If you’ve been paying any attention to this year’s most buzzed about films, you may have heard of Timothèe Chalamet and Ansel Elgort. Do their names sound like French desserts? Yes. But these up-and-comers have been two of this year’s biggest breakout stars thanks to their work on films such as “Call Me By Your Name,” “Lady Bird” (Chalamet) and “Baby Driver” (Elgort).

While Elgort has already starred in several blockbuster films (“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Divergent”), Chalamet might be the most famous actor you’ve never heard of. Don’t believe me? The hype is real. In my research for this article, I found three separate Timothèe Chalamet fan websites and at least four fan pages on Instagram — and I didn’t even put that much effort into looking. 

In light of sexual assault accusations against Woody Allen, Chalamet recently publicized his decision to donate his salary from the upcoming Woody Allen film he starred in to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund and several other activist organizations. When asked about his decision to work on the film, Chalamet said in a statement posted on his Instagram account:

“I’m not able to answer the question directly because of contractual obligations. But what I can say is this: I don’t want to profit from my work on the film, and to that end, I am going to donate my entire salary to three charities: TIME’S UP, The LGBT Center in New York, and RAINN. I want to be worthy of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the brave artists who are fighting for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.”

My 18-year-old sister, Delaney, is a huge fan of Chalamet’s work and was the one who urged me to see “Call Me by Your Name” so I could experience “true cinematic art.” According to her, “He’s one of the few men I trust. He’s pretty woke.”

Interestingly, both Chalamet and Elgort attended New York’s prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the inspiration behind the movie “Fame”) at the same time and are still close friends. They had the same drama teacher, played on the same basketball team, and even auditioned for many of the same roles in their school’s productions. 

Chalamet and Elgort were each nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe award this year at only 22 and 23, respectively. At the awards ceremony, MTV News correspondents asked both LaGuardia alums who was more popular in high school. Naturally, each actor insisted it was the other one. Points of contention: the student council once made a calendar featuring shirtless pictures of Elgort for a school fundraiser, but Chalamet made popular rap videos about statistics as his alter ego, Lil Timmy Tim. 

While a debate about the actors’ high school popularity may never be settled, it looks like their ascent to Hollywood superstardom has only just begun.