The ‘kid’ you see above is Jason Earles, who plays Jackson Stewart on the hit show Hannah Montana. The show would lead you to believe that Earles is nothing more than your average high school student. I know for a fact they are lying. It clearly states on Earles’ IMDB page that he was born in April of 1977; now I may be no math whiz, but that definitely makes him 30 years old. Far from that goofy high schooler they portray him to be. Just for the record I am not a fan of the show, nor have I ever watched an entire episode, but the Disney Channel has insulted our intelligence for the last time. I propose a nationwide boycott of the Hannah Montana television program. You ruined our lives Jason Earles, if that even is your real name.
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August 29, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Glenn Davis
In that picture he looks even older than 30. If he had to wear that same Bill Cosby sweater on the show and still act like a high schooler, maybe Disney could finally be shamed into ending this ruse.
August 29, 2007 at 7:06 pm
lady macbeth
Remember Josh Server? He had a long run on All That. IMDB says he’s 28 and last year he was on Drake and Josh. Now I don’t remember his role but I’m sure it wasn’t a hip late 20 year old. This isn’t an old tactic in TV. Look at that asshole kid we saw on Ripley’s.
August 30, 2007 at 3:46 am
Tom Wright-Piersanti
From his Wikipedia, “His birth year has been the subject of conflicting reports. Earles was 29 years old in January 2007, per USA Today. Earles’ resume gives a birth date of April 26, 1985. A story in the Houston Chronicle in July 2007 stated that he was 19 years old.”
What the hell is wrong with this guy? This is one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen. If you are a well-known TV personality, your age should be something that listed publicly. I HAVE watched an entire episode of this show, and I can tell you that he certainly doesn’t speak or behave like a 30 year old man. I honestly think we might have another case of Andy Milonakis Disease on our hands.
August 30, 2007 at 9:03 am
Peter Duffy
Jason Earles is one of those world legends that no one will even know the truth. Like the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot, there has been sightings but no one really knows.
September 5, 2007 at 10:37 am
marci
he is not an old man most actors are older then we think…just like zac efron he is 20 big deal it doesnt matter how old you are it just matters on how well you can act the role of the play!!!!
September 8, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Saraa
Mann, i love him he’s so great! so what if hes 30 it doesnt matter, hes a great actor, id like to see you as a 30 year old and doing the stuff he does Mann!!
September 16, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Colette
Okay, just because Jason is 30 doesn’t mean Hannah Montana should be boycotted!!! Disney puts older actors on their shows beacuse they have more experiance and so they won’t have to hire a tutor since they can’t go to regular school. I really don’t care if he is 30. Nor should other people. Disney isn’t exactly trying to “fool us”, they are just trying to make a better show with good acting. I’m a 12-year-old girl and I’m actually GLAD they have older people, so Disney is more enjoyable. Nickelodian usually has regular-aged actors, and don’t you see the bad acting sometimes? I think this is very ridiculous, and Hannah Montana or any other Disney Channel shows shold be boycotted.
September 21, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Melissa
Okay, so Jason Earles is a twenty-something or 30 year-old (accounts vary between 1977 & 1985 as his birth year) actor PLAYING A ROLE – so what? How in the world has that “ruined our lives”? Seriously, get a grip. Actors constantly play roles of other genders, ages, even ethnicities – uh, that’s called acting. What difference does it make and how can you possibly take this so personally?!?!
September 22, 2007 at 11:30 am
Peter Duffy
It’s called sarcasm…maybe you should get a grip.
September 24, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Gabby
Get a life why should we ban the show because of his age. Just because you don’t like it. Who cares how old he is. He is perfect for the part and he’s a nice guy. So please give me a break. Get into the real world and start taking care of your world and stop trying to destroy other peoples life.
September 26, 2007 at 11:35 pm
KaTiE
Seriously, Jason Earles is a great actor, and is the main reason I am a fan of the Hannah Montana show. So wat if he is 30 or watever. He also played a high school student in American Pie Band Camp, should we boycott that movie to?! Seriously, get a life…
September 27, 2007 at 12:42 am
Peter Duffy
No one commenting on this post understands the concept of sarcasm? What happened to America’s sense of humor? I’m disgusted with these comments.
September 29, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Duzell
Even if it is just sarcasm, you’re an idiot for forgetting that for sarcasm, it works to be able to HEAR the person. Text can’t put that across. Honestly, don’t freak out just because *gasp* someone can’t get sarcasm by reading a block of text. Oh no!
You should also have enough sense to realize there’s a lot of losers on the internet who would write such things seriously.
