Gabrielle Carteris in 'Feeling of Life'
In 1990, one of the most mythical series on television premiered: 'Sensation of Living'. The teenagers of the decade filled their folders with photos of the actors in the series and, a recurring theme at the time, was that several of them looked older than their characters. Gabrielle Carteris was playing the studious 16-year-old Andrea Zuckerman, but in reality, she was in her early thirties. The actress was present during the first 5 seasons, so she ended up at 34 years old.
The curious thing about this case is that Gabrielle Carteris was not chosen on purpose: she lied about her age. In an interview for 'People magazine, the actress said that a producer assured her that if she had known her real age, she would not have been hired. Gabrielle decided to get pregnant during the show's airing and caused a last-minute script twist that ended with Andrea Zuckerman expecting a child from her in her freshman year of college.
The 'Grease' gang
In 1978 the most emblematic musical in the history of cinema was released. 'Grease' marked entire generations of young people who wanted to be part of the famous gang of Rydell Institute. But something that viewers did not miss was how little they looked like teenagers.
"This guy in 'Grease' is supposed to be a teenager," the tweet's creator writes in disbelief. Well, despite what many believe, Sony (Michael Tucci) was not the oldest of the group, although, at the time of recording, he was 31. The leader of the 'Pink Ladies', Rizzo (Stockard Channing) was the oldest of the teenagers in 'Grease' when he shot the film at age 33. On the other hand, Olivia Newton-John's angelic face was one of the factors that allowed the 29-year-old to sneak in as the innocent 17-year-old protagonist Sandy.
Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's
One of the most important icons in the history of cinema, Audrey Hepburn, began filming the hit movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' at the age of 31, while her character, the elegant and stylish Holly Golightly, was obsessed with Tiffany's jewelry. at 19.
Curiously, at first, her role was going to be played by the stunning Marilyn Monroe, 3 years older than her.
Peter Dinklage in 'Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage gives life to one of the most beloved characters from 'Game of Thrones, Tyrion Lannister, the little one from the 'House of Lions'. However, the series begins with a 23-year-old Tyrion, while Peter was already 32 at that time. The curious thing is that the character is 5 years younger than his brothers, but the actor is older than both -1 year older than Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and 4 years older than Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)–.
Game of Thrones, like many other book adaptations brought to the screen, does not respect the age of many literary characters. In the book, the ages of all of them, in general, are too early for the events that take place, like Daenerys Targaryen, who gets married and stars in scenes when she is a 13-year-old girl. So, in cases like this, the writers adapt the role to an age more in line with the events.
