just a random observation

[brit_ta_nee_kay]

My really weird obsession about ages people were when they were acting as a high schooler. I think it’s weird that Pamela Adlon was only 14 when she did Grease 2 when most of the cast was well over 20. I think it’s awesome though that over the years the people playing high schoolers have actually been closer to high school age [rather then being 34 like Stockard Channing!]. Yeah that’s my random thing for today.

Grease [1978]

John Travolta [Danny] - 24

Oliva Newton John [Sandy] - 30

Stockard Channing [Rizzo] - 34

Jeff Conaway [Kenickie]- 28

Didi Conn [Frenchie]- 27

Dinah Manoff [Marty] - 20

Barry Pearl [Doody] - 28

Michael Tucci [Sonny] - 32

Kelly Ward [Putzie] - 22

Jamie Donnelly [Jan] - 31

Average age = 27.6

Grease 2 [1982]

Michelle Pfeiffer [Stephanie] - 24

Maxwell Caulfield [Michael] - 23

Lorna Luft [Paulette] - 30

Maureen Teefy [Sharon] - 29

Adrian Zmed [Johnny] - 28

Pamela Adlon [Dolores] - 14

Peter Frechette [Louis] - 26

Christopher McDonald [Goose] - 27

Average age = 25.1

Hairspray [1988]

Ricki Lake [Tracy] - 20

Colleen Fitzpatrick [Amber] - 19

Michael St. Gerard [Link] - 27

Leslie Ann Powers [Penny] - 17

Clayton Prince [Seaweed] - 23

Average age = 21.2

High School Musical [2006]

Zac Efron [Troy] - 18

Vanessa Hudgens [Gabrielle] - 17

Ashley Tisdale [Sharpay] - 21

Lucas Grabeel [Ryan] - 22

Corbin Bleu [Chad]- 16 or 17

Monique Coleman [Taylor] - 26

Chris Warren Jr. [Zeke] - 15 or 16

Olesya Rulin [Kelsi] - 20

Kaycee Stroh [Martha] - 22

Average age = 19.6

Hairspray [2007]

Nikki Blonsky [Tracy] - 17

Zac Efron [Link]- 19

Amanda Bynes [Penny]- 21

Brittany Snow [Amber] - 21

Elijah Kelley [Seaweed] - 20

Average age = 19.6