Actor Timothée Chalamet crashed his own lookalike contest Sunday, briefly mingling with “Wonka” and “Dune” clad doppelgängers and some fans in a Manhattan park after police broke up the first phase of the un-permitted gathering elsewhere.
The actual Chalamet was discernable by the accompanying bodyguards, something the other contestants didn’t have. He posed for photos as it dawned on the ogling crowd of squealing fans that the real Chalamet was indeed standing up in their midst. He is in town filming the sports drama “Marty Supreme.”
Police had shut down the event in Washington Square Park, forcing participants to find a new home nearby just as the red carpet strut commenced. At least one person was cuffed and hauled away; charges were pending Sunday evening, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Police also fined organizers $500 for holding an “unpermitted costume contest.”
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Crowds look on at the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
“It started off as a silly joke and now it’s turned pandemonium,” said Paige Nguyen, one of the organizers.
Nguyen is a producer for YouTube personality Anthony Po, who dreamed up and staged the informal extravaganza by papering New York City’s Greenwich Village with fliers. Chalamet’s impromptu appearance after the police drama had cleared was just icing on the curly-locked cake.
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Miles Mitchell, 21, winner of the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest held near Washington Square Park, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
“Willy Wonka” wannabee Miles Mitchell, a 21-year-old from Staten Island, was declared the winner, receiving a Publisher’s Clearing House-sized, $50 check made out to “Best Tim.”
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