By Karen Ruiz For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:31 EDT, 14 July 2022 | Updated: 12:36 EDT, 14 July 2022

Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones was seen stepping out for dinner in Los Angeles last week in his first public sighting in almost a year. 

The former child star, now 28, was snapped treating his younger brother Otto to a barbecue dinner last Thursday in LA's San Gabriel Valley. 

Jones, best known for playing adorable little Jake Harper on the CBS hit sitcom, was nearly unrecognizable in a gray beanie, glasses, and a long, bushy beard, which has grown significantly since he was last seen in public in August 2021.

Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones was seen grabbing dinner with his younger brother Otto in Los Angeles last week, in a rare public sighting for the former child star 

Jones, now 28, was almost unrecognizable as he stepped out in a long, scruffy beard, which has grown significantly since he was last seen in public back in August 2021

The retired actor appeared happy and relaxed after enjoying a nice dinner at Gen Korean BBQ House, a popular eatery in Glendale, with his sibling

Jones found fame at a young age after being cast as one of the lead characters in the long running sitcom alongside TV stars Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer

The two brothers appeared happy and relaxed as they enjoyed a nice dinner at Gen Korean BBQ House, a popular eatery in Glendale. 

Jones was dressed grungy but casual in a graphic T-shirt with the words 'Ticket Master Sucks', which he paired with black shorts and sneakers. 

The retired actor found fame at a young age after being cast as one of the lead characters in the long running comedy series, alongside TV stars Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer.

At the height of his career, Jones was the highest paid TV child star for many years, earning $350,000 per episode until 2012, when he quit the series over religious beliefs after he rediscovered his Christian faith. 

Jones's performance on the hit show saw him win two Young Artists Awards and one TV Land Award during his ten years in the cast. 

He is currently estimated to have a net worth of nearly $20million, according to reports. 

He wore a graphic T-shirt with the words, 'Ticket Master Sucks', which he paired with black shorts and sneakers during the outing

At the height of his career, Jones was the highest paid TV child star for many years, earning $350,000 per episode until 2012, when he quit the series over religious beliefs

Since leaving the series, which ended its 12-year run in 2015, Jones has largely stayed out of the spotlight

Jones found fame as a child after being cast in the CBS sitcom in 2003. But as he grew up, so did his TV alter ego with the show's creators giving his teen character more adult storylines including dating older women

Since leaving the series, which ended its 12-year run in 2015, Jones has largely stayed out of the spotlight. 

He began acting at the age of five after being cast in the 1999 film Simpatico that starred Sharon Stone and Nick Nolte.

He went on to win other small roles in movies before landing the gig of Jake, a young kid being raised by his divorced dad (Cryer) and hedonistic uncle (Sheen). 

But as he grew up, so did his TV alter ego with the show's creators giving his teen character more adult storylines including dating older women. 

In 2013, Jones said in an interview with Seventh-Day Adventist filmmaker Christopher Hudson that being on the show was incompatible with being 'a true God-fearing person.'

Jones's performance on the hit show saw him win two Young Artists Awards and one TV Land Award during his ten years in the cast

He even described the sitcom that made him a star as 'filth'. 

He did not appear in season 11 of the hit comedy, but did return for a cameo in the season 12 series finale in 2015. 

Jones later attended the University of Colorado at Boulder switching from environmental studies to Jewish studies at the end of his freshman year. 

Jones has not had any acting roles since appearing on Louis C.K.'s web series Horace and Pete in 2016, but previously said in an interview at the time that 'the door is definitely still open' for him. 

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