A MOVIE star from an 80s box office smash hit was spotted looking very different from his hunky heyday.

The actor, 79, looked worlds away from his most famous big screen roles as he headed out on a walk in Los Angeles last week.

The actor shot to fame in the 1980sCredit: TheImageDirect.com
In his youth, he had a full head of curly brown hairCredit: TheImageDirect.com

Sporting a full head of white hair – which is a far cry from his dark curls when he took on his starring role – the acting sensation looked casual as he walked his dog in some laid back attire.

The star rocked a navy blue fleece with some denim shorts, blue socks and a pair of loafers.

Have you guessed who he is?

It’s Michael Nouri who played the iconic role of hunky Nick Hurley in Flashdance.

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He starred opposite Jennifer Beals in the 1983 film before taking on roles in The O.C., Yellowstone, and many more.

But despite his huge role in the box office smash hit, Michael has revealed his career stalled after his next movie Sea Trial was shelved indefinitely.

Speaking out on the Still Here podcast last year, Michael said: “After Flashdance, that was the time to strike while the iron was hot.”

He went on: “Billy Friedkin got in touch with me and told me he wanted me to be in his new movie with Barbara Hershey.

“It was called Sea Trial, and it was going to be done at 20th Century Fox, and Fox wanted to turn around and that movie was shelved, so the momentum from Flashdance was dissipated.”

After his career stalled, he landed a role in Bay City Blues alongside Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone. 

“But while I was in Tokyo promoting Flashdance I got a call from my agent who said that Steven Bochco was interested in having me be in a series of his called Bay City Blues, and Bay City Blues lasted for 13 episodes,” he explained. 

Michael went on: “It had an unknown, wonderful actors, including an unknown actor named Sharon Stone.

“So my point is that the momentum, the huge momentum, that Flashdance created, just you want to keep the momentum going.

“Hopefully, when you have one big hit, you want to follow it up with something else, something equally good or better, just to keep you out there.

“And that did not happen.

“So I went from Bay City Blues to a succession of TV shows, independent movies, and so on, but nothing of the magnitude of Flashdance.”

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Though he has had little success with finding another huge role like in Flashdance, he has still been successful.

He has starred in The Proposal, Hulu hit All’s Fair.

Michael Nouri shot to fame in Flashdance in 1983Credit: Alamy
The actor starred alongside Jennifer Beals in the smash hitCredit: Alamy
Michael thought Flashdance would propel his career even further, but it did notCredit: Getty
The star has not had a huge role since the 80sCredit: Getty

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