‘I had one thing young people didn’t’: how Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma got famous in his 30s

He's hosted Tim Walz and Charli xcx on his viral webseries, but not so long ago the downtown renaissance man was just a guy with a plan

In 2019, Kareem Rahma sat down and decided to become famous. He made a plan that mapped out exactly how he was going to do it. There was just one problem: he was already 33.

I roll my eyes - That's a long time in New York years!" Rahma protests. He wanted to become a comedian, an actor, a big name among the cool kids, he wanted to be an It boy. To try that in your mid-30s in a city obsessed with youth? It would have been easier if he'd decided to become a gymnast.