / 7

    Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name