New York MagazineThe latest cover story about children of famous and well-connected families, dubbed the nepotism baby (nepo for short), has sparked conversation across the entire entertainment industry.
The fairly exhaustive list ranged from favorites like Dan Levi, Billie Lourd and Liza Minnelli on “Who??” characters with famous surnames such as Sasha Spielberg and Ireland Baldwin.
In this lengthy profile was a subsection of “children of the industry,” people not quite upstaged by their famous families but whose connections to loved ones and industry know-how have helped them in some way.
This is where they start to reach out a bit.
Scattered among Deschanels, Gyllenhaals, and the Brandy/Ray J power duo are the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Meghan Markle (known as the “Daughter of a Set Builder” and “Daughter of a Lighting Director,” respectively).
One of the additions that the internet seems to find most striking, however, is Timothée Chalamet. His parents are ex The Parisian journalist and former Broadway dancer turned dancer and French professor at Yale; substantial works, but apparently nothing that would put it on the map.
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The real qualifications of the industry child are apparently through his aunt and uncle, who are both writers and directors. Both worked mainly in TV: their uncle Rodman Flender directed two episodes for each The office, Ugly Bettyand MTV He shouted TV series, as well as one Gilmore Girls episode and one The OC episode. His aunt co-created the 1990s FOX sitcom Party of fiveand this is all.
None of these shout “25-year-old international cinema icon,” creating results. In fact, the only cinematic achievement in his family is his uncle’s 1994 film Goblin 2. It may have actually been considered a sign versus him if he tried to use it as a drop-name.
Though Chalamet has dated real nepotism kids Lourdes Leon and Lily-Rose Depp — and could probably claim his older too Sex lives of college girls sister Pauline as a nepotistic employee — it really seems as though the actor was launched through talent, luck, and the general vague privilege that came with being an attractive upper-middle-class cis white male in New York. (No shadow!)
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If the Stans have any say, he will beat the nepo charges indefinitely. As soon as the profile hit the internet, Chalamet’s defense team rallied, ready to defend their favorite Tinseltown kid against these heinous and horrific allegations.
They’re channeling the Iyanla Vanzant “Not on my watch!” gifs:
an angel loses its wings every time someone says timothée chalamet is a nepo baby
— paige (@laurieslaurence) December 19, 2022
Timothée Chalamet catches Nepo Baby stray for being the NEPHEW of the director of LEPRECHAUN 2 is so not serious hsjdhsjsjsjs pic.twitter.com/XFB1Nwg3XW
— Zoë Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant) December 19, 2022
timothy chalamet he’s an INDUSTRY child, not a NEPO child *pushes all tables and chairs away from me, and breaks windows with my mind*
— ؘ (@articIed) December 19, 2022
Leave Timothée out of his nepotism polemics, the only thing he ever did was hang out with the two nepo less talented kids, ECCO, he’s a hard working artist!
— Dune II & Challenger (@tashidonaldson_) December 19, 2022
Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet reads the nepo speech probably without problems pic.twitter.com/pkKATtt02t
— Catherine (@caffffff) December 19, 2022
other nepo kids on the list: father built the Empire State Building with his bare hands, mother the most popular singer in 67 different countries
timothee: dated Madonnashe is the daughter of a high school known for famous pupils 😭
— annie ♱ (@fIashverse) December 20, 2022
also mentioning gf nepotism, i’m crying at this logic, we need joe alwyn there too
— wengel (@wengel) December 19, 2022
However, the best defense of all the details is how hard he worked to make a name for himself:
timothée chalamet is not a nepo baby, he fought his way through new york to get where he is today
— 🕊 (@dunwaIl) December 20, 2022
Behavior like a king!