Timothée Chalamet, 28, revealed that he was advised to gain weight early in his acting career in order to land bigger movies.

Hollywood body standards couldn't stop Chalamet from becoming a leading man.

Timothée Chalamet recalls being told to 'put on weight' to help book roles early in career. He found his groove in more 'personal' movies.

Timothée Chalamet has proven to be a major star with his work in movies like the 'Dune' films and 'Wonka,' but was told he was too skinny at first.

While reflecting on his career, Timothée Chalamet said there were certain doors that were closed to him in the industry based on his looks. In a new interview with Zane Lowe promoting his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown for the first time,

Timotheé Chalamet has revealed he was told to 'put on weight' to score major movie roles and was able to relate to Bob Dylan because he felt like an 'outsider' within his own career

Timothee Chalamet was advised to gain weight while auditioning for movie roles earlier in his career. "If I auditioned for The Maze Runner or Divergent, things of that variety that were popping when I was coming up,

Timothée Chalamet was told to gain weight to land major movie roles. The 'Wonka' actor will play folk legend Bob Dylan in biopic 'A Complete Unknown' and he explained he was able to relate to the legendary musician because he felt like an "outsider" within his own career until he was able to carve out his own path.

The actor said his memory of the experience helped him connect to Bob Dylan while he prepared for 'A Complete Unknown.'