Explained (2018) featured a cast of 156 tracked actors. Of these, 98 (75%) are still alive today and 33 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Warren Buffett, age 96. This TV series starred Joss Fong and Maria Bello.
75% still with us· verified cast63% of full cast · incl. 25 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 75% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.2 yrs
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Cast156 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joss Fong Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 14/05/1985 | 41 | — | 33 |
 Maria Bello Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 18/04/1967 | 59 | — | 51 |
 Christian Slater Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 18/08/1969 | 57 | — | 49 |
 Estelle Caswell Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 LeVar Burton Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 16/02/1957 | 69 | — | 61 |
 Nick Kroll Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 05/06/1978 | 48 | — | 40 |
 Aasif Mandvi Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 05/03/1966 | 60 | — | 52 |
 Kevin Smith Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 02/08/1970 | 56 | — | 48 |
Coleman Lowndes Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yara Shahidi Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 10/02/2000 | 26 | — | 18 |
 Kristen Bell Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 18/07/1980 | 46 | — | 38 |
 Rachel Bloom Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 03/04/1987 | 39 | — | 31 |
 Jerry Springer Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 13/02/1944 | 79 | 27/04/2023 | 74 |
 Rachel McAdams Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 17/11/1978 | 47 | — | 40 |
 Kyle MacLachlan Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 22/02/1959 | 67 | — | 59 |
 Carly Rae Jepsen Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 21/11/1985 | 40 | — | 33 |
 Tablo Self | Self | Living | 22/07/1980 | 46 | — | 38 |
 Jimin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 13/10/1995 | 31 | — | 23 |
 Suga Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/03/1993 | 33 | — | 25 |
 V Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/12/1995 | 30 | — | 23 |
 Jin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/12/1992 | 33 | — | 26 |
 RM Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 12/09/1994 | 32 | — | 24 |
 Jung Kook Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 01/09/1997 | 29 | — | 21 |
 j-hope Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/02/1994 | 32 | — | 24 |
 Park Chung-hee Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/11/1917 | 61 | 26/10/1979 | 101 |
 Yang Hyun-suk Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/01/1970 | 56 | — | 48 |
 DJ Tukutz Self | Self | Living | 19/11/1981 | 44 | — | 37 |
 Mithra Jin Self | Self | Living | 06/01/1983 | 43 | — | 35 |
 Lee Soo-man Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/06/1952 | 74 | — | 66 |
 Kim Dae-jung Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/01/1924 | 85 | 18/08/2009 | 94 |
 PSY Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 31/12/1977 | 48 | — | 41 |
 Hillary Clinton Self | Self | Living | 26/10/1947 | 79 | — | 71 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Elizabeth Warren Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/06/1949 | 77 | — | 69 |
 Kirsten Gillibrand Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/12/1966 | 59 | — | 52 |
 Sandra Day O'Connor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/03/1930 | 93 | 01/12/2023 | 88 |
 Anderson Cooper Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/06/1967 | 59 | — | 51 |
 Hilary Swank Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 30/07/1974 | 52 | — | 44 |
 Maggie Siff Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 21/06/1974 | 52 | — | 44 |
 Abigail Disney Self | Self | Living | 24/01/1960 | 66 | — | 58 |
 Michael Jordan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 17/02/1963 | 63 | — | 55 |
 Mark Cuban Self | Self | Living | 31/07/1958 | 68 | — | 60 |
 LaKeith Stanfield Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 12/08/1991 | 35 | — | 27 |
 J.K. Simmons Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 09/01/1955 | 71 | — | 63 |
 Bill Gates Self | Self | Living | 28/10/1955 | 71 | — | 63 |
 Vincent Kartheiser Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 05/05/1979 | 47 | — | 39 |
 Natasha Lyonne Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 04/04/1979 | 47 | — | 39 |
 Cleo Abram Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 27/01/1993 | 33 | — | 25 |
 Andrew Carnegie Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/11/1835 | 83 | 11/08/1919 | 183 |
 Warren Buffett Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/04/1930 | 96 | — | 88 |