Jennifer Garner's well-known ex is totally unrecognizable after quitting Hollywood

It has been eight years since Michael Vartan give up Hollywood, and he is now sporting a really completely different look.

The as soon as clean-cut actor stepped out in Los Angeles with a gray beard and glasses just lately and followers can be forgiven for not recognizing him.

Michael — who dated his Alias co-star Jennifer Garner for a yr — appeared a good distance from his former pink carpet days, as he dressed down in sweats for a visit to the grocery retailer.

Michael Vartan & Jennifer Garner have been a pair on display screen and off

He hid beneath a Los Angeles Kings baseball cap whereas he ran errands in LA and appeared informal and carefree.

Whereas the 57-year-old by no means formally retired from performing, his final function was in 2018 when he appeared in an episode of God Friended Me.

Profession challenges

Michael with a big beard and glasses — Michael now sports activities a giant gray beard and glasses

He additionally spoke about how difficult he discovered his roller-coaster profession in an interview with Leisure Tonight in 2017.

“This enterprise is way tougher than I assumed it might be, to be sincere with you,” he confessed. “I acquired Alias after I was 31 or 32. By the fifth season, naturally I felt established within the enterprise – ‘That is going to be my life. I’m going to go from present to point out. Perhaps I get fortunate and get one other Alias down the street.’

MIchael went for a low-key appearance as he ran errands in LA — MIchael went for a low-key look as he ran errands in LA

“The second you suppose you’ve got arrived, even when it is not on the prime of the mountain, you understand in a short time that nothing is a given. You must get it.”

Heartthrob

Michael starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Law — Michael starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Legislation

Michael starred in quite a few rom-coms together with alongside Jennifer Lopez in Monster-In-Legislation and in By no means Been Kissed with Drew Barrymore.

His most notable function was in spy present, Alias, by which he performed CIA discipline agent Michael Vaughn who dealt with newly recruited spy Sydney Bristow, performed by Jennifer Garner.

Jennifer Garner romance

Jennifer and Michael with Alias cast — Jennifer and Michael had main roles on Alias

They have been love pursuits on and off display screen. The pair dated from 2003 to 2004, simply earlier than she met and married Ben Affleck.

Whereas their romance did not pan out, they’ve remained associates and on Michael’s 53rd birthday, Jennifer paid tribute to him on Instagram when she posted a photograph of them on the set of Alias and wrote: “I can’t keep in mind why I used to be Bavarian, however I do know immediately is your birthday. Hope it’s a fantastic one, Michael!”

Michael was married to actual property agent Lauren Skaar from 2011 to 2014, however she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable variations as the rationale. They’d no youngsters collectively.