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There’s a myth running around in certain circles that the minute you start going bald, your life is supposedly over and it’s all downhill from there. Well, the truth is that going hairless isn’t the end — it’s just the beginning.
Celebrities who shaved their heads are the perfect example that a bald head doesn’t diminish someone’s beauty. In fact, sometimes it even enhances it. To show you that everything’s all right with going bald, Bored Panda compiled a list of photos showing stars before and after they shaved their heads.
Scroll down, upvote the celebrity photos you enjoyed looking at, and share this list with your pals. Let us know in the comments below what you think of famous people with shaved heads and how you perceive people who have gone bald.
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#1
Amandla Stenberg
Alethia Nyx 6 years ago
No one on this list looks bad with short hair, but she looks the most amazing. This style suits her so well.
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#2
Joey King
D. Pitbull 6 years ago
Well - yeah.. it helps if you already have pure aesthetic genetic win going for you... I mean... look at those eyes....
Taryn Wallace 6 years ago
She is in that movie The Kissing Booth and she plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act on Hulu.....shes an amazing actress and if you get the chance to watch The Act I highly suggest it...then check out Mommy Dead and Dearest
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
I learned that one's eyeballs are the same size throughout life. I'm surprised her head was large enough for those mesmerizing beauties when she was a baby.
Destiny Rose 6 years ago
No, she plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act. I've read a lot of positive reviews about it.
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#3
Sanaa Lathan
Spikey Bunny 6 years ago
Totally different and gorgeous either way! (Sorry, I can't figure out how to edit a comment)
Load More Replies... Steve Cruz 6 years ago
Her hair is gorgeous, but I'm guessing it required a LOT of care and fuss. No hair, no "bad hair" days.
Sara Mccracken 6 years ago
So regal with no hair.... fantastic look and it makes her eyes look even bigger!
Some would argue that a shaved head is far from the same thing as going bald. Especially if you’re one of the popular celebrities because a large chunk of stars tends to often undergo drastic hair makeovers: they dye their hair, they add extensions, they curl it, etc. Eventually, the only novel thing left to do when talking about celebrity hairstyles is to shave it off.
#4
Bryan Cranston
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Going from having his back shaved in the Malcolm in the middle intro to having his head shaved.
#5
Danai Gurira
#6
Colin Farrell
Foxxy 6 years ago
I have never thought of him as hot before but he is rather good looking in the second pic.
LoveWinz 6 years ago
He's a very beautiful man, indeed. I also prefer the second photo.
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Vero Morales 6 years ago
mmm one is super pose and the other is random. Dont get me wrong I like nald guys but give them a faire comparison
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I think the entertainment media has been pushing him at us for the last 15 years as the new hot thing. That can't be fun!
Celebrities tend to draw more attention without any hair on their noggin. Most of all if they’re female. For example, in 2005, Natalie Portman shaved her hair for her role in the movie V for Vendetta: the scene had to be done in one take, so there was a lot of pressure on everyone to do their best.
“With hair, I can camouflage with people [but] as a female with a shaved head, people tend to stare just naturally," Portman told MovieWeb.
#7
Brianna Hildebrand
#8
Justin Timberlake
karen snyder 6 years ago
Ummm. There's about 15 years between these two pictures. He did shave his head in the 90's, while still in NSYNC, and looked like a total goofball.
Nea 6 years ago
This makes me realise i have seen him either with no or very very short hair until now.
#9
Jared Leto
MCathenaE 6 years ago
All of the stories I have heard about him paint him as a jerk.
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Saulo Frota 6 years ago
I miss the looks of the old Jared. He just looks too insane with that messias hair and beard.
Zelda Blue 6 years ago
I think he looks much better without the long hair and the beard. The first picture he looks like someone from yoga camp, the 2nd picture he looks intense.
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#10
Natalie Portman
Danish Dynomummy 6 years ago
I think shes beautiful in both, but it is the smile that makes her stunning in the first, not the Hair!
