US star Richard Grieco has completely transformed since his sex symbol days in the 90s.
The actor and former model was a big deal in the late 80s and 90s and amassed an army of fans as Detective Dennis Booker in Johnny Depp show 21 Jump Street, and its spin off Booker. But more than 30 years after the TV shows wrapped, he is now unrecognisable.
Snaps posted on Instagram show that Richard, now 59, has swapped his trademark quiff for a longer hairstyle. His dark hair was always worn slightly long but now brushes his shoulders. He has also grown in a beard and moustache that is totally different to his old clean-shaven look.
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However, fans have said the star is “still hot” all these years after becoming a Hollywood heartthrob. After one recent shot on Instagram, people said he looked “different” but still great.
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“Still a babe,” one person posted in the comments section. “Looking awesome,” said someone else, as another fan remarked: “Handsome as always.”
Someone else wrote: “Holy crap you actually look really good. I was actually just watching Booker the other day, you’re still hot even with the beard which looks good on you by the way.”
“Do you age… you’re looking awesome,” said somebody else.
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Richard has continued to act – with recent movies including Desert Moon and Jungle Run – but also has a very different career as an artist these days. He refers to his style as “abstract emotionalism” and now exhibits and sells his work.
In 2012 he was quoted as saying in an interview in the US that it was another Hollywood actor who inspired him to start sharing his art.
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He said: “About eight years ago, Dennis Hopper, who was a good friend of mine, told me to start showing my work. We talked about art all the time, just knocking different ideas around. I really respected his opinion but I only finally got around to sharing my work in 2009, when I sort of randomly posted a piece on my Facebook page.”
The painting was snapped up straightaway, for a whopping $10,000, and Richard has gone on to sell more of his artwork.
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