Judd Nelson, best known for his role as John Bender in the 1985 classic The Breakfast Club, was spotted looking unrecognisable during a rare outing in Los Angeles. The 64-year-old actor wore a casual ensemble of blue jeans, a grey top, a navy vest jacket, and a pair of glasses.
Nelson, who won an MTV Movie & TV Award for his iconic role, has largely stayed out of the public eye but has continued to work steadily outside major Hollywood projects. His recent credits include the 2018 film Billionaire Boys Club, the TV movie rom-com The Engagement Plan, the horror film Dante’s Hotel, and the festive film Save Christmas. He has two upcoming projects: the 2024 thriller The Final Run opposite Jeff Fahey and the drama In-Security, currently in production.
Nelson is notably absent from Hulu’s new documentary Brats, which revisits the Brat Pack actors of the 1980s. Directed by Andrew McCarthy of St. Elmo’s Fire fame, the documentary features interviews with many of the era’s stars, but Nelson and Molly Ringwald declined to participate. McCarthy told Entertainment Tonight: “They both are in the film in a sense… The Brat Pack is an ongoing relationship… some people are at different places in their lives to want to or not want to talk about it.”
However, on Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Live, McCarthy revealed that Nelson initially showed interest. “When I called Judd up, he was the most excited of anyone… and he just launched in about all the Brat Pack.” McCarthy added that he asked Nelson to save the stories for the filmed interview, but the actor ultimately did not appear.
Meanwhile, Ringwald, 56, made headlines earlier this year when she discussed dealing with “predators” in Hollywood on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, saying she was “definitely in questionable situations” but managed to protect herself.
