15 Famous Men Who Embraced Their Gray Manes Instead of Dyeing Them
People
06/21/2021

It was only a couple of years ago when the cult of youth was at its peak in mass media. Celebrities were supposed to have perfectly smooth skin, white smiles, and thick manes without a single gray hair. Such standards were often imposed on women, but men were also hit by this wave. That’s when many actors and singers started to dye their hair, but luckily trends for natural looks brought everything back to its place.
We at Bright Side have endless respect for famous men who aren’t scared to move away from the images they’re remembered as and who aren’t shy about donning gray hair.
James McAvoy, age 27 and 42
Antonio Banderas, age 34 and 59
Colin Farrell, age 32 and 44
Matt Damon, age 33 and 47
Ben Stiller, age 42 and 54
Mark Ruffalo, age 38 and 52
Eric Bana, age 35 and 52
Ryan Reynolds, age 31 and 43
Dermot Mulroney, age 35 and 55
Andy Serkis, age 39 and 55
Ben Affleck, age 34 and 47
James Hetfield, age 36 and 56
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, age 40 and 53
Joaquin Phoenix, age 31 and 45
Sylvester Stallone, age 36 and 74
Do you think gray hair makes men more attractive, or does it only add more age to them?
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Ryan Reynolds only gets better with the age ❤😍
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