How a 30-Year-Old Mastermind Fooled an Entire High School Into Thinking He Was a Teen—And What It Means for Trust in the Digital Age
Ever met someone who seemed a bit out of place—like really out of place—and yet somehow, they won you over? That’s exactly how Jono McLeod recalls his first encounter with Brandon Lee, not the martial-arts star Bruce Lee’s son, but a peculiar newcomer at Scotland’s Bearsden Academy in 1993. Brandon was older than he looked, odd in his ways, and quickly earned the nickname “Thirtysomething” from skeptical classmates. But beneath that mysterious exterior was a guy who helped others, hummed his way to the lead role in South Pacific, and quietly chased a dream to become a doctor. Sounds straightforward, right? Well, things took a downright bizarre turn when it was uncovered that Brandon wasn’t Brandon at all. In reality, he was Brian MacKinnon, a man in his early 30s who pulled off one of Scotland’s most astonishing hoaxes by impersonating a teenager to retake high school—and all in the pursuit of a second shot at medical school. Jono’s documentary, My Old School, dives deep into this wild story, blending nostalgia, mystery, and a pinch of dark humor that leaves you wondering: how far would you go to rewrite your own past? Curious yet? LEARN MORE
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