“Comparando as Idades dos Atores de Gossip Girl com seus Personagens na Série”

Overview

The actors in Gossip Girl were close in age to their characters, avoiding the common age discrepancies in shows aimed at teenagers. Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester were in their twenties when they played high school students. Iconic characters from Gossip Girl, such as Serena, Blair and Chuck, were 16 when the series began.

Gossip Girl revealed the talents of Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and many other young actors who rose to fame thanks to the CW teen drama series. The popular show ran for six seasons, from 2007 to 2012, and was based on the book series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl, an anonymous blogger who revealed the secrets of wealthy teenagers living on Manhattan's Upper East Side, was at the center of the story, and her identity was the central mystery of the series that was only solved in the last episode.

TV shows for teenagers in the 2000s and early 2010s usually featured actors who were certainly not teenagers and were in their twenties or sometimes even thirties. However, the ages of the cast members of Gossip Girl compared to their characters didn't vary much. Most of the stars of the CW series were over 18, probably because the studio wanted to avoid adhering to child labor laws. But for the most part, the Gossip Girl actors were not significantly older than their colleagues in the series.

Blake Lively: 20 years old

Serena Van Der Woodsen: 16 years old

Blake Lively tinha recém-completado 20 anos quando começou a interpretar Serena van der Woodsen em Gossip Girl. Ela foi escalada quando tinha 19 anos, o que significa que a atriz não era muito mais velha que sua personagem na série dramática adolescente da CW. Quando Gossip Girl estreou, os personagens principais ingressaram no primeiro ano na Constance Billard School for Girls e na St. Jude’s School for Boys, o que faria Serena ter 16 anos.

Penn Badgley: 21

Dan Humphrey: 16 years old

Penn Badgley, que interpretou Dan Humphrey, tinha 21 anos durante as filmagens da primeira temporada. Seu personagem, Dan, começou Gossip Girl como o adolescente solitário apaixonado pela garota popular com quem ele nunca havia falado – uma típica situação de um jovem de 16 anos.

Chace Crawford: 21 years old

Nate Archibald: 16 years old

Chace Crawford, who played Nate Archibald during all six seasons of the series, was 21 when he filmed the first season. His character, Nate, like the other teenagers in the series, was 16.

Taylor Momsen: 14 years old

Jenny Humphrey: 14 years old

Jenny Humphrey, played by Taylor Momsen, was the youngest of the teenage characters in Gossip Girl. When the TV show began, Jenny was only 14 and a freshman at the Constance Billard School for Girls.

Kelly Rutherford: 39

Lily Van Der Woodsen: 41 years old

Kelly Rutherford, who played Lily van der Woodsen, Serena's mother, was 39 during the filming of the first season. Her character, Lily, was 41 when the pilot episode of Gossip Girl premiered in 2007.

Matthew Settle: 38

Rufus Humphrey: 42 years old

Matthew Settle, who played Rufus Humphrey, Dan and Jenny's father, was 38 when he started playing the character in Gossip Girl. His character, Rufus, was 42 in the first season.

Jessica Szohr: 22 years old

Vanessa Abrams: 16 years old

Jessica Szohr, who played Vanessa Abrams, was 22 when she accepted the role in Gossip Girl. Her character, Vanessa, was 16 at the start of the series.

Kaylee DeFer: 25 years old

Ivy Dickens: 21 years old

Kaylee DeFer, who played Ivy Dickens, was 25 when she started filming Gossip Girl. Her character, Ivy, was 21.

Ed Westwick: 20 years old

Chuck Bass: 16 years old

Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass, was 20 when he first appeared as Chuck in Gossip Girl. His character, Chuck, was the same age (16) as Serena, Blair, Dan and Nate in the first season.

Leighton Meester: 21 years old

Blair Waldorf: 16 years old

Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf, was 21 while filming the pilot episode of Gossip Girl. Her character, Blair, was 16 at the start of the series.