An American comedian and actor looked unrecognisable while on set of his new movie in Rome on Thursday.
The 59-year-old looked worlds away from his usual self as he rocked a thick moustache and beard stubble.
He sported a black padded coat as he rode around the famous Acqua Paola Fountain on a motorbike with Italian actress Nicole Grimaudo, 44, on the back seat.
To complete his look, The King OF Queens sitcom star sported a black helmet and cool shades as he took directions from the stunt team.
Meanwhile, Nicole looked effortlessly chic in a red leather biker jacket and blue jeans.
An American actor and comedian looked unrecognisable while on set of his new movie in Rome on Thursday
The 59-year-old looked worlds away from his usual self as he rocked a thick moustache and beard stubble
But who is it? It’s Kevin James, star of 90s sitcom The King Of Queens
But who is it? It’s Kevin James.
His new romantic comedy follows Matt (Kevin) a man who gets stood up at the altar in Italy by his fiancée and decides to go on his honeymoon alone.
Film producer Mark Fasano said the new project shows audiences it’s never too late to reinvent your life.
He said: ‘Solo Mio is an incredible project that shows audiences it’s never too late to reinvent your life.’
‘Kevin is at his most vulnerable in this film and we’re fortunate to have Chuck and Dan Kinnane on board to direct.’
Film producer Jeffrey Greenstein added: ‘Kevin, Mark, and I agree that the comedies we love watching are rarely being made; so we set out to create our own in Solo Mio.’
‘We’re excited to entertain the world with this fun-loving romantic comedy that reminds us to be present regardless of circumstances; life is a journey that begs each of us to find happiness within.’
‘Kevin is the perfect lead and audiences will fall in love with him all over again; we couldn’t be happier to build on our relationship with him.’
Kevin is best known for his roles in CBS’ The King of Queens, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and Here Comes The Boom.
He sported a black padded coat as he rode around the famous Acqua Paola Fountain on a motorbike with Italian actress Nicole Grimaudo, 44, on the back seat
To complete his look, he sported a black helmet and cool shades as he took directions from the stunt team
Meanwhile, Nicole looked effortlessly chic in a red leather biker jacket and blue jeans
His appearance in Rome comes after earlier this year he told the story behind the photoshoot of his viral meme from The King Of Queens.
The comedian appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and he hilariously recreated the image with the host.
It was there where the 50-year-old chat show host said that he ‘had to talk to him’ about how an old photo of Kevin became the biggest meme toward the end of 2023.
As Jimmy began to bring it up and even brought out a photo of it Kevin knew what was coming and smirked as the audience began to cheer.
Kevin was asked if he remembered the photoshoot from the early days of the CBS sitcom which aired from 1998 to 2007.
The funnyman revealed that he actually does recall the shoot as he reflected: ‘When you first get a sitcom, you just listen to anybody. You’re just so happy to be there.’
In the snap, he could be seen wearing a green, red, and white plaid long-sleeved button-down shirt over a navy blue T-shirt with his hands in his pockets and a sheepish smirk on his face as he looked into the camera.
The comedian appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and he hilariously recreated the image with the host
Kevin detailed the shoot as he said: ‘The photographer, he was just telling me to do goofy things.
‘He was like, “Smile. Now like you’re sexy, now like you’re shy, but now you’re kind of …” and I got into this position where I’m like, “What the hell am I doing?”‘
The Here Comes The Boom star was so embarrassed by the snap that he said that at the time he tried to ensure that it would never be released publicly.
Kevin explained: ‘I said, “Well, please bury that one,” and he goes, “Yeah, no worries. That one won’t come back.”‘
However, the social media world has seen that was not the case as he joked: ’25 years later, the thing pops up.’
Jimmy went on to share a few memes that he enjoyed from X (formally Twitter) and James couldn’t help but laugh to himself and say: ‘It’s so, so dumb.’
Obviously, the veteran actor has a sense of humour as he donned a similar flannel shirt to recreate the photo with the chat show host joining him.
