You almost make my point for me. People age differently. What puzzles me is what is it about that that makes it interesting enough to point out specific actors who have not aged well. There is a strong flavor of “tsk, tsk” about this thread.
But I don’t want to be a scold, especially not an “as usual” one. Nor do I want to have a cow, man. So I will go back to my calm breathing exercises.
Cite? Episode, role?
Lots of rock/metal stars look completely different in their old age.
The most shocking to me is Paul Di’anno, the first Iron Maiden vocalist: 1980 | 2015
Yes! I just saw him in Get Out, and he was unrecognizable. Not ugly. Just different.
No, he would look older than Tom Cruise regardless. But Tom Cruise is weirdly impervious to aging. I’m guessing he has benefitted from good genetics and a little bit of well-considered cosmetic surgery.
In Top Gun Cruise looked like a teenager.
We are talking about a cohort which
a) Regards its appearance as an asset.
b) Already selects for looks.
We are not talking about your average office worker or housewife.
Okay, this is somewhat related. I recently heard in the background (but didn’t see the video) of a clip of an upcoming interview between Mischa Barton and “Doctor” Phil. WTF has happened to her voice? Has she been smoking 137 cigarettes a day since she was 12?
:rolleyes: Elle MacPherson’s only 53. The impact of aging depends not only on the chronological time lapse but also on the start and end points.
I guarantee you that 83-year-old Elle MacPherson, if she makes it that far, will look much more different from 53-year-old Elle MacPherson than 53-year-old Elle looks from 23-year-old Elle.
Even with your average person, it varies. I recently (temporarily, I hope) moved back to where I grew up. Every so often, I run into someone I last saw 40 years ago. In some of them, I can still see traces of the kid they used to be, enough to recognize or put a name to the face. Others have changed beyond recognition.
Still recognizable, though.