20 Male Celebrities Who've Effortlessly Turned Into Silver Foxes
Sooner or later, most people go gray. Instead of running from the inevitable, why not embrace your fading pigments like these famous guys did? Take a look at how some of Hollywood's most iconic silver foxes transitioned to salt and pepper and some to full on white. Or as some may call them, 'salt and pepper daddies.' We are glad these men feel confident rocking their natural gray tones. Brown is so yesterday. We've got a list spanning multiple 'Sexiest Man Alive' winners such as George Clooney and Idris Elba. What are you waiting for? Go gray and dive in.
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Steve Carell
A fresh-faced Steve Carell skyrocketed onto the scene in 2005 thanks to The Office. His clean-cut look was nice, but nothing out of the ordinary. Since leaving Dunder Mifflin behind, Carell matured in both his career and appearance. The actor has taken on more serious roles as of late and has also started sporting a gray beard and hair combo. We stan.
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Idris Elba
Idris Elba began acting in the '90s and sported a simple haircut with a goatee. This is still his go-to look today. The only difference is, now his beard is gray. But that's not holding him back. In fact, just last year Elba was named PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive—gray hair and all.
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George Clooney
George Clooney in the '80s was all hair. You may be less familiar with this version of the actor, but before ER and Ocean's Eleven he rocked dark brown curls and a mullet. The term 'silver fox' was practically coined for Clooney. The actor embraced his graying hair when he was just at the start of his movie career and it has since become his signature style.
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Anderson Cooper
When Anderson Cooper first got his start in broadcasting in his 20s, he had ashy hair. We'd hardly call it gray. Cooper says in his 30s he was salt and pepper and now at 52, he can't find the pepper anymore. We certainly don't mind! His white/gray look is iconic.
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Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant's floppy brown hair was one of his trademark features during his run as the go-to romantic comedy star in the 1990s. A few years ago, he decided to fully embrace his graying hair and honestly we think it was the right call.
Fun fact: His middle name is 'Mungo.' His full name is literally - Hugh Mungo Grant. Say it allowed for the full effect.
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Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum looked every bit a movie star back in the day when the Jurassic Park star's thick hair could rival that of Elvis Presley. Rather than fight against the inevitable, Goldblum went full silver fox in the recent years. We're happy for him.
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Morgan Freeman
When Morgan Freeman was starting out in film back in the early '80s, the actor had more or less the same haircut and facial hair he still has today. The only difference? The legendary actor is completely gray. We have to say, the style is more striking this way— we think he's more handsome now!
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Ben Stiller
Before he was a comedic film icon, Ben Stiller was just starting out in the business—with a full head of thick, dark curls. Stiller's sprinkling of gray in his short cut is a lesson to us all on how to age tastefully.
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Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey was known for his thick brown hair when he rose through the ranks as a teen actor in the '80s. Years later, the actor booked Grey's Anatomy and stole viewers hearts as Dr. Derek Shepherd—a.k.a. McDreamy.
Over the course of Dempsey's 10 seasons on Grey's Anatomy, his hair ironically went more and more gray. Now, he's the definition of salt and pepper. Fun fact: His wife is a hairstylist and cuts his hair.
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Pierce Brosnan
James Bond aka Pierce Brosnan's perfectly coiffed dark brown hair helped earned him a heartthrob status he's continued to hold for decades. At 66 years old, Brosnan is just another Hollywood star proving that you can get better with age.
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Ted Danson
America fell in love with Ted Danson on Cheers—and we think his full head of hair could have had something to do with that. The actor has made a television comeback on NBC's The Good Place in recent years and not much has changed about the actor, except his white-gray head of hair.
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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart could have been my uncle and I wrestle with that sad reality every day. (My aunt used to date him). If only she fell harder for his fluffy '90s hair. His hair has been gray for some time now, since leaving The Daily Show in 2015. But now he's grown out a gray beard to match it.
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Matt Leblanc
We were first introduced to Matt Leblanc's signature dark hair on Friends, when he starred as Joey Tribbiani. Little did we know, he dyed his hair. "I think it was the second season of Friends—way back then—that I started getting gray hair on the sides, so they started to dye it," Leblanc said on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Leblanc fully embraced his gray hair when he said goodbye to Joey for good after his spinoff was canceled.
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Mark Ruffalo
Before he was the Hulk, Mark Ruffalo's short and spiky brown hair was part of his signature look. We loved when Mark was the handsome Matty in 13 Going on 30. Mark has begun to go gray at his temples and beard, but rather than fight aging, he's leaning into his new mature look.
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Josh Duhamel
Early in his career, Josh Duhamel kept his naturally dark brown hair cut short and clean. At 46, Duhamel welcomed what comes with aging by letting his hair go gray at the temples and on the sides.
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Ryan Reynolds
Talk about a throwback hairstyle. Ryan Reynolds arrived at the premiere of National Lampoon's Van Wilder in 2002 with his brown hair in a signature 2000s spikes.
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks' natural brown curly hair was his signature look throughout most of his acting career. Hanks has slowly been graying on the sides for years giving him a more distinguished look. He will be a handsome hank for all of eternity.
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Jon Bon Jovi
The 'Livin' on a Prayer' singer said farewell to his feathered bangs and curly hair in the early '90s, but the rockstar continued to slay on stage with shoulder length, sandy blonde hair until now. He has embraced his natural gray coloring, becoming a bonafide silver fox.
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck hasn't mixed up his hairstyle much since his Good Will Hunting days. But recently, his beard has gone gray and the actor has been seen with a silver stripe through his hair. Most people know that Ben's roots are from Boston. Now his roots are Boston and a bit of gray... we'll show ourselves out.
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