This is one hell of a non-news item, but it’s also one hell of a slow news week. Still, we’re always interested in any possible reforms of awful celebrity hairdos, so our hopes have been sent soaring at the possibility that Russell Brand may soon cut off his disgusting mop in order to make himself a more diverse leading man:
The actor, 34, denied he was ordered to visit the barber to play the lead in a remake of Dudley Moore’s Arthur, but recognised his ‘’scruffy” locks might restrict future roles.
He said: “I can’t keep always playing long-haired, scruffy men, otherwise my career would be limited.’”
The Essex-born funny man played the pony-tailed spiv Flash Harry in St Trinian’s and outrageous rocker Aldous Snow in the Hollywood romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
But a sensible short-back-and-sides might be on the cards if Brand wants to fulfil his ultimate ambition – to play France’s post-revolutionary military dictator Napoleon Bonaparte.
He said: “I was hoping one day to play Napoleon, but I can’t play Napoleon as this shaggy-haired, bearded raconteur.”
He joked: “But I did also want to play Rasputin, so that’ll be good, I can look like this.”
The actor’s film career is burgeoning, including the remake of the debauched playboy comedy Arthur which begins filming next year.
Oh Russell, a new clean-cut look would a be marvelous thing for you, but you might actually cause a huge void in the hair-product industry–lost jobs and falling revenue–so make that choice carefully. However, the Bedhead Hall of Shame can easily find a replacement, so no worries on that end.
