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Chloe says “that’s not my grandpa” with a straight face, but her tears are real. Zoey Zimmer has tapped into the Gen Z ethos: joke about your pain until it becomes art.

In the clip that broke the internet, Zimmer’s character stares at an old photograph and whispers to her best friend, “That’s not my grandpa. It never was. So why do I miss him?” Not My Grandpa - Zoey Zimmer - Santa Cock Is Cu...

But then, the meme collided with the holidays. And that’s when herself decided to join the fun. Part 2: Zoey Zimmer — The Actress Who Refuses to Break Character Unlike many viral stars who shy away from the chaos, Zoey Zimmer (23, NYU Tisch graduate, and self-described “therapist of the family”) has leaned in. In a rare lifestyle interview this week with Vulture ’s entertainment vertical, Zimmer explained that she started posting as her character Chloe full-time on a burner account called @notmygrandpa_official. Chloe says “that’s not my grandpa” with a

The incomplete sentence “Santa Is Cu…” has become the ultimate Rorschach test for holiday entertainment. Gen Z uses it to mock the over-commercialization of Christmas. Millennials use it to express existential dread about becoming their parents. Boomers, confused, simply ask “Cu… what? Cupid?” From a lifestyle perspective, the phenomenon of “Not My Grandpa / Zoey Zimmer / Santa Is Cu…” reveals something profound about how modern audiences consume entertainment. It never was

The line was supposed to be a dramatic turning point. Instead, the internet did what it does best: it repurposed the raw emotion for absurdist humor. Within a week, the “Not My Grandpa” sound had been used in over 400,000 videos—ranging from pet owners revealing that their “cat’s real father is the neighbor’s orange tabby” to people discovering their favorite coffee shop switched oat milk brands.