Max Casella didn’t enter puberty entertainment until he was 27

Max Casella didn’t hit puberty until he was 27.

The 55-year-old actor revealed that he had a “dysfunctional pituitary gland” – which normally regulates growth, metabolism and reproduction through the hormones it produces – and “didn’t even shave” by mid-life. Twenties.

He said: “I had a dysfunctional pituitary gland from birth and basically had to grow me by flooding me with testosterone and growth hormone because it didn’t happen. I’m 25 and I don’t even have Shaved!”

The “Doogie Howser, MD” star – who has been married to Leona Casella since 2002 and fathered Gioia and Mia – is felt in the trans community today.

He told the New York Times’ PageSix column: “It’s a horror show. I can’t talk about it. No one understands it. It’s like today’s trans community talking about body dysmorphia and it feels like, ‘I’m in the wrong body,’ ‘Absolutely my experience. Absolutely. I was a man trapped in a little boy’s body for most of my 20s, until they finally pumped me up with testosterone.

Meanwhile, Max, who is now paired with Sylvester Staloen on “The King of Tulsa,” feels working with him is “surreal” after admiring the “Rocky” actor for years. of”.

He said: “I put his poster on the wall when I was 10 and now I’m acting with him? It’s so surreal! I’ve acted with a lot of big stars: Leonardo DiCaprio , Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp. Sometimes there are ups and downs, your experience with them, but no one was like Sly, who was a superhero to my 10-year-old self. That’s it Like my childhood dream!