Zelda Blue 6 years ago
To me it looks like her face is smaller without the long hair. I think I like her much better with hair.
SimplySnips 6 years ago
I love her hair no matter whether it is long or short. She suits it all
Jessica Mae 3 years ago
This woman will be beautiful no matter what she does - roll her in poop - still a fine ass biatch!
Beth Snyder 6 years ago
I think it's the other way around since MBB is younger & NP was famous first
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#11
Cate Blanchett
TheBlackPanda 6 years ago
She could pretend to be a man and it wouldn't be too hard to believe
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
She looks like Joseph Gordon-Levitt (not in a bad way).
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Jessica Mae 3 years ago
F****n Love HER - this is a celebrity and actress - some of these others on the list do not get the grace to be in this post with this masterpiece of a person
Zelda Blue 6 years ago
Never realized her ears stuck out so much. Again another one I like better with hair.
#12
Millie Bobby Brown
Billie Atkins 5 years ago
YES YES YESSZSSSS, LOVE THIS!!!!!! MILLIE IS MY IDOL, LOVE HER SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!!!!! SHAVED MY HEAD BECAUSE OF HER, SUPER EMPOWERING. MILLIE IS A QUEEN; IT'S MY LIFE GOAL TO MEET HER SOME DAY. SHE TRULY IS "BITCHIN'". WRITING IN ALL CAPS FOR EXTREME EMPHASIS, JUST SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
It took guts for her to shave off her hair at such a pivotal age. And it looks awesome!
USA Today writes that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania determined that bald men appear more dominant, taller, and stronger. The study also notes that shaved heads “are often found on men in traditionally masculine professions, so dominance may emerge through stereotypical associations with these figures.” Do you think there’s any weight to these findings, dear Pandas? Share your thoughts on these cool haircuts with everyone.
#13
Sigourney Weaver
Hallak65 6 years ago
Yep. Second pic is form Alien 3, the first one is quite recent
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#14
James Mcavoy
Adam Guillemette 6 years ago
How is he underrated? He's been in more cinematic blockbusters in the last decade than most other superhero actors.
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Lyop 6 years ago
Totally! The way he switched personalities.... unnerving.
Load More Replies... Taryn Wallace 6 years ago
Nope!!! He's so fluffing sexy (even when he was Mr. Tumnus) but the Mr. Clean look is just not doin it....maybe with a little more stubble but not shiny bald....
Radoslava Petrakieva 6 years ago
That's him playing Professor X, one of the best X-men and all round a caring and loving person! He was amazing!
Load More Replies... Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Definitely the first picture. In the second one he looks like Kevin Spacey.
#15
Chris Pine
#16
Karen Gillan
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Whatever... 6 years ago
I love Nebula! "It was fun." (paper football with Tony) and " I just wanted a sister! " so endearing!
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Living_Shadow 6 years ago
Okay It's her hair and I don't want to disrespect the choice she made, but personally, I think her hair was very pretty. I'd love to have hair like that.
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
She's so gorgeous and has such a great sense of humor on talk shows. I love her in WE'LL TAKE MANHATTAN as iconic 60s model Jean Shrimpton, who ushered in the "Mod" look.
#17
Demi Moore
Renee Sanders 3 years ago
He got slapped for good reasons black women are sick and tired of our hair being the punch line of jokes.
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Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I remember that! She looks great (I have short hair, but it's, like, Tom Cruise short, not Demi Moore short).
#18
Heath Ledger
#19
Jessie J
ktdidit 6 years ago
she reminds me of a all night liquor store clerk with 7 kids that smokes kools...
#20
Charlize Theron
#21
Jake Gyllenhaal
#22
Tom Holland
Silverfish_13 6 years ago
At least hair grows back. His prince charming curls shall not be forgotten
#23
Daniel Radcliffe
Martina Třešková 6 years ago
Not sure if I would put him on this list, doesn’t look hot to me, but hey, different people, different tastes...
