Timothée Chalamet is reconnecting with his New York City roots. The Oscar nominee paid a surprise visit on Wednesday to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, which he graduated from in 2013. The school's Instagram page shared several photos from the event and thanked the actor for making an appearance.

"When you have a guest speaker for your Career Management class… and Timothee Chalamet walks in the room… you know it’s going to be a great day," read the caption. "Thank you @tchalamet for visiting LaG today and providing important advice for our aspiring actors. Thank you to Harry Shifman, Sandy Faison and Kim Bruno, Timothee’s former teachers and principal for joining us!"

Photos from Chalamet's visit saw him reuniting with his former teachers, posing for photos with current students, and speaking before the class. The prestigious performing arts school is well known for its highly competitive audition process and decorated roster of alumni. Aside from Chalamet, a two-time Academy Award nominee, other former students include Adrien Brody, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Paulson, and Adrien Grenier.

Over the years, the Dune star has often spoken about the life-changing effect of his time at LaGuardia, crediting the school with putting him on the path towards his current success. Timothée Chalamet at the London 'A Complete Unknown' premiere in January. WireImage "[LaGuardia] was a fantastic place for me to go.

It totally shaped who I am and who I was," Chalamet told 60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper in February. "I just felt like I could be however I wanted to be," He also shared that he has remained in touch with his drama teacher, Shifman, and even brought him the script for A Complete Unknown, so they could discuss the role that eventually earned Chalamet his second Oscar nomination. "I said that to Shif, 'If I would have had to go to a different high school, I wouldn't have been an actor,'" Chalamet told Cooper.

"He said, 'Oh, you would have found your way to it.' I really don't know." Want more movie news?

Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Cooper also spoke to Shifman, who said he views Chalamet as an acting prodigy. "I do think everyone can develop their creativity.

But not everybody is Mozart," Shifman said "I think he has beautiful gifts, and a kind heart, and a willingness to really work hard…. It's pretty impressive."