Thread:BEJT/@comment-25405579-20190426180507/@comment-26838855-20190429030339

It's alright, there's just been a bit of misunderstanding here, I don't think "deal with it" was the best phrasing.

It's not in the film, but it's a prop that was in a deleted scene and was officially put on a display by Marvel.

It confirms May 29, 1970 as his date of birth, and his time as CEO as 1992-2010.

Iron Man 3 suggests he was born in December 1969, because he says he was 14 in 1983, meaning born 1968-1969, and he has to take over after December 16, 1991 aged 21 so would have to be born in late December 1969 and take over right before his 22nd birthday. But this doesn't match with the fact that his birthday occurs in Iron Man 2, which takes place in May. So while usually the dialogue would overrule just an officially released prop, the dialogue doesn't fit with Iron Man 2 while the official prop does, so it was always taken that the May 29, 1970 date was correct.

Tony presumably just didn't take over for a few weeks due to grief, but takes over from Obadiah in early 1992, at the age of 21.