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Does Timothée Chalamet Play Guitar? His ‘SNL’ Performance Explained

Find out more about the actor’s performance on Saturday Night Live, where he hosted for the third time and sang songs by Bob Dylan.

On January 25, the 29-year-old actor took to the Saturday Night Live stage, performing some of his favorite songs by Bob Dylan. Chalamet himself received a nomination for Best Actor, while the film also garnered nods for Best Picture, Best Director (James Mangold), Best Supporting Actor (Ed Norton, who portrayed folk singer Pete Seeger), and Best Supporting Actress (Monica Barbaro, who played Joan Baez). However, the film’s director, James Mangold, revealed that they “didn’t use them in the movie.” Instead, because Chalamet’s live performance so effectively captured the essence of the singer, they opted to use the real thing.

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