Hollywood is a factory of illusions, so we’re not surprised that most actors lie about their age at some point in their career. Here are 15 actors we’re pretty sure are guilty of fudging the numbers.
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Jessica Chastain
Image Credit: Andres Otero/WENN.com Like most actresses, Jessica Chastain enjoys keeping her true age a mystery and refuses to admit her real age to anyone. While Google says she’s currently 38, various sources report she’s a few years younger.
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Mila Kunis
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com Mila Kunis was only 14 years old when she auditioned for That ’70s Show, telling the casting director she’d be 18 on her birthday. She neglected to say which birthday, however. Luckily, they still gave her the role.
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Eminem
Image Credit: Wenn.com In 1999, rapper Eminem told Howard Stern he was only 24, when in fact he was 27. Rumors circulated that his record label, Interscope, encouraged him to lie. He is currently 42 years old.
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Keira Knightley
Image Credit: Apega/Wenn.com Keira Knightley, most recently seen in the film The Imitation Game, has managed to make the public think she was born sometime between 1983 and 1985. According to Google, she is currently 30.
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Gabrielle Carteris
Image Credit: Apega/WENN.com Now 54, Gabrielle Carteris was an ancient 29 years old when she auditioned for the role of a 16-year-old on Beverly Hills 902910. Her lawyer at the time said it was OK to lie if she was over 21.
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Sandra Bullock
Image Credit: Adriana Barraza/WENN.com 50-year-old Oscar winner Sandra Bullock has pretended she was both older and younger than her real age to land specific roles. She once told Detour magazine, “After a while, you have no idea how old you are because you’ve lied so many times.”
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Rebel Wilson
Image Credit: Apega/Wenn.com The Sydney Morning Herald has confirmed that Rebel Wilson is 35, not 29 as she’s been claiming. The Pitch Perfect star recently tweeted, “OMG I’m actually a 100 year old mermaid formerly known as CC Chalice.”
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Ashton Kutcher
Image Credit: Wenn.com Currently 37, Ashton Kutcher tried to get away with making people think he was four years younger than his real age while he was doing That ’70s Show. But eventually, a reporter found his birth certificate and outed the star.
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Whoopi Goldberg
Image Credit: Alberto Reyes/WENN.com Whoopi Goldberg admits to adding six years to her age when she started acting in the 1970s because casting directors claimed she was just too young to hire. The actress/comedian/talk-show host is currently 59.
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Cyndi Lauper
Image Credit: Andres Otero/WENN.com Musician and actress Cyndi Lauper is notorious for dodging the age question, often saying to reporters, “What am I, a car?” According to Google, she’s currently 61.
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Katharine Hepburn
Image Credit: United Artists Refusing to play the Hollywood game, Katharine Hepburn always wore slacks, earning the ire of her costumers, who would steal them out of her dressing room. She also hated wearing makeup, posing for photos and would never reveal her true age. She lived to be 96 years young.
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Humphrey Bogart
Image Credit: Warner Bros. Though Humphrey Bogart was born on Dec. 25, 1899, the publicity department at Warner Bros. claimed that he was actually born on Jan. 23, 1900. Apparently, they didn’t think the public would believe that any man born on Christmas could play a villain.
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Geri Halliwell
Image Credit: Wenn.com Former Spice Girl and actress Geri Halliwell earned the nickname “Old Spice” when she lied about her age, saying she was only 21 when she joined the girl band. She was actually 25 at the time. Halliwell is currently 42 years old.
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Gene Hackman
Image Credit: DJDM/Wenn.com Actor and writer Gene Hackman lied about his age, but not to get an acting role. He was 16 when he enlisted in the United States Marines, claiming he was 18.
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Laurence Fishburne
Image Credit: United Artists Laurence Fishburne lied, saying he was 18 to get the part of Tyrone Miller in Apocalypse Now. He was actually only 14 at the time, but shooting took so long, he was 17 when the movie was finally finished.
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