September 30, 2007 at 12:35 pm
KaTiE
You said it, Duzell! Im just so tired of not being able to look up anything about Jason/Hannah Montana without everyone fighting about his age!
October 2, 2007 at 2:33 pm
ana
Boycott the show because the actor is 30..wow your just all kinds of stupid and obviously have no life.
October 4, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Tom Wright-Piersanti
Text can transmit sarcasm, Duzell. The tone of the last three sentences is clearly humorous. If the written word could only be taken literally, then Swift would have been put in jail for “A Modest Proposal.”
If you plan on commenting to tell Pete that he is being crazy for boycotting the show, don’t. It’s not like he’s making some complex joke here, this isn’t Arrested Development. It is an easy to comprehend, humorous blog post. If it goes over your head and angers you, take off your Mickey Mouse ears breathe into a paper bag. There’s no reason to get mad… it’s a joke. Clearly. I guess the brilliant dialogue you’re used to between Rico and Jackson lacks this kind of subtlety.
October 5, 2007 at 12:11 am
Peter Duffy
Thank you Tom, I’ve been getting ambushed by these people.
October 11, 2007 at 9:47 am
lizzie
He might be old but he is funny and cute and i love him to death and he does is an awesome person so leave him alone.
October 28, 2007 at 10:39 am
Rey
how the fcuk can a 30 year old guy ruin your lives by just being on a stupid disney channel show ?
October 31, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Helen
It is a little scary i mean you have to admitt
i think that if they fully admitted that he is age and did not display him as a kid (they said this thing on disney channel kids speak out about themselves) outside of the show hannah montana it would actually be okay
he is an actor so it does not really matter his age i just wish they did not make it such a big secret.
He is a great actor but it is creepy that he looks so young but i understand why u used sarcism it is freaky he looks so young
November 6, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Kimberly
It’s no different than Beverly Hills 90210. Many of the actors wer mucj older than the teenage characters they portrayed. Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea Zuckerman) was 30 when it started. Luke Perry was in his mid 20’s, Ian Ziering was about 27. And so on……
Not at all unusual for “baby-faced” and/or shorter actors to play much younger roles. Who cares? It’s called “acting” for a reason.
November 9, 2007 at 6:57 pm
CHELSEA
SO WHAT IS HIS AGE REALLY? EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW. I AM A FAN OF THE SHOW AND HE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BETTER ACTORS.HE MAKES IT FUNNY AND ENJOYABLE. SO WHAT ABOUT HIS AGE. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY I REALLY WANT TO KNOW! JASON EARLES IS AWESOME N NO ONE SHOULD BE BAD TALKIN HIM AT ALL!!long live jasonnnn!!!
November 17, 2007 at 1:28 am
Ann-Alicia
Sure doesn’t look like thirty but i like him so it doesn’t really matter. what the post said isn’t funny either just unintelligent.
November 27, 2007 at 8:23 pm
hannahmontanafan111
w/e he is awsome i am curious wat his age actually is
November 28, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Jessica Rothleder
I watch Hannah Montana all the time and it doesn’t mean ANYTHING that he’s 30. That just proves that he has a lot of talent to pull off this act.
Hannah Montana is a brilliant and inspirational show for the youth of today (and tomorrow).
December 17, 2007 at 5:01 pm
mitaa
mmmm i thought that he was cute
till now
unless he is not old
then i take that bacck
December 28, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Miley_Cyrus_Fan
Jason Earles is so funny. He’s a great actor. Who cares if he’s 30 something years old. He does a great job at playing a 17 year old boy on Hannah Montana. The show should not be boycotted.
January 5, 2008 at 2:21 am
Ken
Why do you care about the age of any actor? Is Hollywood not a land of make believe? Relax. You are completely in the wrong for even considering a boycot.
January 12, 2008 at 2:57 pm
jerseeegirlnj
i luuuuv jason earles.
and omg i almost want to barf reading that people would seriously boycott, or hate a show just because the best character in the show is a decade older than the others. and come on, is he really “ruining your life” because wow that sucks if jason earles happens to be ruining your life, if thats so you really need just chillax or find help or something. because wow.
anyways. jason is my faaave disney guy. and omg he is cute, talented, and funny no matter how old he is.
February 10, 2008 at 6:25 pm
morgan
ok jason is not 30 he is 19 i met him today and my 8 year old sister asked him how old he was and he said he plays 17 on the show and he was a couple of years older and he asked us if that helped and we said yes and then we asked his security guard and he said he was 19 ok
February 11, 2008 at 10:30 am
Adele
Give him a break…what, do you think he gets a lot of role offers playing a 30-year-old???
