Not all famous men have a glorious head of hair! This list of celebrities who wear hair pieces is loosely ranked by fame and popularity and includes several famous actors, musicians, and athletes who all wear toupees and hair pieces. Some of these famous men have admitted to going bald, while others still deny that they are losing their hair. One professional athlete even credits his hair piece as the main factor in losing an important match.
Who is the most famous person who wears a hair piece? Charlie Sheen tops our list. Charlie Sheen has been rumored to wear a hair piece for most acting jobs and public appearances. In 2014, Sheen’s Two and a Half Men co-star Jon Cryer admitted that he wears fake hair.
Professional tennis player Andre Agassi said that wearing a wig caused him to stress so much that he lost the French Open in 1990. “My wig was like a chain and the ridiculously long strands in three colors like an iron ball which hung on it,” he said. Hugh Laurie is balding in real life, but on House he used to wear a special hair piece to get a full head of hair. Other famous people known to wear wigs include Ben Affleck, Kevin James, and Chuck Norris. Even male rock stars like Gene Simmons are on this list!
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen has been rumored to wear a hair piece for most acting jobs and public appearances.
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Ben Affleck
It’s rumored that Ben Affleck is completely bald.
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Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is noticeably less bald now than he was in the ’90s. This could be attributed to hair transplant surgery or wearing a hair piece.
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Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson has said that he wore a hair piece in the final Twilight film.
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Elton John
Elton John has noticeably more hair now then he did in the ’70s. He is well known for wearing a variety of hair pieces.
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Chuck Norris
Even Chuck Norris can’t stop male pattern baldness.
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Jude Law
Jude law is less bald in 2014 than he was one year earlier, in 2013. This could be a hair piece, transplant or strategically grown out strands. What do you think?
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John Travolta
John Travolta has reportedly demanded reshoots for magazine photos when his hair piece didn’t look absolutely perfect.
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Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig reportedly combines a mix of hair pieces and fancy combing to hide his baldness.
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Jon Cryer
In 2014, Jon Cryer admitted to wearing fake hair for roles and most public appearances.
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Jason Alexander
In 2011, Jason Alexander started making public appearances wearing a hair piece.
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Kevin James
Kevin James reportedly wore a toupee throughout filming of King of Queens.
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Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton sure has a lot more hair now than he did in the early 2000s.
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Sean Connery
Sean Connery is a dashing bald man these days, but he’s actually been that way since the 007 days. In every appearance as Bond, he wore a hairpiece.
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Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven is believed to have worn a toupee before shelling out thousands of dollars on hair transplant surgery.
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Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser reportedly wore a toupee, but he is since believed to have gotten transplants.
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Ted Danson
Ted Danson wears a toupee to cover his bald spot.
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Jay Leno
Have you ever thought that Jay Leno’s hair looked too perfect for a man in his sixties? The former Tonight Show host reportedly wears a hair piece.
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Donald Trump
For years, many people have believed that Donald Trump’s iconic hair is compliments of a hair piece and comb-over.
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Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is balding in real life, but on House, he used to wear a special hair piece to get a full head of hair.
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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage has admitted to wearing wigs for film roles, but many speculate that he also wears a toupee in his private life.
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William Shatner
William Shatner has been known to wear a toupee since his days on Star Trek.
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Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds’s former lover, Sandra Harmon, said that he had been wearing a toupee since the ’70s.
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Humphrey Bogart
Many suspect that Humphrey Bogart wore a hair piece, because his hairline changed with each role.
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons has been wearing a wig on and off stage for decades.
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Charlton Heston
Star Trek actor George Takei outed Charlton Heston as bald after acting with him in a play in London.
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Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio reportedly wore a hair piece when he appeared on Dancing with the Stars.
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Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels admitted to wearing hair extensions back in 2008.
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Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi said that wearing a wig caused him to lose the French Open in 1990. “My wig was like a chain and the ridiculously long strands in three colours like an iron ball which hung on it,” he said.
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Marv Albert
Marv Albert has been wearing a variety of wigs and hair pieces for decades.
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James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt previously wore wigs for some of his most famous roles, but in 2013 he reportedly got hair transplants.
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Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner may have worn wigs before he was rumored to have hair transplant surgery in 2006