Timothée Chalamet supporting fans calling themselves by his name ... pulling up to an impromptu look-alike contest in NYC -- and, driving the crowd wild.
Here's the deal ... an unofficial Chalamet look-alike contest took place in Washington Square Park Sunday, with a massive crowd coming out to watch the spectacle.
the moment his look alike realized the actual timothee showed up is one for the books pic.twitter.com/fma1nRbavb
— industry s3 awards campaign manager 🍉 (@itweetabttv) October 27, 2024
The winner of the contest was supposed to make just $50 ... but, it seems participants got a second reward too -- a meeting with the "Dune: Part Two" star.
Watch the clip currently going viral on social media ... one of the look-alike participants is standing in front of a white balance screen when Tim comes rolling in from the side, wearing a remarkably similar outfit to his counterpart.
It takes the crowd a second to put two and two together here -- there are quite a few Chalamet Charlatans running around, after all -- but, once they do there's a lot of excited cheering and hugging.
Chalamet lives in New York City ... so, unclear if he knew about the contest in advance or if he heard what was going down and ran over on a whim -- but, either way, a fun moment for some of his biggest fans.
there are so many angles 😭 — here’s another video of timothée chalamet at the “timothée chalamet lookalike contest” in washington square park in NYC, today!
— Timothée Chalamet Fan (@t_chlmts) October 27, 2024
(via cherry.bec on tiktok.) pic.twitter.com/MLpUCCUJwY
BTW ... local outlets say cops ultimately had to break up this contest -- with a police spokesperson saying at least one person was detained. Hopefully, Timothée made it out alright.
Even in a world of pure imagination, we doubt these fans expected to see the real Timothée Chalamet today!