Jeremy Allen White is an American actor, who is mostly known for his roles as Lip Gallagher in «Shameless» and as chef «Carmy» Berzatto in «The Bear».
Let’s find out more about the actor!
- Jeremy Allen White was born on February 17, 1991.
- Jeremy Allen White was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
- His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
- He grew up in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens neighborhood.
- Throughout elementary school, he was a dancer who performed ballet, jazz, and tap.
- Upon entering a new middle school dance program at the age of 13, he had a change of heart and decided to pursue acting.
- For the latter, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Television Award.
- He has also appeared in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series Homecoming (2018) and in films such as Afterschool (2008), Twelve (2010), Bad Turn Worse (2013), After Everything (2018), The Rental (2020), and Fremont (2023).
- Is a trained dancer.
- Jeremy was just out of high school when he won the part of Lip Gallagher on Shameless (2011).
- As a kid, he excelled in tap, jazz and ballet dancing before deciding to pursue an acting career.
- Jeremy, who played Lip in Shameless (2011), also auditioned for the role of Ian.
- Does not watch Shameless (2011) as he doesn’t have cable but when he does watch it, it’s a long time after it has aired and he takes notes.
- For the role of Lip Gallagher in Shameless (2011), Jeremy Allen White earned a 2014 Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
- Jeremy and girlfriend Addison Timlin welcomed their first child, daughter Ezer Billie White (b. October 20, 2018).
- He attended the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts for six months.
- His paternal grandmother was the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants. His other ancestry is mostly rooted in North Carolina, with English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and distant Dutch descent.
- Jeremy and wife Addison Timlin welcomed their second child, daughter Dolores Wild White (b. December 12, 2020).
- His parents had both come to New York to pursue acting opportunities. His mother, from North Carolina, went to the same school there as actor Michael C. Hall.
- He worked with now-wife Addison Timlin in the Independent Spirit Award-nominated film Afterschool (2008).
- Graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City.
- In 2009, Jeremy contributed artistically to an untitled film project by the avant-garde European director Billy Rayner. It is on hiatus.
- Has a younger sister.
- Announced his engagement to lovely longtime girlfriend actress Addison Timlin on April 14, 2019.
- White married actress Addison Timlin on October 18, 2019.
- Jeremy’s wife Addison Timlin played Hillary Rodham Clinton in a 2018 independent film called “When I’m a Moth”.
- Timlin filed for divorce in May 2023.
- He has a brother named Joel White who is also an actor.
- He is passionate about environmental issues and is actively involved in several environmental organizations.
- Jeremy Allen White has trained in martial arts and incorporates his knowledge of combat techniques into his performances.
