It’s the winter holiday season and half-Jewish heartthrob Timothée Chalamet, following his 2024 portrayal of legendary folk musician Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” is once again playing a movie role based on a Jewish celebrity.

This time, Chalamet, who is named for his Jewish grandfather , is swapping a guitar for a ping pong paddle for his role in the buzzy “Marty Supreme,” which is out in theaters on Dec. 25. The Josh Safdie-directed film, nominated for three Golden Globes and likely to earn “Best Picture” and “Best Actor” Oscar noms , is loosely based on “The Money Player,” the autobiography of the eccentric, real-life Jewish table tennis champion Marty “The Needle” Reisman — so nicknamed for his tall, slim build and his “ quick wit .”

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