Remya Nair 6 years ago
He somehow looks like Dobby in the 2nd pic. Especially the eyes and ears...
Jessica Mae 3 years ago
OK I think hes hot with his head shaved. Actually this is a real mugshot picture of him - from when he stole my heart
#24
Tom Hardy
Candace Fitzpatrick 6 years ago
Overall horrible pic of such a hottie in general!!
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Kristen Stewart
Andres Tejeda 6 years ago
she goes from feminine android with no emotions, to androgynous android with no emotions.
Lilian Della Rose 6 years ago
hey she can pull it off. Don't slam Kristen Stewart
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Taryn Wallace 6 years ago
I really dont know what it is but I do not like her. People have asked me why and i have no good or real reason except that i think her acting is sub par (then again I'M certainly not an actor so there is that) but ya my dislike for her has me on this ridiculous rant and when I see her it makes me upset....
westwing 6 years ago
I can tell you I don’t like her because she’s whiny. She lives a privileged life where she’s highly paid, and pretty much just whines on about how awful her life is because she’s famous. It bothers her because she’s deep; She’s very, very deep, ‘cause she’s an artiste’ you know.... That and she ruined vampires forever ......lol
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Steve Cruz 6 years ago
Kristen looks awesome in the trailer for the upcoming CHARLIE'S ANGELS!
Taryn Wallace 6 years ago
She does have a very symmetrical head so there is 1 thing I guess
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Christi Hopkins 6 years ago
They need to not cast her in anymore movies or anything. She has no personality or looks. She looks like a plank of wood with eyeballs
#26
Hugh Jackman
#27
Maluma
Anna Salord 6 years ago
He's an AMAZING a*****e. The attraction you may feel from his looks will ssurely disapear once you read his "lyrics". Despicable human being. In Spain he was even expelled from a festival due to his music being way to mysonogistic and sexist.
Living_Shadow 6 years ago
I WANT HAIR LIKE THAT i'm sorry but why would he cut that it was so pretty AHHHHhhhh
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
There is a video of him on Porn Hub serving Ricky Martin's massive staff.
#28
Cara Delevingne
PyroKitty 6 years ago
Gorgeous, but the second picture isn't taken at a good angle. It makes her head look huge. Don't get me wrong, she is absolutely beautiful regardless of hairstyle, but a bad angle can make anyone look weird/odd.
Daniel Garcia 6 years ago
Now she has masculine features, but they do not detract from beauty, they make her look edgy.
Load More Replies... Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I didn't care before, but I feel sympathy for her now b/c of what she said about a run-in with Harvey Weinstein...how she SANG for him in his hotel room because she was trying so hard to keep it a legit audition.
#29
Channing Tatum
Bobby Flannery Joe 3 years ago
100% agree. Especially with no hair whatsoever
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Bobby Flannery Joe 3 years ago
I think he looks so much better with the buzz cut and even better bald
#30
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
Another under rated actor. Always loved him but I do prefer him with hair.
ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
He looks younger in the 2nd photo. I like him without hair.
Helen Haley 6 years ago
I don't care about his hair, he is a pretty man who looks like he'd be fun to hang out with.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
He's adorable. Way too young for me, but if I were 20 years younger I'd have a huge crush on him.
#33
Christian Bale
#34
Halsey
#36
Kate Hudson
Jennifer Crompton 6 years ago
It's a terrible angle. You think they could have found a better picture. Shouldn't be difficult, she's beautiful
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Amber Rose
Sardonic Scribe 6 years ago
There's nothing about this talent less slag that's "iconic".
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Andres Tejeda 6 years ago (edited)
she looks better with hair, she looks like a Mannequin with out it.
#38
Timothy Olyphant
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
The one where he's a hit man with a bar code on his neck - can't think of the title.
