The Best and Worst Celebrity Beard Transformations

After making his highly-anticipated return to acting as Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Bale looked squeaky clean with a shaven face and a sharp suit.

Although we could tolerate the short, scruffy beard he sported for American Hustle, Bale showed up to the film’s premier with a full-frontal beard and stache at a press conference for the new movie. Bale’s new look was a little too “old testament” for our taste, but isn’t surprising considering he starred as Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings shortly after this shocking transformation!

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If there’s one thing that makes Idris Elba iconic, it’s his signature goatee.

As of 2018, he appears to have quit taming his scruff and we are loving this boyishly bearded look on him. Although Elba will not be resuming his role as Heimdall in Avengers: Infinity War, we hope that whatever he does next, this transformation comes along with it!

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For years, Jamie Foxx was sporting a subtle amount of scruff.

Months before his 50th birthday and the premiere of his new television show, Beat Shazam, Foxx started rocking an extremely bold (and dare we say age-inappropriate) beard. We hope he ditches the beard for his upcoming role in Robin Hood — we don’t want him to scare the kids.

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Donald Glover has always charmed us with his boyish personality and looks.

We’ve seen Glover go through quite a few public identity transformations: from community college comedian to indie rapper-DJ to responsible baby daddy — and with a beard to prove it. Now that Glover is all grown up, we must say that adulthood looks good on him!

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Actor and rocker Jared Leto has always sported that hairy-but-groomed look.

After scoring the iconic role of The Joker in Suicide Squad, Leto went through am extreme mental and physical transformation in order to prepare for the gig — and that included shedding most of his hair. Whether he is channeling his inner young Messiah or eccentric super villian, let’s just say that both looks are an acquired taste.

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