Cast Age Comparison
| Actor | Character | Actor Age | Char Age | Conf | Diff | Source/Hints | |
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Timothée Chalamet | Marty Mauser | 29 | 23 | C3 | +6 | NPR review states Marty is '23-year-old Ping-Pong wizard' in 1952 • Variety confirms '23-year-old shoe salesman in 1952 New York' |
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Gwyneth Paltrow | Kay Stone | 53 | 40-50 | C2 | +8 | Described as 'old enough to be Marty's mother', middle-aged, married for ~25 years • Faded 1930s movie star who gave up career for marriage - suggests mid-40s |
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Odessa A'zion | Rachel Mizler | 25 | 21-25 | C2 | +2 | Described as Marty's childhood friend - implies similar age to 23-year-old Marty |
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Kevin O'Leary | Milton Rockwell | 71 | - | C1 | Businessman, Kay's husband - no age specified in any source | |
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Abel Ferrara | Ezra Mishkin | 74 | - | C1 | Mobster/criminal - no age specified in any source | |
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Tyler, The Creator | Wally | 34 | - | C1 |
Actor Age
Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age
The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff
Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints
Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5
Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4
Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3
Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2
Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1
Unknown — no reliable age information found