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#39
Jonah Hill
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
At one point he was attached to the movie "The Ballad of Richard Jewell" and I think he would have been great in that - his uneasy quality would be perfect. But the movie's about to come out and they picked someone else.
#40
Alexander Skarsgård
Cristina Sacchi 6 years ago
The second is just a make-up stun. ;) you can easily tell from his forehead wrinkles.
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#41
Shia Labeouf
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Poor guy has so many issues, when I look at him that's all I see. Hoping his future is better.
#42
David Beckham
#43
Adam Levine
Samantha Arbuiso 6 years ago
Better than his most recent look, which is bleached cornrows...he looks ridiculous
#44
Zayn Malik
#45
Joey Lawrence
#46
Robert Pattinson
MCathenaE 6 years ago
Because your cousin Caleb leads a double life as an actor named Robert Pattinson?.?.?.?....
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RoseTheMad 6 years ago
nothing can make this guy look better, he has a permanent face that's a cross between just being punched really hard in the nose and being constipated.
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Marlon Brando
#49
John Travolta
#50
Ewan Mcgregor
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
That fish-eye lens isn't doing him any favors but I think in a normal pic he'd look adorable.
#52
Britney Spears
Sanne H. 6 years ago (edited)
To my opinion, she's one of the few women in this list that doesn't look good with really short / no hair. Not everybody has the face for it, and long hair suits her better.
Daria B 6 years ago (edited)
I recall the news reported she did this impulsively, in a moment of deep desperation (she had/has a mental illness) the moment after she was harassed, or something like that. As she ran away for her safety, she went straight into a hairdresser's shop and demanded a shave. The hairdresser hesitated, so Britney took the razor/hair cutting tool and started doing it herself. Then the hairdresser intervened and let her have her head shaved properly. Now, that's what the news reported back then in my country. Don't know what it's true and what is sensationalist, but it's all very plausible, I think.
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#54
Kathy Griffin
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I think she shaved her head in solidarity with her sister (cancer dx) which is the only reason I'm giving her a break here.
#55
Justin Bieber
debrina blackmoon 6 years ago (edited)
Billy Zane shaved when he started showing a receding hairline, but he is still so smokin' imho
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Uncommon Boston 6 years ago (edited)
This would have been comforting to see just before I lost my hair during cancer treatment. As it started to grow back woman would approach me and say, "I love your hair cut, I wish I had the courage to do the same!" My fuzzy head was not seen as weak and sick, but as a sign of strength.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
My dentist's receptionist was recovering from cancer treatment and I blurted out "Your hair is lovely!" and it made her so happy.
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Hans 6 years ago
This is a funny post just a few days after we had that posting of a hairdresser proposing that bald men should glue on wiggs to restore their self-confidence. ;)
MCathenaE 6 years ago
To each their own. Some people are more comfortable with hair, some rock the baldness.
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DP von Icecream 6 years ago (edited)
When you are already a good looking celebrity, off course you can pull off a bald hairstyle :-/ For the majority of us normal human beings: going bald could have a very different outcome. PS: am I the only 1 missing Britney Spears in this list? ;-)
DP von Icecream 6 years ago (edited)
Ahhh, I see there is a new BP feature: shorter list based on upvotes, @uncommon boston my bad for not clicking/understanding. Clearly also not understanding how my initial comment can be transformed into: completely disliking all normal bald people(?!?!) 'interesting' how people's minds can work. Off course there are many beautiful, handsome & very attractive bald normal males & females, my comment was only directed towards already handsome celebrities. Maybe I should have illiterate my initial comment about normal people was more directed at myself, if I were bald: I would turn into an- old-short-male-goblin, which to me, on my persona, is actually funny. Because of my personal perspective I did not keep in mind all those people who actually were struggling with their baldness. Apparently I need to start posting a long disclaimer deeply describing my perspective on things. It is clear to me that people are becoming more sensitive by the freakin minute these days :-/ PS: when I see a post about bald celebrities I think: bald celebrities who are public figures & because of that can be ridiculed. When I see a post of bald normal people, I think in very different standards.
