Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest births stars in the making and a community of brothers

Aside from a shared mop of wavy, dark hair, Miles Mitchell and Zander Dueve probably would not be mistaken for each other. Neither would Christian Conti, Spencer DeLorenzo, David Arkay, Vincent Panetta or Dempsey Bobbitt.

Yet they now call themselves brothers. The “Brothers Chalamet”, that is, connected by a passing resemblance to one Timothee Chalamet.

Mitchell placed first and Dueve second in the unofficial lookalike contest that saw thousands – including, briefly, Chalamet himself – swarm New York’s Washington Square Park in October 2024. The rest, if ranked at all, fell somewhere behind them in organiser Anthony Po’s line-up.

For some, that day in the park brought community and opportunity. More than a dozen contestants, added to an Instagram chat dubbed “Brothers Chalamet”, sat front row with YouTuber Po at a New York Jets game.