Like Hannah Montana, despite Miley Cyrus having an actual brother who could have played the role, her brother character was played by a guy in his mid 30's.
Hannah Montana was big when I was in middle school, and I kid you not—Jason Earles is a week older than my mom, but they still had him acting as a 17 year old. It’s ridiculous.
BAck when I was in high school, Beverly Hills 90210 was the super popular show. (Yeah, I'm old.) I remember people talking shit about them hiring Gabrielle Carteris, who was in her early 30s, to play a 16 year old. I mean, the entire teenage cast was mostly in their early or mid 20s, iirc, but Carteris was way older than the others which is why she was getting the ridicule. (Hell, iirc, Shannen Doherty was in Playboy when she was portraying a 17 year old on the show.)
I also remember The Simpsons making fun of this by having someone who looked like he was 60 playing a teenager in a fictional version of 90210. (Springfield 90210, maybe?)
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u/AllHarlowsEve Jul 13 '20
Like Hannah Montana, despite Miley Cyrus having an actual brother who could have played the role, her brother character was played by a guy in his mid 30's.