Before reaching a deal with the ubiquitous industry database site, actors fought for more than a decade to keep their ages and other personal information private.
, the premier online entertainment industry database that boasts of its commitment “to being the most complete source of film, TV and celebrity information.”
Ken Howard, SAG’s then-president, issued a press release in the fall of 2011 complaining that “IMDb publishes the actual dates of birth of thousands of actors without their consent, most of them not celebrities but rank-and-file actors whose names are unknown to the general public.” The release added, “When their actual ages then become known to casting personnel, the 10+ year age range that many of them can portray suddenly shrinks, and so do their opportunities to work.
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