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   On Mon, 30 Aug 2021 02:09:52 -0000 (UTC), Howard  wrote:   
   >When The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered in 1970, Ed Asner was 41. He   
   >was just slightly older than actors like Seth Rogan or Jonah Hill are   
   >today, but he looked much older.   
   >   
   >Part of it may be baldness, except there are present day bald actors who   
   >are older but who don't look similarly old. Keegan Michael Key, for   
   >example, is 50, and Jason Statham is 54.   
   >   
   >I don't think it was his pudginess -- Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill also   
   >tend toward portly, but I think that tends to make them look younger, if   
   >anything. And seeing as Asner acted for another 50 years, his general   
   >demeanor at 40 wasn't gimpy or achy at all back in 1970.   
   >   
   >Wilford Brimley and Art Carney are two other actors who played advanced   
   >senior citizens in their 50s. Did actors just look naturally older in   
   >the past? Was it a function of lighting and makeup? Or do actors today   
   >tend to take advantage of surgery, botox, etc. that happens to be   
   >extremely natural looking?   
   >   
   >Or, was it just the case of a bad sample on my part? I know Jack Benny,   
   >for example, was known for looking 39 well past his 39th birthday, so I   
   >may simply be selecting bad examples to compare.   
      
   >Re: Why Did Ed Asner Look So Old?   
      
   Genetics, life style (particularly over time), cultural bias, random factors?   
      
   I can't quite agree with your premise.  To me, Asner looked to be in his   
   forties   
   when he was on the MTM show.  Some people's hair goes white early, and maybe   
   Brimley took advantage of that, and exaggerated other similar aspects.  It's   
   called acting after all, so with the comparison to his co-stars, coupled with   
   our cultural expectations knowing his role, and our minds will do the rest.    
   Not   
   sure about Carney.   
      
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