Hollywood's Fifteen Least Convincing Teenagers
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Hollywood's Fifteen Least Convincing Teenagers

The scariest monster in Hollywood is the aging process. Which of these actors is least convincing tackling a teenage part?

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1 Dana Carvey, Wayne's World (1992)
<p>Hanging out in your mom's basement is fine if you're in high school. It's considered pathetic when you're really 36.</p> 134 336
2 John Goodman, The Babe (1992)
<p>Goodman, as The Babe, was anything but. When Babe leaves home as a 19-year old, Goodman was already approaching middle age.</p> 112 262
3 Stockard Channing, Grease (1978)
<p>She was a teen back in the '50s and played one in Grease. Too bad Grease was released in the late '70s!</p> 108 314
4 Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (1992)
<p>Stupid is as stupid does. You know, stupid like Hanks playing high-school aged Forrest, then turning 38 days after the movie opened.</p> 79 335
5 Ben Stiller, There's Something About Mary (1998)
<p>Stiller couldn't hide behind the braces he wore to play high-school aged Ted. He was 32 at the time, mouth-gear or not.</p> 78 306
6 Robert Redford, The Natural (1984)
<p>Then 47, Redford plays a 19-year old rookie at one point in the film. Good thing that stadium lighting is so flattering.</p> 62 244
7 Robin Williams, The World According to Garp (1982)
<p>He finally enrolls in college ... as a 31-year old. If only Williams would finally pick a major.</p> 20 208
8 Shirley Henderson, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
<p>Ghostly Moaning Myrtle, died around 14. Henderson was 36 when she had the part. How ghastly!</p> 11 253
9 Alan Ruck, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
<p>While Ferris picked up girls, his sidekick plucked stray grays. You'd think by 29, he would have just gone for his G.E.D.</p> 5 275
10 Derek Luke, Friday Night Lights (2004)
<p>It's no wonder the Permian High Panthers were such a good team. They had a 30-year-old Derek Luke as their starting running back.</p> 1 183
11 Sean Patrick Thomas, Save the Last Dance (2001)
<p>In this flick, teen controversy erupts when Thomas crosses racial lines to date Julia Stiles. The real issue: His age (30), and hers (20).</p> -1 213
12 Gabrielle Union, Bring It On (2000)
<p>Most 27-year-old women who put on cheerleader uniforms tend to work in places charitably called "gentlemen's clubs."</p> -5 243
13 Stacey Dash, Clueless (1995)
<p>In this movie, Dash played a "Valley girl." Since she was 29 at the time, "Valley woman" would be more accurate.</p> -5 249
14 Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future Part III (1990)
<p>By the time he made it back to the Old West, Fox was actually ten years older than his character, Marty McFly.</p> -11 301
15 Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
<p>Vote for Pedro? At 26, Heder was well beyond the legal voting -- and drinking -- ages.</p> -24 292