In the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom and knowledge, sexual virility, or high social status.
If you Wikipedia the word “beard”, it will tell you that it’s the hair that grows on a person's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip. What it doesn’t tell you, is that in the world of celebrities, beards are usually tied into either a specific role they’re playing or trying to be unrecognizable in public.
Below are a list of our Top 5 WORST celebrity beards. Feel free to comment with anyone we left off of the list.
#5 – Spencer Pratt – Most people think that this “Hills” star must of either lost a bet, or is auditioning for the role of an albino Santa Claus. It just doesn’t make sense. What wealthy 25 year old from California is going for the 50 year old homeless look? His moustache has gotten so thick at times that it tends to cover up his veneers while he sits at a 5-star restaurant and yells at the busboy to bring him “dos shots of Patron por favor amigo!” while trying to impress Heidi (and the audience) with his dad’s credit card.
#4 – Shia LaBeouf – It’s hard to believe that it was only a few years ago that Shia was playing the lead character on the Nickelodeon show ‘Even Stevens’. Seeing this Indiana Jones/Transformers star with facial hair is kind of like looking at a first time homeowner’s lawn trying to save money by attempting to do their own landscaping. Part of it grows in perfectly, while the other parts are completely bare.
#3 – Keanu Reeves – When most people associate the word “awful” with Keanu Reeves, it’s usually describing his acting (cough, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, cough, Point Break, cough, Speed, cough, cough). But there’s a new sheriff in town taking over the role of “awful” in Keanu’s life. It’s called his beard. Don’t get us wrong - when the guy is clean shaven, he’s a stud. It just looks like patches of his face got into a nasty fight with a bottle of Nair, and the Nair won. (Side note – this is just the jealousy talking and would trade our lives with his any day.)
#2 – Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter (or “Hairy Potter”), boy wizard with a beard. Seriously? It might not technically even constitute as a beard, seeing as he has a red Abe Lincoln thing going underneath a mustache that a 14 year old boy could grow. Either way, that suckers going to have to be shaved off before they film the last Harry Potter.
#1 – Joaquin Phoenix – Either they started filming Cast Away 2 without telling us or Forrest Gump just got a jogging buddy. Do everyone a favor – buy a Mach 3 Turbo or Gillete Fusion (either one will work), shave that bush off, and get back into acting. You were crushing your clean shaven roles in Gladiator and Walk The Line. The rap thing (and beard thing) just aren’t working.
