Joe Rogan Experience #2532 - Tim Robbins · Aired Jul 29, 2026
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The director of the film Obsession is 25 years old.
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Curry Barker, who wrote and directed Obsession, was born on September 22, 1999, so he is 27 as of today, not 25. He was 25 when the film premiered at the Toronto festival in September 2025, which is the kernel of truth, and 2026 press coverage often called him 26 or 27. Falsifier: a verified birth record placing his birth between October 2000 and October 2001 would make the 25 figure correct today.
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Is it true that the director of the film Obsession is 25 years old?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Curry Barker, who wrote and directed Obsession, was born on September 22, 1999, so he is 27 as of today, not 25. He was 25 when the film premiered at the Toronto festival in September 2025, which is the kernel of truth, and 2026 press coverage often called him 26 or 27. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2532 - Tim Robbins, aired Jul 29, 2026, at 1:34:08. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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