Here's How the Characters' Ages in the 'Head of the Class' 2021 Reboot Compare to the Cast's Ages
By Bianca PiazzaNov. 10 2021, Published 10:21 p.m. ET
We're living in a global overstuffed with remakes, spinoffs, sequels on sequels, and reboots galore. Anything to make every other greenback, proper? Cynicism aside, tacky '80s gem Head of the Class is one of the newest sitcoms to be rebooted nearly 40 years later.
Premiering in 1986, Michael Elias and Rich Eustis' five-season ABC sitcom, Head of the Class, followed a lecture room of eccentric proficient scholars in the Individualized Honors Program and their personable instructor, Mr. Moore (Howard Hesseman), who simply sought after them to place the textbooks down and bask in the joys of existence. It was a simpler time, youngsters. HBO Max's 2021 reboot of the similar title does a gender change, this time the "cool" teacher at Meadows Creek High being Ms. Gomez — however you higher call her Alicia (Isabella Gomez).
With a child face and apple skin, however, Alicia appears to be the same age as the brainy youngsters she's educating honors debate to. This is somewhat the contrast to mid-40s-aged Mr. Moore. Alicia is either a Gen Zer herself, or we should be taking her grasp magnificence in skin care. Here's how the characters' ages in the new Head of the Class series compare to the cast's ages.
Isabella Gomez as Alicia Gomez
You will have noticed the Colombian-American actress in the reboot of Norman Lear's 1975 sitcom One Day at a Time. The captivating Netflix reboot earned a large cult following, even assisting in its fourth season revival on Pop TV. Isabella is most effective 23 years outdated, whilst totally relax (and fairly awkward) educate Alicia Gomez is supposed to be "10 years older" than the sassy first-year brainiacs she's educating. That would make her character 24 or 25 years outdated.
Jorge Diaz as Elliot Escalante
Jorge Diaz is understood for enjoying the lead in 2014's Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones and for his voice paintings in presentations like The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants and video games like Grand Theft Auto V. The 38-year-old Mexican-American actor performs goofy-yet-sentimental English trainer (and Alicia's potential love interest) Elliot Escalante, but it is not relatively clear how old he is. It's implied that Elliot has been in the teaching recreation for a number of years, although.
Dior Goodjohn as Robyn Rook
With appearances in Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home and CBS’s The Unicorn, 15-year-old fashion and actress Dior Goodjohn is building a stellar resume. She performs edgy Twitch gamer and "STEM Queen" Robyn Rook, who all of us want we had been as cool as in highschool. Since she and the relaxation of her classmates are freshmen, Robyn is 14 or 15 years previous.
Gavin Lewis as Luke Burrows
Little Fires Everywhere superstar Gavin Lewis plays "the preppy one" in Head of the Class, a trope that was once inescapable in '80s high school motion pictures and TV presentations. While aspiring U.S. Senator Luke Burrows is best 14 or 15, the actor is older than he appears, as he's no minor. Gavin Lewis is 18!
Adrian Matthew Escalona as Miles Mendelson
We'll applaud the Head of the Class reboot for being visibly inclusive, as many of the cast participants are minorities. Not most effective is timid, fashion-forward freshman Miles Mendelson a person of color, however he is happily queer! Once once more, he is meant to be 14 or 15, however newbie actor Adrian Matthew Escalona is 17 years old.
Katie Beth Hall as Sarah Maris
Meadows Creek High Principal Maris' freshman daughter, Sarah Maris, is just seeking to get through high school like every the other youngsters. Actress Katie Beth Hall — who you'll have observed in AMC's Better Call Saul and Syfy’s Happy! — already graduated highschool in spite of best being Sixteen years old. The smartypants go-getter is recently in school studying Art and Interior Design. Her persona is, too, freshman-aged.
Brandon Severs as Terrell Hayward
Diary of a Future President and #FreeRayshawn superstar Brandon Severs performs Meadows Creek High's token jock. Terrell Hayward is the at all times cheery swim workforce captain, despite just being a 14 or 15-year-old first-year pupil. In real-life, Brandon is 16 years previous.
Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Makayla Washington
Oh, we like a STEM goddess who stands up for what she believes in. Frequently wearing attire that proudly boasts "GRL PWR" or "Feminist" plastered on the chest, Makayla Washington is any other freshman-aged student of Alicia's. We'll be seeing her at a Women's March in the long term. As for actress Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, who's landed roles in HBO’s Watchmen and Amazon Prime's Just Add Magic, she's any other 16-year-old in the gifted cast.
All 10 episodes of Head of the Class are streaming on HBO Max.
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