Rarely seen Yahoo Serious at Sydney’s Palm Beach with his dog

He achieved widespread acclaim for his role in the 1988 comedy Young Einstein, but vanished from the spotlight after receiving lukewarm reviews for 2000 film Mr Accident.

And Australian actor Yahoo Serious – born Greg Gomez Pead – was spotted enjoying a swim with his dog at Sydney’s Palm Beach last Tuesday, amid the Northern Beaches’ coronavirus outbreak. 

The 67-year-old showed off his fit figure in black boardshorts as he waded in and out of the surf with his beloved pooch in his arms.  

Yahoo appeared carefree and relaxed as he strode across the sand, also drawing attention to his peroxide locks.

He later added a blue T-shirt, a striped beach towel draped over his shoulders, and socks and sneakers to the look. 

At the time of its release, Young Einstein ranked as the second most successful Australian film in box office history, behind Crocodile Dundee, having grossed $33 million worldwide.

Its success also landed Yahoo, then 34, on the cover of Time and MAD magazines. As his popularity soared in the U.S., he hosted The Yahoo Serious Show on MTV.

Yahoo followed up Young Einstein with another zany comedy, Reckless Kelly, in 1993, which was a local box office success.  

Following the release of Mr Accident in 2000, things took a tumultuous turn for Yahoo when he tried to take the website Yahoo! to court. 

The case was dismissed because the actor couldn’t prove he sold products or services under the name Yahoo – and therefore couldn’t demonstrate that his career had suffered harm or confusion due to the popular search engine. 

Yahoo had his final crack at stardom in 2007, when he appeared in the short documentary film In The Cannes. 

After vanishing for a decade, he resurfaced in 2017 when he was pictured strolling through the streets of Sydney. 

In 2010, it was reported that Yahoo had split from wife Lulu Pinkus three years earlier.