How old was Lea Thompson in Some Kind of Wonderful?

Curiosity about a celebrity’s age during filming is more common than you’d think. That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Here’s the answer to that particular curiosity.

While Some Kind of Wonderful was being made, Lea Thompson was:

25 years old

Based on our estimate, that was the actual age of the celebrity at the time.

The calculation of the shown age took into account the first day of the year in which the movie Some Kind of Wonderful was released:

January 1, 1987

And the day in which Lea Thompson was born:

May 31, 1961

Given that most films are released within a year of production, the actual age of Lea Thompson during filming may have varied by one year from the shown age.