21 Times Hollywood Really Wanted Us to Believe These Grown Adults Were High Schoolers

Carly Tennes Published 06/06/2024 in facepalm

Though death-defying stunts, magical encounters and stunning visuals may be commonplace in cinema nowadays, there's one thing that Hollywood magic can't do: Convince us that these grown adults are teenagers.

From Stockard Channing playing a teenage Rizzo at age 33 to Amanda Seyfried starring as an 18-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, here are 21 times Hollywood tried — and failed — to convince us that these older actors were still in high school.

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1. Paul Rudd — Played Andy Fleckner in ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at age 31.
2. Alan Ruck — Played Cameron Frye in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ when he was around 30 years old.
3. Cory Monteith — Played Finn Hudson on ‘Glee’ until his death at age 31.
4. Charisma Carpenter — Played Cordelia Chase in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ starting at age 27.
5. Jason Earles — Played Jackson Stewart in ‘Hannah Montana’ at age 29.
6. Darren Barnet — Played Paxton Hall-Yoshida in ‘Never Have I Ever’ starting at age 29.
7. Matt Damon — Played Scott Thorson in ‘Behind the Candelabra’ at age 42.
8. Barbra Streisand — Played Yentl Mendel in ‘Yentl’ when she was 41.
9. Rachel McAdams — Played Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ at age 26.
10. Andrew Garfield — Played Peter Parker in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ when he was 27.
11. Gabrielle Union — Played Isis in ‘Bring It On’ at age 27.
12. Gabrielle Carteris — Played Andrea Zuckerman in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ at age 29.
13. Amanda Seyfried — Played an 18-year-old Elizabeth Holmes in ‘The Dropout’ at age 36.
14. Stockard Channing — Played Rizzo in ‘Grease’ at age 33.
15. Audrey Hepburn — Played Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ when she was 31.
16. Meredith Monroe — Played Andie McPhee on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ at age 29.
17. Keiko Agena — Played Lane Kim in ‘Gilmore Girls’ starting at at age 27.
18. Bianca Lawson — Played Maya St. Germain in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ at age 31
19. Shirley Henderson — Played Moaning Myrtle in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ at age 36.
20. Stacey Dash — Played Dionne Davenport in ‘Clueless’ when she was 28.
21. Henry Winkler — Played Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in ‘Happy Days’ unit he was roughly 39 years old.

1. Paul Rudd — Played Andy Fleckner in ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at age 31.
2. Alan Ruck — Played Cameron Frye in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ when he was around 30 years old.
3. Cory Monteith — Played Finn Hudson on ‘Glee’ until his death at age 31.
4. Charisma Carpenter — Played Cordelia Chase in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ starting at age 27.
5. Jason Earles — Played Jackson Stewart in ‘Hannah Montana’ at age 29.
6. Darren Barnet — Played Paxton Hall-Yoshida in ‘Never Have I Ever’ starting at age 29.
7. Matt Damon — Played Scott Thorson in ‘Behind the Candelabra’ at age 42.
8. Barbra Streisand — Played Yentl Mendel in ‘Yentl’ when she was 41.
9. Rachel McAdams — Played Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ at age 26.
10. Andrew Garfield — Played Peter Parker in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ when he was 27.
11. Gabrielle Union — Played Isis in ‘Bring It On’ at age 27.
12. Gabrielle Carteris — Played Andrea Zuckerman in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ at age 29.
13. Amanda Seyfried — Played an 18-year-old Elizabeth Holmes in ‘The Dropout’ at age 36.
14. Stockard Channing — Played Rizzo in ‘Grease’ at age 33.
15. Audrey Hepburn — Played Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ when she was 31.
16. Meredith Monroe — Played Andie McPhee on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ at age 29.
17. Keiko Agena — Played Lane Kim in ‘Gilmore Girls’ starting at at age 27.
18. Bianca Lawson — Played Maya St. Germain in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ at age 31
19. Shirley Henderson — Played Moaning Myrtle in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ at age 36.
20. Stacey Dash — Played Dionne Davenport in ‘Clueless’ when she was 28.
21. Henry Winkler — Played Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in ‘Happy Days’ unit he was roughly 39 years old.

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1. Paul Rudd — Played Andy Fleckner in ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at age 31.

2. Alan Ruck — Played Cameron Frye in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ when he was around 30 years old.

3. Cory Monteith — Played Finn Hudson on ‘Glee’ until his death at age 31.

4. Charisma Carpenter — Played Cordelia Chase in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ starting at age 27.

5. Jason Earles — Played Jackson Stewart in ‘Hannah Montana’ at age 29.

6. Darren Barnet — Played Paxton Hall-Yoshida in ‘Never Have I Ever’ starting at age 29.

7. Matt Damon — Played Scott Thorson in ‘Behind the Candelabra’ at age 42.

8. Barbra Streisand — Played Yentl Mendel in ‘Yentl’ when she was 41.

9. Rachel McAdams — Played Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ at age 26.

10. Andrew Garfield — Played Peter Parker in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ when he was 27.

11. Gabrielle Union — Played Isis in ‘Bring It On’ at age 27.

12. Gabrielle Carteris — Played Andrea Zuckerman in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ at age 29.

13. Amanda Seyfried — Played an 18-year-old Elizabeth Holmes in ‘The Dropout’ at age 36.

14. Stockard Channing — Played Rizzo in ‘Grease’ at age 33.

15. Audrey Hepburn — Played Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ when she was 31.

16. Meredith Monroe — Played Andie McPhee on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ at age 29.

17. Keiko Agena — Played Lane Kim in ‘Gilmore Girls’ starting at at age 27.

18. Bianca Lawson — Played Maya St. Germain in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ at age 31

19. Shirley Henderson — Played Moaning Myrtle in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ at age 36.

20. Stacey Dash — Played Dionne Davenport in ‘Clueless’ when she was 28.

21. Henry Winkler — Played Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in ‘Happy Days’ unit he was roughly 39 years old.