{"id":1948845,"date":"2025-08-08T07:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1948845"},"modified":"2025-08-08T07:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:33:57","slug":"oscar-nominated-actor-70-is-unrecognizable-at-first-red-carpet-appearance-in-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oscar-nominated-actor-70-is-unrecognizable-at-first-red-carpet-appearance-in-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/willem-dafoe-looks-unrecognizable-first-red-carpet-photos-months\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months\u00a0<\/a> originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/willem-dafoes-only-son-jack-131000836.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Willem Dafoe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Willem Dafoe<\/a><\/strong> appears to have switched up his look for his most recent public appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, Aug. 7, the four-time Oscar nominee stepped out for the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, where he was sporting a totally different look from the last time he stepped out on the red carpet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\ud83c\udfac<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/daily?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>SIGN UP for Parade&#8217;s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the new photos, Dafoe, 70, looked nearly unrecognizable while rocking a thick, white beard. His salt-and-pepper color hair also appeared to have been grown out, with his shaggy curls sitting in a stylishly messy manner on his head.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND &#8211; AUGUST 07: Willem Dafoe attends the &#8216;The Birthday Party&#8217; photocall during the 78th Locarno Film Festival on August 07, 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Spider-Man<\/em> alum looked a lot different from his last red carpet photocall back in April, when his face appeared to be mostly clean-shaven, safe for the well-groomed mustache he was sporting at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also had shorter hair during the April sighting, where his grey locks were neatly combed back and mostly straight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his most recent appearance on Thursday, Dafoe was dressed in a fairly causal outfit, consisting of black pants and a dark red sweater with sleeves rolled up to his elbows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was in attendance for a screening of his new movie, <em>The Birthday Party<\/em> at the film festival, where he was photographed alongside co-star <strong>Emma Suarez<\/strong>, as well as the film&#8217;s director, <strong>Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/70s-country-icon-76-looks-194311211.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: '70s Country Icon Barbara Mandrell, 76, Looks Exactly Like Her Sisters And Mom in Rare New Photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: &#8217;70s Country Icon Barbara Mandrell, 76, Looks Exactly Like Her Sisters And Mom in Rare New Photos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/willem-dafoe-looks-unrecognizable-first-red-carpet-photos-months\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months\u00a0<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Aug 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/willem-dafoe-looks-unrecognizable-first-red-carpet-photos-months\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-Nominated Actor, 70, Is Unrecognizable at First Red Carpet Appearance in Months\u00a0 originally appeared on Parade. Willem Dafoe appears to have switched up his look for his most recent public appearance. 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