Adam Sandler’s hooded sweatshirt and basketball sneaker ensemble at the Oscars on Sunday night was very “Sandlercore” of him, but his interaction with Timotheé Chalamet unlocked a new soundbite we didn’t know we needed.
The “Uncut Gems” actor and comedian, who was jokingly roasted for his “snazzy gym shorts” by host Conan O’Brien in the opening monologue, elected to “storm out” of the ceremony, but not before inviting the audience to join him in a five-on-five game of basketball.
The “Happy Gilmore” star then went up to Chalamet, who was nominated for an Oscar, gave him a hug and yelled “Chalamet!” before departing to a round of applause and laughter from an impeccably dressed audience.
Throwing Chalamet off-guard was hilarious itself, but why did Sandler say the “Complete Unknown” actor’s name so distinctly? And what does Nikki Glaser and the Golden Globes have to do with it? Find out the origin below.
What did Adam Sandler say to Timotheé Chalamet?
After being roasted by host Conan O’Brien about his casual outfit during the opening monologue at Sunday’s Oscars, Adam Sandler elected to leave the Oscars, but not before giving Timotheé Chalamet a hug and yelling “Chalamet!” into his ear.
The comment came through in Sandler’s typical growl and led to rousing laughter from the audience before the funnyman departed, inviting the crowd to a round of “five-on-five basketball” at Veteran Park.
Why does Adam Sandler say Chalamet? Nikki Glaser joke
The very “Sandleresque” way of saying Timotheé Chalamet’s last name stems from the Golden Globes, when host Nikki Glaser made a joke about his name during her opening monologue. Sandler’s segment on Sunday also took place during the opening monologue.
Glaser
joked at the Golden Globes in January
that “Chalamet” was a name that “sounds like something Adam Sandler would say. Sandler jumped on the joke and yelled out an exaggerated, “Timotheé ah Chalamet.”
Sandler
made an appearance on Saturday Night Live
several weeks later, saying Chalamet’s name again when he introduced the popular Hollywood star’s stint as host and musical guest.
Timotheé Chalamet nationality
Timotheé Chalamet was
and his mother is a third-generation New Yorker, with half Russian Jewish and half Austrian Jewish descent, and his father is French.
Chalamet is bilingual in English and French, holding dual citizenship due to his father’s connection to the country and the several summers he spent in a French village with his paternal grandparents.
How do you pronounce Timotheé Chalamet?
Timotheé Chalamet has been asked several times how to pronounce his full name, and it appears awards show hosts may be saying part of his name completely wrong, although he doesn’t seem to mind.
Chalamet’s last name is pronounced “SHALL-A-MAY,” but his first name is technically pronounced, in proper French, as “TEE-MO-TAY,” he said on
The Graham Norton Show in 2019. Chalamet, who said he’s “97 percent fluent” in French, joked to Norton that it’s “whatever you like.”
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
