Timothee Chalamet will experience a wave of constructive opinions for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown onto the stage of Saturday Night Live. In a rarity, the actor will function each host and musical visitor on the Jan. 25 episode.
Chart-topping musicians usually maintain each roles, together with Paul Simon, Elton John, Ray Charles and Taylor Swift. Solely 4 twin performers have been non-professional singers or musicians, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, with the newest courting again to Deion Sanders’ flip in February 1995.
Chalamet performed and sang all of the Dylan songs in director James Mangold‘s movie, after working for years with dialect and harmonica coaches in preparation for the position. He’d presumably return to that materials for Saturday Evening Reside, and Deadline initially reported that he would, however that has not but been confirmed. The Hollywood Reporter describes Chalamet as a “big fan of rap music.”
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A Full Unknown was shut out on the not too long ago held Golden Globes, however Chalamet would possibly nonetheless be nominated for an Oscar within the Finest Actor class. If the 29-year-old had been to win on the Academy Awards, he’d break the report for youngest-ever presently held by Adrien Brody by a couple of days. (Brody claimed the identical honor over Chalamet on the Golden Globes.)
Chalamet previously hosted Saturday Evening Reside in December 2020 and November 2023, with a cameo look in April 2021. Oscar nominations are set to be introduced on Jan. 19, with voting into February.
Saturday Evening Reside‘s season may also function some special anniversary programming. A four-part docuseries known as SNL50: Past Saturday Evening debuts Jan. 16 on the Peacock streaming service. Women & Gentleman … 50 years of SNL Music follows on Jan. 27. The dwell primetime particular SNL50: The Anniversary Particular is ready to air on Feb. 16.
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