There are conflicting references as to Claire's age and birthdate. Before production began, a press release noted her age would be 17. In the televised episodes, a newspaper article reported Claire's age as 18 months during the fire on February 28th 1992, which would put her birth in August of 1990, and her age as 16. In The Fix (which takes place in October 2006), Claire says she is "almost 16"; this would suggest that her birth was in or after October of 1990. Further, Claire's birthmother tells Nathan that their daughter is now 16 (Run!). Claire is a junior (Distractions), and most juniors are 16 or 17. Her MySpace page indicates her zodiac sign as Aries (which would place her birthday between 21 March and 19 April) and her age as 19. In the commentary for Godsend, Jack Coleman states that Claire has just turned 16. In an interview Tim Kring stated that Claire is 16. At the 2007 San Diego Comic Con, Hayden Panettiere said her character is 15. Incidentally, Claire does drive (Collision); and the legal driving age in Texas is 16,
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Ah, the possibilities.
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I think, before production, she was supposed to be 17, and the math doesn't add up for her to only be 15 even though I know she probably is.
I'll confess. The age thing on TV is confusing. Isn't she supposed to be a junior? Unless she's super smart, how is a junior only 15?
::shrug:: It doesn't really matter, I suppose. I just the writers/creators would make it all consistent. :-)
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