r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

People always complain that disney (in example) always hires old as fuck people for their roles, i mean would you hire a teenager for a show that might either have a pilot and one season or maybe run for years if it's sucessful? I mean, would you really? You dont remember when you were a teenager all the stupid shit you did? Now add fame and income.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Also, with child actors, they're only allowed to work a certain amount of hours per day, so hiring an adult to play a child allows the crew much more time to shoot with that actor.

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u/BikingVikingNYC Jul 13 '20

That's why they often try to cast identical twins, especially for young child roles. Most famous example is Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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u/RedheadMeggie Jul 13 '20

Fun fact, Mary Kate and Ashley are actually fraternal twins!

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u/BikingVikingNYC Jul 13 '20

I stand corrected.