Some of the world's most iconic personalities are famous simply because of their facial hair swag. In honour of Movember, we take a look at the best of them!
4. This toothbrush moustache style belongs to the famous comedian
Charlie Chaplin. It became iconic due to the popularity of his
theatrical and film works even though this lip rug is actually fake.
It is even named after him.
Unfortunately, this fashion was soon deemed to be distasteful
when Hitler started to sport this particular facial style. Since then,
anyone with the tooth mo‟ is subjected to ridicule including
Michael Jordan in the Hanes commercial. It has been said that
Hitler copied Charlie‟s style to be likeable but that story is not
true.
7. In the American drama film There Will Be Blood, Daniel DayLewis portrays gold miner Daniel Plainview who dove into the
world of oil business after discovering black gold. Known for his
method acting, he spent the entire production living in the mind of
Plainview. He did so even when interacting with his own family
which both amused and annoyed his kids.
To complete the image, Daniel also grew an English-style
moustache that some say added more character to this awardwinning role. If you don‟t agree, he will drink your milkshake!
10. Who doesn‟t know this guy? With that signature smirk beneath
the handlebar moustache, Danny Trejo is one of Hollywood‟s goto „Bad Guy‟. The Machete Kills star was once a real life tough
guy who went through drug addiction and prison time. Since he
got out of penitentiary in 1969, he turned his life around by
counselling teenage drug addicts.
He used to be a boxer as well and was approached to teach actor
Eric Roberts the sport for the Runaway Train. Then director
Andrei Konchalovsky offered him the part of the boxing coach
which became his acting debut role.
13. Hulk Hogan is one of wrestling‟s most charismatic and popular
professional wrestler who sports one of the most iconic facial
looks, the white Biker moustache. The Hulkster has gone from
wrestling to acting and even dabbled in music with The Wrestling
Boot Band.
If you‟re a true Hulkamaniac, you would probably enjoy that. If
not, what‟cha gonna go, brother? What‟cha gonna do when
Hulkamania runs wild on you?!
16. James Franco is the man who wears many hats with the scruffy
moustache; actor, director, producer, screenwriter, teacher and
author. He was also a good sport while being the subject of mock
and ridicule on Comedy Central Roast in September this year.
Among the roaster panel were his friends Jonah Hill, Andy
Samberg and host Seth Rogen. His latest book Actors
Anonymous is a collection of short stories and personal insights
about the world of acting and fame.
He is also not afraid to speak up when the public criticizes him for
anything like the infamous Oscar hosting with Anne Hathaway in
2011.
19. If you think the pencil „stache looks creepy, you‟re not alone. But
this American movie director and actor is not at all fazed by the
criticism. In fact, John Waters takes pride in it. He even made a
cameo appearance in the music video for The Creep by The
Lonely Island featuring Nicki Minaj where they copied his
signature look.
Known for his films that are full of sick and twisted scenes, vulgar
language and morbid humour, the „Sultan of Sleaze‟ has kept the
look since the early 70s. He shaves it every day and clips it twice
a week. So much work for a really thin mo‟!
22. Rocking the chinstrap beard, goatee and moustache combo,
Robert Downey Jr. has come to be known as one of the most
versatile actors today. He made his acting debut in his father‟s
film Pound as a puppy when he was five years old. Unfortunately,
he was also introduced to drugs by his father at an early age
which led him to a life of addiction and then imprisonment during
adulthood. Currently, the Iron Man star is caught in another web
of controversy. This time, it‟s with former co-star Terrence Howard
who blamed him for the cause of broken paycheck promises in
the superhero movie franchise.
Despite that, Robert is still respected for turning his life around
and is not only recognized as an award-winning actor. In 2004, he
released a music album called “The Futurist”. Some say he
sounds like the English singer, Sting.
25. Famous for putting on different characters, Sacha Baron Cohen is
a comic actor who actually used to be a model and had appeared
in a number of fashion magazines. He is known to take risks in
his acting work like the movie in which he played a foreign
correspondent from Kazakhstan named Borat. To complete the
profile, he grew a bushy moustache that is reminiscent of the one
that legendary rocker Freddie Mercury had.
The reception that the controversial film had was split down the
middle; either you love it or hate it. But maybe it‟s this
resemblance to the Queens vocalist‟s facial look that helped to
increase its star power.
28. Tom Selleck has got to be the No. 1 mo‟ bro. His bushy lip rug is
so iconic that it becomes its own character in any production he is
involved in. It got an honourable mention in TV shows like Friends
where he played one of the main characters‟ big love interest. It
even has its own Facebook page simply called “Tom Selleck‟s
Mustache”.
This thick moustache is considered to be the manliest facial style
of all. After accepting his role in the CBS cop drama Blue Bloods,
he expressed his thoughts to shave it off but the TV network
bosses said no.
31. Painter, surrealist and kind of crazy. Salvador Dali is an eccentric
Spanish artist who rose to international fame for his paintings in
1928. His paintings mostly reflected his love for his home in Port
Lligat with his wife Gala. Those silly-looking whiskers over his lips
added a brilliant touch to his strange personality, making him one
of the most iconic artists. He wore huge capes and used walking
sticks as part of everyday attire and even referred to himself in
the third person during interviews.
One of his most well-known art works is The Persistance of
Memory which is the soft or melting watches that depict the
essence of surrealism. He was the leader of the Surrealist
Movement until his expulsion in 1934 because he was not
particularly interested in politics.
