A familiar face from some of Hollywood’s most iconic ’80s projects was spotted out and about in Los Angeles this week, enjoying a rare low-key outing.
Dressed casually and keeping a relaxed profile, the actor appeared to be running errands and strolling through the city.
The sighting comes just weeks before a milestone birthday, with the star set to turn 69 next month.
Though he may no longer be a constant presence on screen, his resume reads like a greatest-hits list of cult favorites and critically acclaimed films.
He shared scenes with Michael J Fox in one of the most beloved teen comedies of the 1980s and later appeared alongside Tom Cruise in an Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama.
Over the decades, his work has quietly shaped both film and television, even as he shifted much of his focus behind the camera.
A familiar face from some of Hollywood’s most iconic ’80s projects was spotted out and about in Los Angeles this week, enjoying a rare low-key outing
That actor is Jerry Levine.
Levine is best known to movie fans for playing Stiles, the fast-talking best friend in the 1985 hit Teen Wolf, as well as for his role in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July.
He also appeared in films including Iron Eagle, Casual Sex? and K-9.
Born in 1957, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Levine studied theater before launching his on-screen career in the early 1980s, first gaining attention on television before breaking into film.
While audiences continued to spot him in popular shows like Will & Grace, Seinfeld, Boy Meets World and Monk, Levine increasingly found success behind the scenes, directing episodes of hit series such as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Everybody Hates Chris, Hawaii Five-0 and 90210.
Levine is married to American film and television executive and producer, Nina Tassler.
She was most recently the chairwoman of CBS Entertainment until 2015.
The longtime couple, who met as students at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts in 1975, wed in 1984.
Dressed casually and keeping a relaxed profile, the actor appeared to be running errands and strolling through the city
The sighting comes just weeks before a milestone birthday, with the star set to turn 69 next month
He shared scenes with Michael J Fox in one of the most beloved teen comedies of the 1980s and later appeared alongside Tom Cruise in an Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama
Levine, far left with Susan Ursitti, Fox, Lorie Griffin and a supporting actor
He was also in Born On the 4th Of July with Tom Cruise. Also pictured are Stephen Baldwin, Frank Whaley and Rob Camilletti
During an interview with the Television Academy, she recalled falling for her husband in college and staying 'with his mom to save some cash' after graduation before making the move to New York City in 1980.
Ultimately, the pair made the trek to Los Angeles after Levine tested for a pilot in California.
'He did not get the pilot, but he did audition for and get a movie - he played Stiles in Teen Wolf. I was not thinking of moving to California yet, but he said, "There's great opportunity here. I think you are going to really love it,"' she explained.
Tassler and Levine share two children.
