A child star from a beloved ’80s classic was unrecognizable when he was spotted in Los Angeles this week at the age of 50.
Born in the Bronx, this actor became recognizable across the country at the age of 13 when he starred in a major hit film.
That film featured an adult version of his character played by one of the top celebrities of the time – one who remains an A-lister to this day.
As the 1980s rolled into the 1990s, the teen actor continued to work, starring in a 1992 movie musical that became a cult hit on video.
In more recent years, the actor was engaged for three years to a woman who went on to become one of the most recognizable faces on television.
Can you guess who he is?
A child star from a beloved ’80s classic was unrecognizable when he was spotted in Los Angeles this week at the age of 50
The former child star is David Moscow, best known as the 12-year-old boy who transforms into Tom Hanks in the 1988 blockbuster Big.
David, now 50, cut a dashing figure when spotted in Los Angeles this week, showing off his toned arms in a fitted T-shirt.
With a distinguished hint of gray in his hair, the New York City native could be seen talking on the phone as he strolled down the street.
In Big, he played the role of a preteen boy named Josh Baskin, who puts a coin into a fortune-telling machine at a fair and makes a wish to grow up.
When he wakes up the next morning, Josh discovers that while he still has the consciousness of his 12-year-old self, he now inhabits the body of a grown man, played by Tom Hanks.
The film was a roaring success both financially and critically, establishing Tom as a bona fide star and earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
When David was 17 years old, he starred in the 1992 film musical Newsies, about a newsboy strike in New York at the turn of the 20th century.
The film, directed by Kenny Ortega, who later made High School Musical, had a cast that included Christian Bale, Ann-Margret, Bill Pullman and Robert Duvall.
The former child star is David Moscow, best known as the 12-year-old boy who turns into Tom Hanks in the 1988 blockbuster Big.
David, now 50, cut a dashing figure as he was spotted out and about in Los Angeles this week, showing off his toned arms in a fitted T-shirt
In Big, he played the role of a preteen boy named Josh Baskin, who puts a coin into a fortune-telling machine at a fair and makes a wish to grow up.
Josh discovers that while he still has the consciousness of his 12-year-old self, he now inhabits the body of an adult man, played by Tom Hanks, who is depicted in the film with Elizabeth Perkins.
When David (right) was 17 years old, he starred in the 1992 film musical Newsies about a newsboy strike at the turn of the 20th century, starring Christian Bale (left)
In his adult life, David was engaged to Kerry Washington from 2004 to 2007, years before she became a small-screen superstar on Scandal; pictured 2004
More recently, David and his father Jon collaborated on the cooking and travel show From Scratch, which they later turned into a book; David is depicted in the series
Newsies flopped at the box office but became a cult hit on video and was eventually adapted into a musical that premiered on Broadway in 2012.
In his adult life, David was engaged to Kerry Washington from 2004 to 2007, years before she became a small-screen superstar on Scandal.
During their time together, David helped produce the first production of the rap musical In The Heights, which featured Kerry in the cast – and which was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who later became a Broadway titan thanks to Hamilton .
More recently, David and his father Jon collaborated on the cooking and travel show From Scratch, which they later turned into a book.
David made his directorial debut with a 2018 thriller called Desolation, which he crowdfunded in part through Kickstarter, promoting the campaign with a video of him recreating his iconic Big scene with the fortune teller machine.