The most iconic moustaches in show business
July 10, 2021
Slide 1 of 22: Moustaches have gone in and out of style since the 1940s. Let's celebrate the following musicians, actors, and artists who have sported moustaches with panache no matter the year.
Slide 2 of 22: Radio and television host Steve Harvey created quite a stir on Instagram in December 2019 when he revealed the secret to his beauty routine. What is his go-to song when grooming his moustache? “Benny and the Jets” by Elton John!
Slide 3 of 22: The frontman for the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds has tried several moustache styles over the years, from triangular to walrus (think Hulk Hogan). He tends to go without these days, but there's always the possibility of a return someday!
Slide 4 of 22: Borat's moustache is almost as famous as his fluorescent green swimsuit. The actor behind this character, Sacha Baron Cohen, has occasionally worn a moustache in real life, but never with such ostentatious style!
Slide 5 of 22: As Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation, Nick Offerman and his moustache make a powerhouse duo! In real life, the actor more often wears a full beard and is unrecognizable when clean-shaven.
Slide 6 of 22: The refined, yet iconic moustache of the late Prince was part of his meticulous head-to-toe style.
Slide 7 of 22: This singer grooms his moustache with somewhat maniacal attention. His secret? He told GQ magazine that tweezers are the key to precision.
Slide 8 of 22: Freddie Mercury cut his long hair and grew a moustache to coincide with the release of the video for “Play the Game.” Fans weren't happy at all with his new look, though it quickly became his signature style.
Slide 9 of 22: Director and screenwriter John Waters has elegantly cultivated the art of wearing a very thin, perfectly groomed moustache along the upper lip. A true work of art!
Slide 10 of 22: The fuzz above this celebrated Mexican painter's lip was never a source of shame. On the contrary, Frida Kahlo faithfully included her moustache and unibrow in self-portraits.
Slide 11 of 22: When actor Burt Reynolds died in 2018, The Washington Post published a unique homage. In addition to highlighting his film career, the newspaper honoured his famous moustache.
Slide 12 of 22: According to one funny story, Groucho Marx regularly used stage makeup to paint on his moustache...before deciding to let his real one grow.
Slide 13 of 22: This moustache is more famous than the man. While some may not recognize the actor Sam Elliott, they'll undoubtedly know his moustache! In fact, he's admitted to feeling “naked” without it.
Slide 14 of 22: The Joker from the 1960s televised series Batman loved his moustache so much that he refused to shave it off for the role. Series fans could quite clearly see the makeup covering Cesar Romero's facial hair.
Slide 15 of 22: Genius musician Frank Zappa's moustache has become such a classic look that the Philips website features a shaving tutorial for achieving the Zappa whiskers.
Slide 16 of 22: The late Clark Gable, the actor who melted hearts as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind, would have no reason to be jealous of Frank Zappa. He also has his own shaving tutorial!
Slide 17 of 22: Eddie Murphy's moustache has changed little since Coming to America. In fact, it'd be difficult to imagine the actor and comedian's face without this integral feature.
Slide 18 of 22: For the answer, “The moustache of this famous quiz show host has its own Twitter account,” the question is “Who is Alex Trebek?”
Slide 19 of 22: With his bowler hat and toothbrush moustache, Charlie Chaplin created an immortal, easily recognized look. That said, how many movie lovers know that, most of the time, his moustache was completely fake?
Slide 20 of 22: The years may pass, but the moustache remains. Wrestler Hulk Hogan's moustache simply demands respect, whether blond or totally white!
Slide 21 of 22: This style is called a chevron, and Freddie Mercury also wore one. Tom Selleck's moustache, though, is practically unbeatable. Fans even started a Facebook page (nearly 40,000 likes) to celebrate it appropriately.
Slide 22 of 22: Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí's moustache might just be immortal, and not just because it has been memorialized in drawings and paintings. When the artist's body was exhumed in 2017 to conduct a DNA test, his distinctive moustache was still in impeccable condition, a discovery as surprising as the artist himself!
Moustaches have gone in and out of style since the 1940s. Let's celebrate the following musicians, actors, and artists who have sported moustaches with panache no matter the year.
Borat's moustache is almost as famous as his fluorescent green swimsuit. The actor behind this character, Sacha Baron Cohen, has occasionally worn a moustache in real life, but never with such ostentatious style!
The refined, yet iconic moustache of the late Prince was part of his meticulous head-to-toe style.
Director and screenwriter John Waters has elegantly cultivated the art of wearing a very thin, perfectly groomed moustache along the upper lip. A true work of art!
The years may pass, but the moustache remains. Wrestler Hulk Hogan's moustache simply demands respect, whether blond or totally white!
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