No. It was the usual Hollywood magic, that aged him before youthifying him.
From the wiki bio:
That’s what I thinking. Wilfred reached “old man Wilfred Brimley” status around 50. Magnum made it to 75. I will be happy to be somewhere in between.
Similarly, Abe Vigoda was in his early 50s during Barney Miller.
Rock Me Diabeetus (Wilford Brimley singing to the tune of “Rock Me Amadeus”)
Well, he is “old folks” now. I’ve seen “Quigley Down Under”, though, and he was definitely a heart throb back then. That was 30 years ago, though.
I was just commenting on that horrible Tom Selleck ad to a friend, and he reminded me of the time that Sam Waterston sold out to scaring old people.
ETA: which makes me wonder how many times this company must have received inquiries about that particular line of insurance product.
That made me LOL. Here is another one “Ice Ice Brimley”
Both Selleck and Brimley have that whole mustache thing going on so there’s that.
I am hopelessly devoted to Trek. I remember seeing the very first episode when I was in eighth grade. In my mind, the Trek characters will live forever.
But the actors who portrayed the original characters in TOS, sadly, will not. I truly grieved when Leonard Nimoy died, and I haven’t been able to watch Star Trek II again since.
William Shatner is hanging in there. And some fans have butchered and barbecued the man because he doesn’t look like Captain Kirk from 50 years ago. One picture floated around the internet of Shatner in swim trunks at the beach, and there’s no question he’s quite fat.
So what?
He’s 88 for GAWD’S sake! Celebrate him, celebrate his long life, celebrate his contribution to bring Gene Roddenberry’s creation to existence!
Lord knows, I don’t look like I did 50 years ago! When I look in the mirror today, I see my mother’s face.
And that brings up a completely different thought for a thread, since Momma’s been dead for over 20 years.
~VOW
88? That’s beyond merely elderly; that’s verging on downright ancient. He seems to be doing rather spectacularly for someone his age, AFAICT.
Moved to CS.
I was shook up when Luke Perry (RIP) appeared on the cover of the AARP magazine. I mean, DYLAN MCKAY IS A MEMBER OF THE AARP?!?! I mean, when I was in middle school, he was on the cover of “Sixteen” and “Tiger Beat”.
That’s just wrong.
And now Dennis Quaid is advertising car insurance. Yeesh.
You either die a hero, or live long enough to hype reverse mortgages.
Shatner hawks INOGEN, the type of oxygen-concentrating device Nimoy used towards the end.
~VOW
Of course he was already like 50 when he was a teenager on 90210. Which was a different kind of wrong.
All I know is Tom Baker, my beloved Fourth Doctor, will be 86 this Monday.
Wow. I would have pegged him as early-seventies when he cameoed in The Day of the Doctor.
Every time the Tom Selleck reverse mortgage commercial comes on, I have to add my own commentary. Near the end of the ad, Selleck is making clear that the loan must be paid back like any other loan. However, with this reverse mortgage you can choose to pay small payments as you’re able or “you can choose to pay the loan in one lump sum when you leave your home.” I always add, “The word is ‘die’, Tom. Die.”
Henry Winkler has also been hawking reverse mortgages.
I saw Richard Thomas on a TV show a few years ago (IIRC, “Madam Secretary” and didn’t recognize him until I heard his voice! Even the big mole on his cheek has faded.
And Joe Namath is pitching the “Medicare Coverage Helpline” (which we are told in the small print, has no affiliation with any government agency.) I guess doing ads for panty hose is out of the question at this late date.
That he is doing an ad for anything other than booze is also pretty amazing.