Name Dan Bronson
Age
A closely guarded secret.
I could tell you I’m thirty-two, but I’d be lying. Almost everyone in Hollywood lies about their age. Why? Most people would guess that it’s vanity. While there’s plenty of mirror-gazing in the industry, the real answer is fear. Ageism thrives in the film business because the corporatized studios and their marketing gurus have decided that their target audience is the fifteen year-old kid. If your target is young, you want to make sure all the arrows in your quiver have been fashioned by the young. Young actors. Young writers. Young directors. (Young is also cheap. You have to pay more for experience.)
As a result, unless a writer has scored big in features or has become a show runner in television, his or her career is usually over by the age of thirty-five.
I defied the odds. A former college professor…
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