Celebrities Who Wear Wigs
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- Amber Rose
Model Amber Rose stepped out in a waist length brunette wig in West Hollywood in September, 2015.
Source- Age: 41
- Birthplace: South Philadelphia
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Beyonce Knowles wears various lace front wigs when she is out in public. In 2013, she posted a photo of herself on Instagram in which she was wig-free with short blonde hair.
(Source)- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
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- Rihanna
Rihanna is able to change her hairstyle frequently by wearing wigs. The "We Found Love" singer is rumored to be experiencing hair loss due to her constant use of wigs and weaves.
(Source)- Age: 36
- Birthplace: Barbados, Saint Michael Parish
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Pop superstar Lady Gaga frequently wears wigs in public.
(Source)- Age: 38
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
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- Georges Biard
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To have a fuller head of hair, Nicolas Cage wears a wig in many film roles. The actor says, "I really don’t get it. I’m not the only actor who has worn wigs in movies but for some reason they enjoy talking about it more with me. I don’t wear a wig in real life but I do enjoy playing dress up with different characters."
- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
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Angelina Jolie wore several wigs in the film Salt. She is also rumored to wear a wig on the red carpet so that her hair appears full and luxurious.
(Source 1, 2)- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani is rumored to wear a wig at certain public appearances, so that she doesn't have to constantly die her hair to prevent roots from showing.
(Source)- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Fullerton, California, USA
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Robert Pattinson had to wear a wig during Twilight: Breaking Dawn reshoots because he had already shaved his head for another role.
(Source)- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Barnes, London, England, UK
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- Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke wears a wig for her role as Daenerys Targaryen on "Game of Thrones." In real life, Clarke is a brunette.
(Source)- Age: 38
- Birthplace: England, London
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Emma Stone wore a wig for her role as Skeeter in the film The Help.
- Age: 36
- Birthplace: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Anne Hathaway wore a wig for her role as Lureen Newsome in Brokeback Mountain. Alternatively, she shaved her head when she played Fantine in Les Miserables.
(Source)- Age: 42
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Rachel McAdams wore a blonde wig in the film Mean Girls.
(Source)- Age: 46
- Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
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Claire Danes wore a wig when she played Juliet in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. She actually had short blonde hair while filming the movie.
(Source)- Age: 45
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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- Helge Øverås
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Tina Turner started wearing wigs early in her career because she like to have the freedom to change her hairstyle whenever she wanted to.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 83 (1939-2023)
- Birthplace: Tennessee, Nutbush, USA
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- Josh Jacks
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John Travolta has been spotted with mesh showing on his hairline, revealing that he is wearing a weave or a wig.
(Source)- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey
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- Ashley Benson
"Pretty Little Liars" actress Ashley Benson is wearing a blonde wig for season four because she dyed her hair brown.
- Age: 35
- Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
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Julianna Margulies wanted to wear a wig for her role in The Good Wife, so that she would look different than she did when she was on "ER."
(Source)- Age: 58
- Birthplace: Spring Valley, New York, USA
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Javier Bardem wore a bleached blonde wig for his role in Skyfall.
(Source)- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Las Palmas, Spain
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Singer Ashanti frequently wears a lace front wig in public.
(Source)- Age: 44
- Birthplace: USA, New York, Glen Cove
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Actress Robin Tunney had to wear a wig when she appeared in the 1996 film The Craft because she had recently shaved her head during a scene of Empire Records.
(Source)- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Maggie Smith wears a wig when she plays Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham on "Downton Abbey."
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 89 (1934-2024)
- Birthplace: Ilford, Essex, England, UK
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"The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd has been very vocal about the fact that she usually wears a wig.
(Source)- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gretchen Mol wears a wig when she plays Gillian on "Boardwalk Empire." In real life, she has blonde hair.
(Source)- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Deep River, Connecticut, USA
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Talk show host Wendy Williams has been very vocal about the fact that she wears wigs.
(Source)- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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Megan Boone wears a wig when she appears on "Blacklist." In real life, her hair is very short.
(Source)- Age: 41
- Birthplace: Petoskey, Michigan, USA
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Vera Miles wore a wig when she appeared in the 1960 film Psycho because she had recently shaved her head for the film 5 Branded Women.
(Source)- Age: 94
- Birthplace: USA, Oklahoma, Boise City
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Tom Mison
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Tom Mison wears a wig when he appears as Ichabod Crane on the show "Sleepy Hollow."
(Source)- Age: 42
- Birthplace: London, England, UK
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- Gigi Hadid stepped out on the red carpet at the AMAs with a half-wig attached to the back of her head in November 2015.
Source: Cosmopolitan- Age: 29
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
