joyce hyser 28
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Snoopymichele — 16 years ago(October 05, 2009 09:19 AM)
Leigh McCloskey (Kevin) was 30, and supposedly playing a college aged guy and he was believable. But yes, Joyce looked way younger than 28. Deborah was 27, as well and passed for a teen as well. I am just wondering now if older actors could get away with playing teens. It seems like our culture just doesn't allow for it anymore.
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YouKnowMyName68 — 15 years ago(July 06, 2010 06:55 PM)
She was 28 in 1985, which means she was 8 in 1965, meaning: she's a year older than Susan Cowsill. Interesting.
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HowYaLikeDemApplesWill — 14 years ago(February 11, 2012 10:46 AM)
Agree
This was
very
common in the 80's teenie movies, and hell even today, to have actors in the early-mid 20's portraying teens. The majority of the Breakfast Club was in their mid-20's.
In fact other than several movies with the Coreys (License to Drive, Lost Boys), I can't really think of any teenie movies of the 80's, where teenagers actually
were
teens.
And probably the worst offender was Grease:
Olivia Newton-John (Sandy) was 30.
Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) was 28.
Didi Conn (Frenchie) was 27.
Annette Charles (Cha Cha) was 30.
Stockard Channing (Rizzo) was 34!!!
Ironically, at 24 years old, John Travolta was one of the
youngest
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HowYaLikeDemApplesWill — 13 years ago(September 08, 2012 11:58 AM)
Good point.the guy was freaking balding in high school for goodness sakes.
Not to mention Terry's boyfriend Kevin, who was supposed to be a college yuppie, was 30.
Arye Gross who played nerdball Willie, was 25.