1/24This actor used to be one of Hollywood’s favourite leading men. Now aged 93, he looked extremely frail during an outing at an LA petrol station. Picture: Splash News/Media Mode
Stars who looked unrecognisable in 2024
After watching these stars on the screen and stage for years, we’ve come to know and love their trademark looks. But in 2024, we almost didn’t recognise them.
2/24That frail figure is a far cry from the statuesque man Gene Hackman once was. The actor is well decorated in Hollywood with three Golden Globes and two Oscars. Picture: AFP PHOTO/Hector MATA
3/24This Hollywood legend celebrated her 90th birthday in April by enjoying lunch at Kristy’s Cafe in LA. Forever young, she was then spotted with a lollipop when she later emerged from the eatery. Picture: BACKGRID
4/24The red hair may be no more, but actress Shirley MacLaine’s youthful vibe lives on. Picture: Chris Delmas / AFP
5/24This Aussie actor went incognito thanks to his white beard as he stopped for gas and some snacks before heading home in Toluca Lake, LA. Picture: 4CRNS, WCP / BACKGRID
6/24Under that cap and beard is none other than Dominic Purcell. The Prison Break star may keep it simple and civilian on the go, but he leads a pretty boujee lifestyle behind the scenes married to Miley Cyrus’ mum, Tish Cyrus.
7/24He was still sporting his trademark hat and signature moves at the Download Festival in the UK in June, but this famous musician looked nothing like the 2000s rocker we all remember. Photo by Paul Bergen / ANP / AFP / Netherlands OUT
8/24Yep, he is now 54, but Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst can still rock on onstage. Picture: Scott Gries/Getty Images
9/24Just when we thought this wrestler-turned-actor couldn’t get any buffer, he whipped out the big guns on the set of his movie back in June. Picture: Mega Agency
10/24Dwayne “The Rock” was born to play the role of former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr in the biopic The Smashing Machine. Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)
11/24This rarely seen former actor was Serious about hitting the beach for an early morning swim with his dog back in April. Picture: BACKGRID Australia
12/24The fiery mane was replaced with surfer locks, but Yahoo Serious, who starred in the 1988 cult classic Young Einstein, is still as active as ever at 71.
13/24From one Aussie legend to another... This comedian and actor was pretty much cancelled after playing a series of controversial characters onscreen. No wonder he looked downcast in Sydney’s Watsons Bay earlier this year. Picture: Mega Agency
14/24Chris Lilley was famous for his hit series Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah From Tonga, but the 50-year-old now leads a relatively quiet life after his shows were abruptly axed on Netflix in 2020. Picture: Mega Agency
15/24This popular sitcom star looked unrecognisable when stepping out to lunch solo at iconic Hollywood diner Swingers in August. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman-Rayner
16/24Drew Carey, now 66, has been on a health kick to overcome type-2 diabetes in the last few years. He now looks unlike the man we watched on The Drew Carey Show all those years ago. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman-Rayner
17/24This former James Bond star was spotted with a balding grey hairstyle in Yorkshire back in April. Picture: Splash News/Media Mode
18/24Don’t panic! The silver fox we’ve been crushing on since Mrs Doubtfire hasn’t gone anywhere. Pierce Brosnan is 71 years old now and ageing like a fine wine. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
19/24This bombshell blonde is virtually unrecognisable in her upcoming boxing movie, ditching her signature looks to star in the biopic filmed on location in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pictured: BACKGRID
20/24Take away the brown curly wig, blue bandana and baggy tracksuit and the gorgeous Sydney Sweeney still lies beneath. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
21/24Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor looked homeless at a local market earlier this year in February, scrambling around by a payphone,
22/24You’ll be pleased to know it was all in the name of art as Leonardo DiCaprio was filming an upcoming crime drama thriller. At 50 years old, the actor is still leading a bachelor life, so it’s business as usual. Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
23/24This actress was a famous face in the late 90s before abruptly quitting Hollywood to start a new life. However, she did emerge in New York in June looking far from her glam Hollywood days. Picture: BrosNYC / BACKGRID
24/24Since leaving the spotlight, Never Been Kissed star Leelee Sobieski has focused on her personal life with her artist husband Adam Kimmel and their two children.