Khaby Lame
Italian influencer
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| June 6 2025 | Detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Las Vegas, Nevada, for overstaying his visa. Accepted self-deportation on the day of detention. |
| April 30 2025 | Khaby Lame entered the United States. |
| April 30 2025 | Entered the United States on a visa. |
| 2024 | Made a brief, non-speaking cameo appearance in the action comedy film Bad Boys: Ride or Die. |
| June 28 2024 | Premiered his unscripted comedy series 'Khaby Is Coming to America' on Tubi streaming platform. |
| May 2024 | His marriage with Wendy Thembelihle Juel ended. |
| 2023 | Served as a juror on the television show Italia's Got Talent, expanding his public presence beyond social media. |
| November 2023 | Publicly announced his marriage to Wendy Thembelihle Juel. |
| August 2023 | Added as a cosmetic outfit in the video game Fortnite Battle Royale, as part of the 'Last Resort' Battle Pass. |
| 2022 | Provided a voice cameo in the Italian-dubbed version of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. |
| 2022 | Served as a juror for the Cannes Festival alongside Rithy Panh, judging TikTok short films. |
| 2022 | Included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, highlighting his professional achievements as a young influencer. |
| 2022 | Listed in Fortune's 40 Under 40, recognizing his significant influence as a social media content creator. |
| August 2022 | Khaby Lame became an Italian citizen in Chivasso, after being granted citizenship by the Italian Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior Carlo Sibilia. |
| June 22 2022 | Became TikTok's most-followed creator, surpassing Charli D'Amelio, with 142.1 million followers. |
| March 2022 | Awarded the Premio la Moda Veste la Pace by the African Fashion Gate organization at the European Parliament. |
| January 2022 | Signed a multi-year partnership with Hugo Boss and was featured in the #BeYourOwnBoss campaign. |
| September 2021 | Attended the Venice Film Festival as a special guest for the first screening of the French film Lost Illusions by Xavier Giannoli. |
| August 2021 | Appeared as a co-star for Juventus FC's announcement of Manuel Locatelli. |
| April 2021 | Surpassed Gianluca Vacchi to become the most-followed Italian on TikTok. |
| 2020 | After being laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, Khaby Lame began posting on TikTok, initially creating videos of dancing and watching video games. |
| March 2020 | Lame was laid off from his job as a CNC machine operator at a factory near Turin. |
| 2014 | At age 14, Lame was sent by his parents to study at a Quranic school near Dakar, Senegal. |
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