You will never believe what Yahoo Serious looks like now!

He was once tipped to be Hollywood's next big comedy star in the late '80s, only to fade into obscurity. 

And Yahoo Serious looked completely unrecognisable as he was pictured for the first time in more than a year in Sydney on Monday. 

The former Aussie actor, real name Greg Gomez Pead, was seen hitting the beach for a morning swim. 

The 70-year-old, known for his cult films Young Einstein (1988) and Reckless Kelly (1993), showed off his impressive washboard abs in a pair of blue shorts. 

He was spotted brushing his long silver locks with a comb after a refreshing dip. 

Yahoo Serious looked completely unrecognisable as he was pictured for the first time in over a year in Sydney on Monday

Shielding his eyes with a pair of dark sunglasses, he carried a blue plastic washing tub with his towel and belongings as he left the beach. 

The reclusive comedian was later seen taking his Jack Russell Terrier for a stroll. 

The low-key sighting comes about after he faced eviction from his Avalon Beach home in 2020 for not paying rent - the latest in a string of setbacks for the erstwhile filmmaker, who also went through a divorce and failed lawsuit once his career stalled. 

Serious is pictured in Young Einstein, the 1988 movie that made him famous

It's a far cry from the fame and admiration he earned in the late 1988 after starring in Young Einstein, which he also directed, produced and wrote.

At the time of its release, the movie was the second most successful Aussie film in box office history, behind Crocodile Dundee, having grossed $33million worldwide.

Its success also landed Serious, then 34, on the cover of Time and MAD magazines. As his popularity soared in the US, he hosted The Yahoo Serious Show on MTV. 

The 70-year-old, known for his cult films Young Einstein (1988) and Reckless Kelly (1993), showed off his impressive washboard abs in a pair of board shorts 

Serious followed up Young Einstein with another zany comedy, Reckless Kelly, in 1993, which was a local box office success but failed to make a dent in the States.

His promising career came crashing down around him following the release of his third film, Mr Accident, in 2000 to lukewarm reviews.

That same year, things took a tumultuous turn for Serious when he tried to take the website Yahoo! to court for trademark infringement.

The reclusive comedian was seen brushing his long silver locks following his morning swim

The judge dismissed the case because the actor couldn't prove he sold products or services under the name Yahoo - and therefore couldn't demonstrate that his career had suffered harm or confusion due to the popular search engine.

Serious had his final crack at stardom in 2007, when he appeared in the short documentary film In The Cannes, but his career never took off again.

After disappearing from the spotlight completely and divorcing from his wife of 20 years, Lulu Pinkus, in 2010, Serious has only been spotted a handful of times. 

In 2020, the reclusive comedian suffered yet another blow when he faced eviction from his Sydney home after owing more than $27,500 in rental payments.

At the time, it was reported he was struggling to make ends meet and had been ordered to vacate his three-bedroom rented home in Avalon Beach after failing to pay his rent for five months.

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ordered him to pay his landlords $15,000 and vacate the property. 

Young Einstein earmarked Serious as a star-on-the-rise, but his success sadly didn't last

The landlords, Tanya and Andrew Barlow, sought that their residential tenancy agreement be terminated after Serious fell more than $27,500 behind in rent.

Serious and his production company, Serious Productions Pty Ltd, began renting the property in March 2017 for $1,350 per week.

The tribunal found he had fallen behind on his payments in November 2019 and had not paid any money since February 25, 2020.

Serious argued his income had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, like most who work in the artistic and creative industries.

'With the pandemic reshaping the movie industry towards home entertainment, the project on which the first tenant was working has been impacted,' the tribunal said in its judgement, published on Thursday.

However, bank statements tendered during the proceedings failed to provide proof he had any income prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

'The tenants say that by March their income was already affected, but the simple fact is that the Tribunal has no evidence of pre-pandemic income for the tenants,' the tribunal said.

Mr Accident was released in 2000 and was a box-office bomb

Under amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act at the time, enacted to protect people whose livelihoods had been affected by Covid, tenants were able to apply to re-negotiate rents and are covered under a moratorium on evictions.

However, they were only eligible if they could prove their income had been reduced by 25 per cent or more.

Serious applied to be allowed to stay in the property and begin paying rental arrears with a promise he would be able to catch up on payments.

However, he was ordered to hand back the keys and pay a $192-per-day occupation rate until then. 

When asked whether he had applied for rental assistance, Serious told the hearing he had gone to Centrelink and been advised to apply for the old age pension as he was about to turn 67.

Serious is seen with Odile Le Clezio in Young Einstein, which he wrote, directed and starred in