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Dennis Franz looked was spotted out in California for the first time since his on-screen son, Austin Majors, passed away in February.
The beloved NYPD Blue actor, 78, looked unrecognizable while out grabbing lunch with his wife, Joanie Zeck, at Pan e Vino in Montecito.
The actor opted for a dressed-down look for his afternoon out, sporting a navy sweater with a red shirt underneath and blue jeans.
He also had on a pair of grey sneakers and wore thin-rimmed glasses on his face.
The City of Angels star's thinning hair was left long in the back and had gone completely grey. His grey beard was also slightly grown out.
Unrecognizable: NYPD Blue star Dennis Franz looked very different after being spotted out for the first time since his on-screen son passed away
Heading out: The actor opted for a dressed-down look for his afternoon out
With him was his wife Joanie, who donned a long white cardigan, a pair of black jeans, and sneakers.
Her auburn hair was pulled up in a ponytail, and her bangs left to fall straight across her forehead.
The beauty, who has been married to Dennis since 1995, wore a large pair of sunglasses on her face and carried her phone in her hand.
She has two daughters from a previous marriage, Tricia, 49, and Krista, 47, who Dennis has since adopted.
Dennis is known for his starring role on NYPD Blue as Detective Andy Sipowicz from 1993 until the show ended in 2005.
His on-screen son, Theo Sipowicz, was played by Austin for seven seasons, starting in 1999.
Austin, who was a child star but stopped acting in 2009, tragically passed away from a 'fentanyl overdose' on February 11 at the age of 27, TMZ reported.
He was found in a homeless shelter in Los Angeles after struggling for many years to have a career in the music industry.
Spotted: He had on a pair of grey sneakers and wore thin-rimmed glasses on his face
Waiting: The City of Angels actor sported a navy sweater with a red shirt underneath and blue jeans
Out and about: The star's thinning hair was left long in the back and had gone completely grey
Quick lunch: Dennis was with his wife, Joanie Zeck, for lunch at Pan e Vino in Montecito
Solemn: She donned a long white cardigan, a pair of black jeans, and sneakers
Star: The actor is best known for playing Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue; David Caruso and Dennis on the show
Long-time: He was on the show from its start in 1993 until it ended in 2005; Jimmy Smits, Kim Delaney, and Dennis on NYPD Blue
Austin displayed troubling behavior on social media in the weeks before his death from an apparent drug overdose over the weekend.
Majors, once a beloved cherubic face frequently seen on the television show NYPD Blue, had traded in his chubby cheeks for a ragged beard, tangled hair, and apparently a set of golden Grillz along his lower teeth.
Majors, according to his IMDB page, had his last acting gig in 2009 and had