Load More Replies... Kate 6 years ago
I love this! I have trichotillomania, and just shaved my head in an attempt to let my hair grow back - this made me feel good!
Whatever... 6 years ago
Kate, I hope the best for you. That was a very brave thing to do.
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Whatever... 6 years ago
Batya Livni: Seriously? Seriously! You equated celebrities shaving their heads (for a role) to the Holocaust, then suggested that you sacrificed your f'g hair? Either do it because you really care, or don't. Your 'sacrifice' was dead cells. Nothing more.
Nicole Holt 6 years ago
Probably an unpopular opinion, but there are several up there (male and female) who I consider prettier with hair.
kathryn stretton 6 years ago
Every single one of these people look fab shave. Amirite? I just know that without any doubt at all, that I would just look really really plug ugly. Even worse than I do with hair.
John Louis 6 years ago
I am not quite sure what this post is supposed to show. Of course people look a little different without hair, we all know that.
Uncommon Boston 6 years ago (edited)
This would have been comforting to see just before I lost my hair during cancer treatment. As it started to grow back woman would approach me and say, "I love your hair cut, I wish I had the courage to do the same!" My fuzzy head was not seen as weak and sick, but as a sign of strength.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
My dentist's receptionist was recovering from cancer treatment and I blurted out "Your hair is lovely!" and it made her so happy.
Load More Replies... Hans 6 years ago
This is a funny post just a few days after we had that posting of a hairdresser proposing that bald men should glue on wiggs to restore their self-confidence. ;)
MCathenaE 6 years ago
To each their own. Some people are more comfortable with hair, some rock the baldness.
Load More Replies... DP von Icecream 6 years ago (edited)
When you are already a good looking celebrity, off course you can pull off a bald hairstyle :-/ For the majority of us normal human beings: going bald could have a very different outcome. PS: am I the only 1 missing Britney Spears in this list? ;-)
DP von Icecream 6 years ago (edited)
Ahhh, I see there is a new BP feature: shorter list based on upvotes, @uncommon boston my bad for not clicking/understanding. Clearly also not understanding how my initial comment can be transformed into: completely disliking all normal bald people(?!?!) 'interesting' how people's minds can work. Off course there are many beautiful, handsome & very attractive bald normal males & females, my comment was only directed towards already handsome celebrities. Maybe I should have illiterate my initial comment about normal people was more directed at myself, if I were bald: I would turn into an- old-short-male-goblin, which to me, on my persona, is actually funny. Because of my personal perspective I did not keep in mind all those people who actually were struggling with their baldness. Apparently I need to start posting a long disclaimer deeply describing my perspective on things. It is clear to me that people are becoming more sensitive by the freakin minute these days :-/ PS: when I see a post about bald celebrities I think: bald celebrities who are public figures & because of that can be ridiculed. When I see a post of bald normal people, I think in very different standards.
Load More Replies... Kate 6 years ago
I love this! I have trichotillomania, and just shaved my head in an attempt to let my hair grow back - this made me feel good!
Whatever... 6 years ago
Kate, I hope the best for you. That was a very brave thing to do.
Load More Replies... Whatever... 6 years ago
Batya Livni: Seriously? Seriously! You equated celebrities shaving their heads (for a role) to the Holocaust, then suggested that you sacrificed your f'g hair? Either do it because you really care, or don't. Your 'sacrifice' was dead cells. Nothing more.
Nicole Holt 6 years ago
Probably an unpopular opinion, but there are several up there (male and female) who I consider prettier with hair.
kathryn stretton 6 years ago
Every single one of these people look fab shave. Amirite? I just know that without any doubt at all, that I would just look really really plug ugly. Even worse than I do with hair.
John Louis 6 years ago
I am not quite sure what this post is supposed to show. Of course people look a little different without hair, we all know that.
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