The Karen Carpenter Story poster

Movie · 1989

The Karen Carpenter Story

Released 1 January 1989 More from 1989 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard Carpenter and the Carpenter family.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Michael McGuire
as Sherwin Bash
55
Peter Michael Goetz
as Harold Carpenter
47
Mitchell Anderson
as Richard Carpenter
27
Cynthia Gibb
as Karen Carpenter
25
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
30years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Michael McGuire — oldest on the call sheet
25Cynthia Gibb — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast
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