The cast of Friends were playing friends in the mid twenties, when they were all in their thirties…who cares? Obviously only you.
February 11, 2008 at 8:23 pm
morgan
no he is 19 i met him i got an autograph and picture with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 8:50 pm
hannah
ok i think u are retarded! insulting your intelligence? hello they chose the best actor for the job who cares how old he is! and like you said you dont watch the show so why do you care? besides if he IS that old then give him credit for his acting!
March 30, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Jen
Okkayy…He did not ruin anything…Its so cool that he is on that show and that he still can have fun like a teenager…I Met him today and i think that he is awesome! he isn’t uncool, he is the Best
Luv him♥
April 6, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Zachary
wow u guys are pretty gay, this Peter fellow was joking around, and doesn’t anybody find it odd that a 30 year old participates in the Disney games?
May 16, 2008 at 12:11 pm
farrah
Jason is an excellent actor…age does not matter…talent does!!! and who cares how old he really is…he is a very talented, good looking guy..quit bitchin..and grow up
May 23, 2008 at 9:39 am
ghetto-girl
he is sooooo sweeet
<33
June 26, 2008 at 6:06 pm
ajx
does this guy have kids? HUH?
August 20, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Savannah
So you’re saying that Hannah Montana, a show that millions of little kids love all over the world, should be taken off of Disney Channel just because Jason Earles plays a younger role in the series? I don’t think that Disney Channel meant to offend anyone by having him play that role. I think he just fit the part very well, and in my opinion he does a good job as Jackson. I think that whoever wrote this is being very dramatic. For someone who hasn’t ever even watched a complete episode, I don’t understand how this actor can ruin any lives…
August 20, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Savannah
And plus, on the hit movie Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, they played as highschool students. These actors were definitly not highschoolers though, most were around the age of thirty. I don’t see how this is any different.
September 4, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Chris
Ruined our lives? This IS a joke, right…? It’s a stupid show on Disney. Relax.
September 5, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Jamie
I can tell you that he certainly doesn’t speak or behave like a 30 year old man. I honestly think we might have another case of Andy Milonakis Disease on our hands. -Tom Wright
It’s called acting, dumb ass. The show is dumb and Jason does look 30.
March 17, 2009 at 12:37 am
Gianna
okay, he diesnt look 30, but i know your being sarcastic. No need for all these people to be al: your retarded! and: You have no life so stop ratting on J ason! Seriously,you guys can’t take sarcasm at ALL, and IM 12!! So relax, take a chill pill, and dont get all mad cause he was trying to make a jokr
April 11, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Kristina
Nowe he is about to tur 32!!!!! how the hell can he b tht old, and still b a highschooler on the tv show still! fyi, maybe he shood move on! i am a fan of the show, and my kids love it, but they’ll b sooo mad to figure out he is 32 years old!!!! does he hav a frinken disease or somthin??? im tellin ya, maybe jason shood get off the show!!!
April 14, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Britney
Really… get a life. Seriously, if it bothers you, don’t watch it!!! No one else cares!! You are blowing it way out of porportion. Really!?! This article just made sick that people accially think like this. Find something better to do with your time PLEASE for the sake of all others! I’m talking for everybody here…. please get a life.
April 18, 2009 at 7:39 pm
jenny
who cares if jason is really 30 – he’s an actor and thats what he is doing – acting
and he’s good at it!
and like others have said its not the first time this has been done
so get over it :)
May 21, 2009 at 9:59 pm
lucy
i agree that his age is nothing to boycott the show for.. but my only question is how he looks so young – not that that’s a bad or good thing. a 30 some year old playing a mid teen (15? 16?) is pretty impressive. Just curious if he just looks young or what. I think this issue is irrelevant to whether or not he is a good actor and whether or not a person should watch the show.
May 28, 2009 at 1:00 am
Linda Gonzalez
you guys are dumb…boycott the show for what reason…anger issues
May 28, 2009 at 1:01 am
Linda Gonzalez
WOW
May 29, 2009 at 2:15 am
Linda Gonzalez
Guys do you hear yourselves there are so many issues in the world and you are fighting over this…and seriously you dont know sarcasm…my mom is in the movie business and she says exactly what Duzell said you cant put sarcasm into text…get a life America
July 12, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Emily
Get a life.
July 15, 2009 at 12:06 pm
steph drummond
what are u talking about jason earles is 32 now