VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 06: Khaby Lame takes selfies with fans as he attends the “Il Signore Delle Formiche” red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 06, 2022 ...

Khaby Lame takes selfies with fans as he attends the “Il Signore Delle Formiche” red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 06, 2022, in Venice, Italy.

Khaby Lame actually speaks! The TikTok star does THE THING while making his Oscars red carpet debut. Watch him strike a pose at the Oscars 2023.

Lame moved from Senegal to Italy as a baby, but as The Associated Press reported, he didn’t gain Italian citizenship until 2022. In 2024, he was named one of People’s Creators of the Year.