--- title: Timothee Chalamet Doll Defends The Doll That Went Viral description: Timothee Chalamet ventriloquist doll creator defends the doll that petrified people on the internet. canonical: https://time.com/5605391/timothee-chalamet-dummy-interview/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-12T15:48:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:06.554Z og:title: Timothée Chalamet Dummy Doll Creator Has Spoken and He'd Love to See You Do Better og:description: "Go for it!" og:url: https://time.com/5605391/timothee-chalamet-dummy-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Timothée Chalamet Dummy Doll Creator Has Spoken and He'd Love to See You Do Better twitter:description: "Go for it!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Man Responsible For That Viral $122,795 Timothée Chalamet Doll Would Love to See You Do Better by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 12, 2019 3:48 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 12, 2019 3:48 PM UTC After a “Timothée Chalamet” ventriloquist doll for sale on eBay for the bargain price $122,795 set the internet ablaze this week, the creator wants you to know he stands by his work. He think it’s a [beautiful boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23HyopQxEg) doll indeed! His masterpiece is described on [eBay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/One-Of-A-Kind-Timothee-Chalamet-Ventriloquist-Figure-with-Louis-Vuitton-Harness-/333230069200?oid=333228024559) thusly: --- > “” --- For reference, here’s the real-deal Chalamet at the Globes:  Timothee Chalamet attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images While the stuff of the Internet’s nightmares collectively, the doll is the handiwork of Chris Alan. It wasn’t supposed to look _exactly_ like the [_Call Me By Your Name_](http://time.com/5414291/timothee-chalamet-call-me-by-your-name-sequel/) star either. “It’s not a portrait, per se, it’s more of a caricature. It’s meant to be fun,” he explained to [_New York_](https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/timothee-chalamet-ventriloquist-dummy-doll-breaks-silence.html) magazine. Still, not all the fans of the actor were pleased with this take. In fact, people were more than a little taken aback by the likeness and were quick to share their shock. Their Timothée, this was not. > [](https://twitter.com/GracesBliss/status/1137786028226465794) > [](https://twitter.com/yosoymichael/status/1137839488959504384) “People online do not like the hair at all, which drives me crazy,” Alan went on to say, peppering in a challenge. “My response to them is: You’re welcome to do better. Go for it! You think you can do better, you’re welcome to try.” Offering his critics insight into the process, he told _New York_ that he used a polymer clay called Super Sculpey to bake his vision into existence, and that the hair (which, in particular, endured its fair share of criticism) was supposed to be “longer than it was at the actual Golden Globes.” Alan did not however offer an explanation about the doll’s eyebrows, probably because there is none. Reached for comment, the doll itself said nothing. 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