Surprising Age Gaps Between Actors Who Played Parent And Child In The Same Movie

21. Father And Son: John Noble And Sean Bean In The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

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22. Cuba Gooding Jr. And Laurence Fishburne In ‘Boyz N The Hood’

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23. In Six Feet Under, Frances Conroy And Peter Krause Play Mother And Son, But They’re Only Separated By 12 Years

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24. Mother And Son: Mary Steenburgen & Will Ferrell In Step Brothers

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25. In “Footloose,” The Stodgy Town Reverend, Played By John Lithgow, Is Only 12 Years Older Than His Fictional Daughter, Played By Lori Singer

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26. In Prodigal Son, Bellamy Young (50) And Michael Sheen (51) Are Only 12 And 13 Years Older Than Tom Payne (38), Who Plays Their Son

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27. Wesley Was Already 27 When He Was Cast As Stefan In “The Vampire Diaries.” Stefan’s Mother, Also A Vampire, Is Played By Annie Wersching, Who Is Only Six Years Older Than Wesley

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28. Michael J. Fox And Lea Thompson Are The Same Age — Even Though Fox’s Character In “Back To The Future” Is Thompson’s Son. Her Older Look Was Achieved With Facial Prosthetics

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29. Lorne Greene Was Only Seven Years Older Than Ava Gardner, Who Played His Daughter In This 1974 Disaster Film

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30. In Blue Bloods, Len Cariou Plays Tom Selleck’s Father, Even Though There Is Only A Six-Year Difference In Age, With Cariou Being 81 And Selleck Being 75

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