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Gallery: The Most Iconic Hairy Celebrities

Pondering modern male grooming thanks to Morgan Spurlock's Mansome, we celebrate famous dudes who proudly grew out their facial, chest, and back hair.

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The Most Iconic Hairy Celebrities

Once upon a time, when it was a man's world, men were, well, men. They grew out their facial, chest, and back hair, giving less than a shit about how attractive or unattractive it was, and they smelled like beer and axle grease. These days, men who've been conditioned to hate their natural condition shave, wax, and pluck and use beauty products that smell like fruit plates.

Recognizing this shift in what is considered "manly," documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock asked famous men like Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, and John Waters about male grooming for his new movie Mansome, which hit theaters last week. Inspired by his exploration, Complex put together a gallery of men who are iconic precisely because they let it grow like a Chia Pet. Behold: The Most Iconic Hairy Celebrities.

Written by Justin Monroe (@40yardsplash)

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Robin Williams

Robin Williams

For poor Robin, nothing's more sad than the moments when he's turning into a werewolf.

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David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

The only thing lady beach goers are drowning in during the Hoff's watch is chest hair.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

Savoring the flavor of sexytime ees niiiiiiice!

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James Caan

James Caan

With the Godfather, Vito Corleone, out of commission, his bullheaded eldest, Sonny, had to shoulder responsibilities and, it appears, a gang of hair.

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Veterans who saw action in the jungles of southeast Asia get flashbacks looking at naked Burt.

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Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Scotland's yard has never seen a lawnmower.

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

If you want to give people the silent treatment, nothing says "I'm crazy," for you like an unruly hobo beard.

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Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Everything legendary director Uncle Marty knows about coverage he learned from his eye bushes.

Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis

With a beard like his, the obviously Greek last name is redundant.

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Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander

The cap should read: WORLD'S #1 INTENTIONAL SLOB.

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

If the rest of the brothers look anything like this, we can only imagine how gnarly showers were in the Baldwin house.

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Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Somehow there was never an American Pie sequel in which he explained how not to get bust-off in your eyebrows when masturbating.

Paul Teutul Sr.

Paul Teutul Sr.

Ladies ride free on the American Chopper star's handlebars.

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Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Putting a happy face on manscaping (or a lack of) since The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Whether streaking as Frank the Tank or going "socks and balls" as Jackie Moon, Ferrell puts the "ha" in hairy.

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Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Selleck is best known for playing private investigator Thomas Magnum on Magnum P.I., but there was little mystery with his 'stache and chest growth all on display in Speedos.

Morgan Spurlock

Morgan Spurlock

If you know two things about the documentary filmmaker it's that he got super sized eating nothing but Mickey D's and that he always rocks the '70s porn star handlebar mustache (until he shaved it off for Mansome).

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Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Why anyone doubts that man is closely related to chimps and gorillas we'll never know.

Chewbacca

Chewbacca

We're guessing this was George Lucas's ethnic caricature of Greek men.

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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

There is no joke. Whether rocking a beard and building boats as Nick Offerman or hiding upper lip with a mean mustache as red-meat-eating alpha male Ron Swanson, he is not only a man, he's the man.

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