March 2020, the Covid hits the planet.
Khabane Lame, 20, loses his job and confines himself to his apartment in the suburbs of Turin.
To keep busy, this native of Senegal, who arrived in Italy at the age of 1 with his parents, opens an account on TikTok, the social network for short videos.
Very quickly Khaby - his diminutive - finds his niche: making fun of the complicated or absurd tricks of Internet users, without saying a word.
His signature: an expressive look coupled with a small knowing smile with the palms of the hands turned towards the sky, as if to underline the obvious:
“You see?
It's simple, isn't it?
Khaby Lame is the second most followed person in the world on TikTok, with over 130 million followers.
LE FIGARO.
- You are at the Cannes Film Festival as a member of the #TikTokShortFilm jury.
Do you dream of acting in a feature film?
Khaby LAME.
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I dream about it since I was a child.
I have always liked to make people around me and my friends laugh.
Yes, yes and yes, I would like to become an actor…
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