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High school students in television look nothing like high school students in real life ([[Older Than They Look|well, not always]]), for one good reason: they're played by actors who are upwards of ten-to-fifteen years older. This dates back to the earliest days of Hollywood, if not further, making it [[Older Than Television]].
Despite this trope being a prime source for ridicule, mockery, and parody, there are actually a lot of
# Labor laws and regulations are probably the biggest reason. They apply to acting just as they do any other profession. There are a whole string of laws that child actors are subject to, including; (in the UK and the USA) education requirements and night shoot and work hours restrictions. These aren't the ideal condition when trying to meet the deadlines for finishing a film or a TV season.
# The vast majority of professional actors are twenty and up anyway, so if you hold an audition for a teen role, nine out of ten of the actors you see will be an inappropriate age, and they'll be the ones with good CVs.
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