Paul Dano Reveals He Turned 21 on the ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Set — and Told No One

Paul Dano turned 21 while filming the 2006 dramedy “Little Miss Sunshine” — but didn’t tell the rest of the cast, the actor revealed in an interview with People published Saturday. “I remember being like, ‘Oh, I don’t … how should I [tell people]?,” he explained.

“I hid turning 21 while we filmed,” he said. “Because I remember you were supposed to celebrate that birthday, right? 21. … I don’t want people to know how old I am.’”

The now 41-year-old actor played a 15-year-old in the film.

In an interview on “The Tonight Show” in 2018, Dano recalled an incident that happened while the movie was being filmed. Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris suggested…