How old the stars of 'That '70s Show' were compared to their characters' ages (2024)

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However, it's suggested that Eric, Hyde, Donna, and Fez are all 17 years old during That '70s Show seasons 1 and 2. The sitcom established early on that Jackie is one year younger than the rest of the group, which means she's only 16 years old at the start of That '70s Show.

However, he turned 17 at the beginning of season 1. Since then, multiple years worth of stories have passed, and Eric and Donna's relationship has been said to have lasted over two years since his 17th birthday. At this point in the show, Eric would more likely be turning 20 or 21.

As Kitty Forman, the quintessential TV mom, Debra Jo Rupp warmed hearts and garnered laughs when she first appeared on That '70s Show at age 47.

Instead, she was cast in the secondary role of a Mexican girl. In 1998, Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. All who auditioned were required to be at least 18 years old; Kunis, who was 14 at the time, told the casting directors she would be 18 but did not say when.

But Laurie is 2 years older than Eric (she in college and he is a Junior in High School). If Laurie were conceived in '57 and born in '58, Eric would've been born in 1960. Hyde was a longtime friend of Eric's being one of his best friends since childhood.

Laura Prepon played Donna Pinciotti, Eric's childhood friend who was older than him by a month.

Definitively, though, I think we can safely say Eric, Donna, Hyde, and Fez's birth years are 1960. Kelso's is 1959 since he's a year older than them.

Wore a wig on That '70s Show (1998) to make his haircut look more in line with the men's hairstyles of the 1970s. This is why during the first season his hair changes color from brown to light red in some episodes.

Grace Wanted to Expand His Career Into Film

In a way, soul-searching is what led Grace to exit That '70s Show. The sitcom was his first acting role, but over the course of seven seasons, Grace had a few small parts in movies like Traffic, Ocean's Eleven, and Mona Lisa Smile.

As for her cast-mates, Laura Prepon and Wilder Valderama began the series when they were 18, while Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace were both 20.

Did Kitty wear a wig in that 70s show? ›

Did you know that for several seasons of That '70s Show, Kitty's trademark curls were a wig? The first season of the show, Kitty's hair was Debra Jo Rupp's own hair but after excessive hair damage she asked producers for a wig. During Season 2 Debra Jo Rupp started wearing a wig when playing Kitty on-screen.

The whole episode basically revolves around sophom*ore Jackie being pregnant with Kelso's baby, though they later find out this is untrue and Donna going on contraceptives in fear of this.

How old are they supposed to be in That '70s Show? The actors were 15 - 22 when the show started They played High School students so that would be 16–18 during the run of the show.

Eric is based on the teenaged years of series creator Mark Brazill. Eric Forman's birthday has been a major inconsistency on the series. The second episode of the first season, "Eric's Birthday", takes place on May 18th, 1976 (a day after the pilot) and Eric is turning 17, making his birthday May 18th, 1959.

All of Kunis' costars were between four and six years older than her — Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher (who she would later marry) were both 20, while Laura Prepon and Wilmer Valderrama were 18 — when the show first aired back in 1998.

In the clip, Kunis revealed Masterson once bet Kutcher to French kiss her on set of their Fox sitcom That '70s Show during a scene that required the two, who played love interests Jackie and Kelso, to be making out. Kunis was 14 years old at the time, while Kutcher was 19.

In total Jackie spent 8 years in school during the show's run- 4 in 10th grade, 1 in 11th and 3 in 12th. The timeline on this show makes zero sense. Hi! Yes, “That '70s Pilot” (1x01) starts May 17, 1976, but then that would likely make Jackie a freshman and Kelso a sophom*ore.

Nate and Jay are supposed to be the same age on That '90s Show, so that makes Jay Kelso around 16–17 years old. Offscreen, Mace is actually one of the oldest cast members playing a That '90s Show kid. He was born on March 10, 2004, so that makes him 18 years old.

In 2023, Red would have been 97 years old. Red watched Beetlejuice prior to the series pilot. In the pilot, Red felt immensely proud Eric for threatening Leia with a "foot in ass" line.