80s movie bombshell unrecognizable after becoming ‘world's richest actress' despite QUITTING Hollywood – can you guess?
The star, now 59, appeared alongside a popular TV actor in a classic 80s
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An 80s bombshell looked unrecognisable on a recent West Hollywood outing
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Jami Gertz starred opposite Kiefer Sutherland in The Lost Boys
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One of her early films, 1981's Endless Love, was Tom Cruise's
film
debut.
The actress' most recent regular role on television ended in 2014.
Jami Gertz appeared in 1987 flick The Lost Boys, starring alongside
She played the role of Star, a member of David's vampire gang, and is a half-vampire after resisting the urge for human blood.
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Almost four decades on, Jami looked unrecognisable as she enjoyed lunch in West
Hollywood
.
The star headed to the San Vicente Bungalows - an exclusive private members club known for its
celebrity
clientele.
She wore a powder blue shirt, accompanied by white trousers and an orange satchel.
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In 1989, she tied the knot with businessman Tony Ressler - who became a major player in private equity.
The now-64-year-old co-founded Apollo Global Mangement and Ares Management.
Forbes' prestigious annual list reports Tony is currently credited as being worth $14.2 billion.
Jami Gertz stars in The Lost Boys 'I still believe' scene
Elsewhere, Jami herself is reportedly worth a staggering $12 billion, according to
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Jami and Tony own the Atlanta Hawks
basketball
team, having acquired it in 2015.
They made the purchase alongside former
basketball
player Grant Hill.
Meanwhile,
Tony was previously a
On
television
, Jami most recently starred in sci-fi sitcom The Neighbors.
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Created by This Is Us boss Dan Fogelman, she portrayed Debbie Weaver.
Her most recent
film
, romantic
comedy
I Want You Back, was released in 2022.
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Jami headed to the exclusive San Vicente Bungalows
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Jami and husband Tony Ressler bought the Atlanta Hawks in 2015
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