Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Allen White (born February 17, 1991) is an American actor. He played Phillip "Lip" Gallagher in the comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021) and chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present). For the latter, he received a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

White has also appeared in the thriller series Homecoming (2018) and in films such as Afterschool (2008), Bad Turn Worse (2013), After Everything (2018), The Rental (2020), Fremont (2023), and The Iron Claw (2023).

Early life
Jeremy Allen White was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on February 17, 1991, to parents Eloise Ziegler and Richard White. He grew up in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens neighborhood. His mother is from North Carolina. Throughout elementary school, White was a dancer who performed ballet, jazz, and tap dance. Upon entering a new middle school dance program at the age of 13, he decided to pursue acting. He attended the Professional Performing Arts School in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.

Career
White had his first acting roles in 2006, first in the film Beautiful Ohio and then in the series Conviction. In 2011, he landed his breakout role as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher on the Showtime series Shameless. He also appeared in Homecoming in 2018.

In 2022, White was cast in the lead role of the Hulu series The Bear. He plays the troubled but brilliant New York chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to save his deceased brother's failing restaurant. To prepare for the role, he attended classes at the Institute of Culinary Education alongside his co-star Ayo Edebiri. The role has won him a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy, and two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2023.

Other ventures
In January 2024, White became a global ambassador for Calvin Klein underwear. For its online campaign, he wore the brand's Spring 2024 men's underwear collection, and the advertisement generated $12.7 million in media impact value in less than 48 hours.

Personal life
White met actress Addison Timlin in 2008 when they were both 17 while filming Afterschool. They married in 2019. They have two daughters, born October 2018 and December 2020. Timlin filed for divorce in May 2023. He has been in a relationship with Spanish singer Rosalía since that fall.