Who is Jeremy Allen White, the hunky chef from The Bear? He rose to fame with Shameless, then landed his big break on the FX show – but sorry to Carmy fans, he’s married
- Before portraying Carmy Berzatto in The Bear, White starred as Lip Gallagher in Showtime’s Shameless for a decade and married Afterschool’s Addison Timlin
- The couple was friends for years before they tied the knot – Coldplay’s Chris Martin was at the Beverly Hills bash, while Dakota Johnson is a godmother to their 2 kids
Last month, the internet fell in love with The Bear’s brooding culinary prodigy Carmy Berzatto, played by Jeremy Allen White. For weeks, you couldn’t scroll through social media without seeing rave reviews, fan tweets and even a cheeky tribute from The New Yorker:
White is no stranger to the internet’s thirst – Shameless fans have adored him for years. And if you still can’t get enough of the actor, you’re in luck. FX just renewed The Bear for a second season, confirmed Variety.
From his relationship status to his real-life cooking skills, here’s what you need to know about the 31-year-old New York-born star.
He used to be a dancer
White, whose parents are former theatre actors, grew up studying ballet, jazz and tap dance.
However, at merely 11 years old, White grew dissatisfied with his school’s lacklustre dance programme, according to GQ, and switched to acting classes instead.
He started acting professionally in his teens
After a handful of small projects, White made his breakthrough as Shameless’ Lip Gallagher right after he graduated high school, he told Interview magazine.