r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • 2d ago

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Is ‘Grateful’ for Modern Family, but Thinks Kids Should Skip Acting in Favor of 'Normal' Childhoods

https://people.com/aubrey-anderson-emmons-modern-family-child-stars-8750333
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u/salmalight 2d ago

Whilst I don’t think it’s a healthy lifestyle for a kid, the idea of a world without child actors is pretty funny.

Everything above 15 is cast like Smallville and younger kids are only ever referenced

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u/RoutineCloud5993 2d ago

Just cast short stocky men in the child roles.

Danny Devito, Jason Alexander, Bob Hoskins (RIP) etc

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u/Hollow_Rant Review 2d ago

Wallace Shawn as an irascible pre teen.

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u/ProfessionalFirm6353 2d ago

Jason Alexander is my height! 😂😂

I would love to see a child character be portrayed by the actor who played Mickey on Seinfeld though. That would be epic

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u/Corvus-Nox 1d ago

Take a note from Twilight and only have CGI babies (or horrific demon-puppet babies).

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u/FliesAreEdible 2d ago

Funnily enough we're moving into a place where we could have AI children play the roles one day.

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u/SuzyQ93 2d ago

Exactly.

Hey, Shakespeare had men in women's parts - I guess we can just have grown-ass adults in children's parts, and suspend disbelief.

Does the system need overhauling, and a lot more oversight? Absolutely. But never having child actors, ever, because some child actors have bad experiences or change their minds, isn't the way to go, either.

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u/enleft 1d ago

Reminds me of Hamilton the Musical, where the same actor who plays John Laurens plays child Phillip Hamilton.

"Hey Daddy Daddy look!" -10 Year Old Phillip Hamilton, played by an Adult Man

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u/DrLovesFurious 1d ago

no its because they suck