At 20 years old, Astin was the youngest, while Fraser was 23 and Shore was 24. Some actors have even played their "child" roles so convincingly that we never had any idea they were actually adults. It may be a teen comedy, but the stars of Encino Man werent actually teens. Whatever the reason, adults playing children onscreen is just a fact of life in Hollywood-one that most audiences have learned to accept, as long as the age discrepancy isn't too obvious.
Finally, some roles just need the serious chops that usually only an older and more experienced actor can provide. He played Rick O'Connell in 'The Mummy' trilogy, and had leading roles in numerous comedy and fantasy films, including 'Encino Man', 'George of the Jungle', 'Bedazzled', 'Looney Tunes: Back in Action' and 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'. Fraser, the youngest of four boys, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California, played by Astin and Shore, who discover a caveman in their backyard frozen in a block of ice. While the character was "aged up" to 16 for the show, casting an actual 16-year-old would have been next to impossible. Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American actor. Encino Man (released in Europe and New Zealand as California Man), is a 1992 Hollywood Pictures comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin, and Pauly Shore. For example, Emilia Clarke was in her 20s when she was cast in Game of Thrones, while her book counterpart is in her early teens. If the role involves mature situations, casting an adult is usually the safest (or only) route. Complying with the strict regulations for hiring a child actor can slow down a film with a tight production timeline. Encino Man (1992) Interestingly enough, Brendan Fraser is at. However, there are many good reasons adults play underage characters. There’s also a ton of recognizable names to fill out the cast, like Leslie Mann as Jane, Thomas Haden Church, and Holland Taylor. Often these roles go to actors that are really at least a couple of years older than their characters, but there's a fine line: actors that are clearly too old for their roles usually result in mockery from critics and audiences alike.
In the movies, children and teen characters often look nothing like they would in real life.