You don’t know Khaby Lame? Then you are not part of 162,800,000 subscribers of this funny influencer who aims for the stars… of Hollywood. We explain.
Why millions of subscribers?
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica described him as “funny, even when he doesn’t try to be,” referring to a charity match in the United States. A haphazard ball control by Khaby Lame caused “uncontrollable laughter” among the commentators of the match that hosted “old football glories” such as Ronaldinho.
The Khaby Lame touch, however, it was not football that made him famous. Taking tutorials visible on social networks, the young man made fun of them. This, without saying a word, and with gestures that have become cult, which earned him the nickname Charlie Chaplin of social networks.
Who is he?
Khaby Lame is an Italian of Senegalese origin. Like many, he started on TikTok at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. At that time, he had just lost his job as a mechanic. The man who was then living in social housing near Turin has had 1001 jobs: window cleaner, Amazon employee and even bricklayer.
At 24, he is THE TikToker with the most subscribers. He now lives in Los Angeles, notes TV5, and is dyscalculic and dyslexic.
Heading to Hollywood
But short videos on TikTok are not a Hollywood feature film. He will play the role of a delivery man in an “action comedy” film: “00Khaby”.
The Charlie Chaplin of the 21st century received advice from American actors like Robert Redford and Tom Cruise.
