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Michael Vartan was unrecognizable after he was recently spotted running errands in Los Angeles
The actor was last seen on screen in The Arrangement, which ran for two seasons from 2017 to 2018
The actor is best known for starring in Never Been Kissed, Monster-in-Law as well as Alias with Jennifer Garner
Michael Vartan, is that you? The 57-year-old actor was spotted in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 12 and looked completely unrecognizable.
In photos obtained by PEOPLE, Vartan, who was seen with a scruffy beard and long hair, was dressed in a sweatshirt and sweatpants as he left a grocery store. He had an L.A. Kings hat on over his long hair.
Vartan is best known for costarring alongside Jennifer Garner in Alias. The two played spies and love interests in the ABC thriller, which ran from 2001 to 2006, with Garner, 53, playing Sydney Bristow and Vartan as Michael Vaughn.
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Michael Vartan is unrecognizable as he runs errands in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2026
Vartan is also known for starring in 2005’s Monster-in-Law alongside Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and playing Drew Barrymore‘s love interest in Never Been Kissed in 1999.
His last major role was in an E! drama The Arrangement, which also starred Christine Evangelista and Josh Henderson. The show ran for two seasons, from 2017 to 2018.
Since then, he’s taken a step back from Hollywood and has rarely been seen in public.
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From left: Michael Vartan and Jennifer Garner in Hollywood, Calif. on March 16, 2003
While starring in Alias, Vartan was romantically linked to Garner and the pair have stayed close in the years since.
When he turned 50 in 2018, the actress paid tribute to their on-screen characters with a birthday post for Vartan. “Can you believe this baby face is 50?!” she wrote on Instagram.
She also posted for his 55th birthday in 2023. She shared a cute throwback photo of them and wrote in the caption, “I can’t remember why I was Bavarian, but I do know today is your birthday. I hope it’s a great one, Michael!”
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Michael Vartan in ‘Alias’ in 2001
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She signed the post with her Alias character’s name.
Prior to his relationship with Garner, Vartan was briefly linked to Barrymore after the two starred in Never Been Kissed.
In 2011, he married Lauren Skaar, who he’d met in 2009 at Whole Foods. They separated three years later in 2014.
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