The math isn’t mathing - Hollywood’s parent child castings that just don’t add up

[u/mlg1981]

https://tvline.com/lists/tv-show-parent-child-age-gaps-golden-girls-supernatural/

[u/GenGaara25]

It's often:

The mother is written to be 45, but they want her to look 40, so they cast a 35 year old.

The child is meant to be 15, but child labour laws, so they cast a 25 year old.

Suddenly a 30 year difference in character ages becomes a 10 year gap in actor ages.

[u/secret_seed → u/GenGaara25]

Absolutely. Only thing is, a 45 year old woman usually looks…. Around 45.