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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — American Beauty
brendankeogh — 9 years ago(September 10, 2016 09:30 AM)
This video looks at reasons, why actors in their twenties often play teen roles.
alexbogue3889 — 9 years ago(December 16, 2016 12:17 PM)
Thora Birch was 17.
OsteRejen — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 01:09 PM)
And Kevin Spacey was 40
tommytrump34 — 9 years ago(December 25, 2016 02:14 AM)
In general it's because teens are annoying and can't act. It's a bitch to find a teen actor that is actually good at acting and can be convincing in a movie.