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Here's What These 42 Famous Bald Actors Looked Like When They Had Hair

There are plenty of leading men who look better rocking a chrome dome.

By The Editors
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For many guys, going bald is an unavoidable part of getting older...or just an unavoidable piece of their genetics. But losing your hair doesn't mean you're losing your dashing good looks. These men remind us that "bald" is just another style—and one that sometimes looks better.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (head of hair)

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These days, it's an unfamiliar sight. While we like "The Rock" as a grimy-haired Hercules, we're just not used to any length of hair.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (head that's bare)

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Not only is "The Rock"—somehow—even better looking bald, but he also—somehow—pulls off the stubbled goatee. Not an easy feat.

Shia LaBeouf (head of hair)

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The curly, and sometimes untamed, tresses were a signature of the Transformers star back in his Even Stevens days.

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Shia LaBeouf (head that's bare)

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But the star is going for the shaved look now, while still keeping a beard and mustache.

Danny DeVito (head of hair)

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We had to go back (like, way back) to the early '80s to find DeVito with a mostly full head of hair, even though the hairline was already receding.

Danny DeVito (head that's bare)

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But the bald top has become his signature look, along with the little tufts of hair around the sides—and we can't imagine him any other way.

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Wesley Snipes (head of hair)

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Here you see the iconic Blade early in his career in the '90s with a tidy haircut.

Wesley Snipes (head that's bare)

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It's only recently that Snipes has been rocking the full bald look, and he really pulls it off. The sleek purple suit doesn't hurt either.

Jesse Williams (head of hair)

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The Grey's Anatomy star often has a tightly buzzed look—but here, you can see his natural curls.

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Jesse Williams (head that's bare)

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Williams looks more mature, and even better, with a barely-there shadow of hair on his shaved head.

Samuel L. Jackson (head of hair)

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Here's Jackson in 1994, looking almost exactly the same as Jackson in any other decade. The man just does not age.

Samuel L. Jackson (head that's bare)

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Jackson only two years later. We see you now, Nick Fury.

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Bruce Willis (head of hair)

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This is Willis in 1987. Still a movie star with hair, but maybe not the Willis you recognize today.

Bruce Willis (head that's bare)

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Willis's head was just made to be shaved. Lucky dude...lucky dude.

Jason Statham (head of hair)

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Statham in 2005's Revolver. Seriously, who is that man?

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Jason Statham (head that's bare)

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Like Willis, Statham has been blessed with the kind of head that is never conspicuous hairless. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Jon Cryer (head of hair)

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At the height of his Pretty in Pink fame, Cryer's long hair was nothing short of impressive.

Jon Cryer (head that's bare)

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What the actor now lacks in head hair, he's made up for in facial hair, while often sporting a beard.

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Woody Harrelson (head of hair)

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Here's Harrelson in 1986, looking much less like the villainous/anti-hero characters he's been in the habit of playing lately.

Woody Harrelson (head that's bare)

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One does not simply hunt zombies or genetically modified "monkeys" with a full head of hair.

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