Timothy Chalamet‘s lookalikes want you to call them by name.
A match held in Washington Square Park in New York City, and attended by We weeklyattracted several self-described Chalamet lookalikes on Sunday, Oct. 27 — and the real actor himself, according photos and images shared via social media.
The Bones and all actor, 28, found his “Clones and All” among the contestants who came from far and wide to prove they were most like the Oscar-nominated star, all for a grand prize of $50. Chalamet seemed to please the crowd sneaking in wearing a baseball cap and black mask before finally revealing himself and stopping to pose for photos with excited fans.
While some participants wore regular clothes, others dressed up in costume as some of Chalamet’s film characters, including Willy Wonka from his 2023 film. WonkaAnd Bob Dylanwho Chalamet will play in the upcoming film A complete unknown.
Although Chalamet’s performance should have earned him top honors, it did Miles Mitchellthe participant from Staten Island who dressed as Willy Wonka, who won the event. Mitchell, 21, said Us he would “buy a bunch of chocolate” with his winnings.
Thousands of people began gathering in the Washington Square Park arch around 1 p.m. on Sunday for the unofficial event, which was hosted by the organizer Anthony Poe claimed to have attracted an estimated 10,000 people in total. At one point, New York City police showed up to ask the growing crowd to disperse due to the lack of a formal permit, according to NBC.
Us can confirm that Poe, a YouTuber, was fined $500 by police before moving the crowd several blocks to Mercer Playground, where the match took place.
Poe told Us during the event: ‘This man, my bodyguard here, Roberto, took the fine. So I’m going to pay him.” Poe also told a group of reporters: “I honestly thought I was going to get arrested, so we had some plans for that. A $500 fine was the best-case scenario. I couldn’t be happier with the $500, I mean the entire event cost me way more than $500.
An NYPD spokesperson told NBC New York that at least one person had been arrested and summonses issued.
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City residents and visitors have been advertising the competition in recent weeks, with a flyer for the event viral on X. The poster contained a QR code that led to a Partiful invitation. According to Varietythe event garnered at least 2,500 RSVPs Sunday morning.
Chalamet was recently seen filming in Central Park for his new movie in New York ahead of the event Marty Supremewhere he was seen kissing a co-star Gwyneth Paltrow52, for a scene.
Marty Supremewhich is directed by Josh Safdiesees Chalamet as both producer and star of the film. It also sees Paltrow in her first on-screen role since then Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
Paltrow revealed what her husband did Brad Falchuk thought about the kiss during a Q&A via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, October 22.
One user asked, “What does Brad think about you kissing Mr. Chalamet?! Lol.”
Paltrow responded that her director husband was “unthreatened, not because T. Chal isn’t AWESOME, but he knows he has my whole life.” [heart emoji].”