IMDB publishing ages

Yeah, the same arguments come up over and over again. Those articles are usually published on approval from the performer or his/her publicist or whatever.

The IMDB is a go-to for the industry, and many industry people hate that they publish ages.

What's the big deal? Do you want someone knowing how old you are? Agents and cd's are pretty lazy. They'll let google and the IMDB do all the talking for them. Actors, etc. should have a say in whether this website, with all its power and credibility, be allowed to publish ages. A website that is little more than a glorified, corporate-backed list should not stand in the way of careers.

Edit: Did Orfeh write that? I dunno...can you ask her?

Updated On: 2/13/10 at 01:07 PM

Great. Now put up your photo(s), bio, resume and other info on the IMDB, pitch yourself to agents and see how many callbacks you get.

And eliminate ages being published as well. It's no one's business.

I don't really see what the big deal is. If someone looks younger then they really are, and can convincingly play younger then they really are then what is the big deal if people know their real age. It's acting after all.

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Aren't people's birth certificates public documents?

Some people just like to bitch and blame, whether it's about celebrities taking their voice acting work on IMDB keeping them from getting acting jobs.

Celebs' ages tend to be known, especially if they've been in the business for a while and are established. Even so, famous or not, a lot of actors don't want their birthdates on the imdb.

I've called a few agents and asked them how they feel about this issue. They all hate that ages are posted, regardless of who it is.

Why would actual age matter? It shouldn't. Don't ask me how things got to be this way. But agents these days openly admit they won't look at you unless you've got an imdb entry. They can say that a posted birthdate won't affect how they see you, but how can you be sure? If you're 35 and look 25, but the IMDB says you're 35, an agent very well might let that preclude his/her calling that person in.

The only way to be sure is to make the birthdate policy flexible and not mandatory. Let actors have a say, and allow that info to be removed if they want it removed.

Updated On: 2/13/10 at 04:53 PM

I get most of my work playing women. Then they listed me as Male and I'm out of a job.

I don't. I would do the 14 day trial, but it requires you to put a credit card now.

FYI, the iTouch IMDB App allows you to view movie pages that are listed as 'PRO Only'

Why don't you give us the link for you Imdb page.

Because I think we'd all love to see it.

Maybe we could help you figure out why no one ever hires you.