How old was Forest Whitaker in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High?

Forest Whitaker was 20 in Fast Times at Ridgemont High when he played the character 'Charles Jefferson'.

That was over 42 years ago in 1982.

Today he is 62, and has starred in 123 movies in total, 118 of those since Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Fast Times at Ridgemont High, I think Forest Whitaker looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Amy Heckerling has worked with Forest Whitaker just once in his career.
  • Forest Whitaker's first movie was as 'Gowdy's Bodyguard' in Tag: The Assassination Game, released in 1982 when he was 19
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High scores 6.81 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Forest Whitaker's other movies