No, not at all. Sadly Hollywood these days casts character parents who are actually too young to even be the child’s parent. I was a child actor in the 80s. Nothing big just a few small roles in big films. Some of my friends from those days are still trying to act but finding it harder and harder to get roles because of their age. They are my age so in the mid 40s. I married at 18 and had my first child at 19. She’s 24 now. Well, these friends who are actresses are being turned down for roles as parents of older teens being told they are too old! One example is one friend tried out for a role of the mom of a 16yr old girl. She was 44 at the time. That means she would have given birth around age 28. She was not cast as she said to be too old. The actress who got the role was mid 30s. This was for a Hallmark movie. This is getting more and more common these days. So when people make fun of celebrities getting work done to look younger this is one example why. Thankfully those I know refuse to do that even though their agents tell them to and their photos are always touched up to make them look young. Sorry but I could vent on this all day long. I’m always thankful when I see a movie one the parents are older. It’s more realistic.
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