80s child star now aged 50 who appeared in Tom Hanks’ classic movie Big resurfaces in rare outing in Los Angeles
80s child star now aged 50 who appeared in Tom Hanks’ classic movie Big resurfaces in rare outing in Los Angeles
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HOLLYWOOD film star David Moscow looks very different as he was seen on a rare outing in Los Angeles this week. The 50-year-old actor is best known for starring in Tom Hanks' classic movie Big, as a young Josh Baskin. David was seen spotted enjoying a run in Brentwood, California.
![[Actor David Moscow jogging in Brentwood, CA.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/300gbp-web-set-fee-actor-966551714.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He wore a Adidas grey t-shirt and a pair of matching gym shorts with blue and grey trainers. The movie star was seen working up a sweat during an early morning jog, before slowing down for a stroll. David played the a 12-year-old Josh in the hit movie Big, which was released back in 1988.
![[Actor David Moscow jogging.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/300gbp-web-set-fee-actor-966551498.jpg?strip=all&w=591)
After a wish turns a young Josh into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a job at MacMillen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner (Robert Loggia) of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), takes a romantic interest in Josh.
![[Jared Ruthton and David Moscow in a still from the film *HBCYMY BIG*.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000966582219.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy. David previously opened up about his fond memories of working with Hollywood icon Tom. “He's not pretentious,” David told PEOPLE of Castaway star Tom.
![[Still from *Big* (1988) showing Tom Hanks and a young boy tangled in string in a messy room.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000914479839_b48c9d.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“There's no pretension about him at all. He would come to work in a backpack and take the subway. “He was a big kid. He was super playful, [and] very fun. "There was no treating me as a kid. He just treated himself as a kid.”. He added that Tom fully immersed himself in the role and took on the "quirky things about being a kid".
![[Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia playing a giant piano.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/d4cc100f-b52e-4e57-b1e9-da60862cac40.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
