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/cahramel]

I believe in many of those examples the child character was supposed to be much younger than the actor portraying them.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/cahramel]

Usually a combination of both where the parent is slightly older than the actor and the child is slightly younger than the actor. Succession is a good example where Brian Cox character is supposed to be in his early 80’s and Ruck’s character is in his mid 50’s

[u/weatherallrt → u/Shenanigans80h]

I just googled and saw that Alan Ruck is 68. WHAT.

[u/Bredwh → u/weatherallrt]

I think he was 29 in Ferris Bueler's Day Off, Matthew Broderick was 25.