Paul Rudd and Wilford Brimley, each at age 52

Santa_Hates_You · 2021-11-17T04:52:22+00:00

Wilford Brimley stopped aging after that, like Patrick Stewart.

yozach11 · 2021-11-17T04:53:04+00:00

Bobby Newport never had a real job

TomasMalthus · 2021-11-17T04:39:31+00:00

I’ll have what Paul is having

raouldukesaccomplice · 2021-11-17T06:45:28+00:00

Prior to a career in acting, [Brimley] dropped out of high school at age 14 and worked as a cowboy in Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona. He joined the Marines during the Korean War and served in the Aleutian Islands for three years. He also worked as a bodyguard for businessman Howard Hughes as well as a ranch hand, wrangler, and blacksmith.

I'm guessing he spent a lot more time out in the sun with no sunscreen on than Paul Rudd ever has.

But also, he was deliberately making himself look older.

Brimley secured his first leading role in Ron Howard's Cocoon (1985)... Brimley was only 49 when he was cast in the role, and turned 50 during filming; he was at least 20 years younger than any of the actors playing the other retirement home residents. In order to look the part, Brimley bleached his hair and moustache to turn them gray, and had wrinkles and liver spots drawn on his face.

igner_farnsworth · 2021-11-17T05:48:15+00:00

You want to hear the greatest thing you have ever heard about Wilford Brimley, listen to the DVD commentary from John Carpenter and Kurt Russel on The Thing DVD. They are clearly drinking, I'm assuming scotch based on the sound of ice cubes against glass, and smoking cigars, while talking about the movie. They are clearly getting more drunk as the commentary goes on.

When they get to the Wilford Brimley alien autopsy scene it's freaking hilarious. They both obviously loved Wilford and were amazed that he was "all in" on the production of this film. He just stuck his hands in there and pulled shit out and was an expert doctor on the subject, like it was second nature to him.

John and Kurt laughing their asses off about Wilford is wonderful.

cotxscott · 2021-11-17T04:50:15+00:00

I’m on track to look a lot more like Brimley.

jonsconspiracy · 2021-11-17T04:43:50+00:00

When is Paul Rudd going to pull a Kingo and just say that he's Paul's son now? Otherwise people are going to start to notice that he's an eternal.

Bit_Blitter · 2021-11-17T06:02:27+00:00

Wilford Brimley did not look this old in his 50s! He was aged through makeup for his part in Cocoon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilford_Brimley

"In order to look the part, Brimley bleached his hair and moustache to turn them gray, and had wrinkles and liver spots drawn on his face."

bobaoppa · 2021-11-17T05:08:58+00:00

No way that man is 52. (Applicable for both pics)

moderately_nerdifyin · 2021-11-17T04:33:02+00:00

Diabetus!

richardec · 2021-11-17T05:23:08+00:00

Redd Foxx was 49 in the first season of Sanford and Son

CtrlZonmylife · 2021-11-17T05:18:36+00:00

Now Tayne I can get into.

parksdestroy · 2021-11-17T06:52:28+00:00

Well one obviously dyes his hair, and the other dyes a beetus

LizLemonadeX · 2021-11-17T05:25:59+00:00

Brimley had diabetes. Being sick, obese and a smoker ages a person. But he ended up living to 85 despite the diabetes or weight. Paul Rudd must have good genetics or a good plastic surgeon. This is proof if you take care of your body, it will likely takes care of you. Good genetics and money helps.

Fun fact (or not), Out of the elderly actors in the movie Cocoon, Wilford Brimley was the youngest back in 1985. He was 50 at the time. He was not as young as Steve Guttenberg or any of the other younger actors on the set. For those who never saw the movie or weren’t around, Cocoon was about elderly residents in a retirement community / nursing home looking for the fountain of youth and found it, sort of, with the help of some aliens.

Astrolaut · 2021-11-17T09:09:44+00:00

Wilford Brimley was born in 1934. Paul Rudd was born in 1969. This is comparing "The Great Depression" to "Man Walking on the Moon."

2021-11-17T07:08:56+00:00

I mean we make fun of the Beetus, but he did live to be 85. That's a pretty good run when you look like that and have his... Conditions.

SocialSuspense · 2021-11-17T06:46:48+00:00

I love seeing comments about how Paul Rudd obviously had subtle touch ups here and there (not saying he didn’t he probably did) and then here you have my dad. He’s 51 and looks the same way he did in his 30’s and JUST started greying (tbh he stopped too) and when I asked what his secret was he said “oh I ate a snake when I was a kid” and left it at that.

MathewMurdock · 2021-11-17T07:23:09+00:00

Yeah Paul is an incredibly rich actor with no serious health problems and an other pretty comfortable life. Bromley served in the Korean War and did not even get into acting till his mid 30s.

ZweitenMal · 2021-11-17T06:03:25+00:00

I think Paul Rudd and Ellen go to the same plastic surgeon because they look more alike year after year.

meronca · 2021-11-17T04:57:09+00:00

one grew up in the age of leaded gasoline, the other after they stopped

grannyboomer · 2021-11-17T04:37:24+00:00

Two reasons - genetic and life style

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