

The Colbert Report host had his head buzzed this week in Iraq by Gen. Ray Odierno—at the express order of President Obama.
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The Irish singer shaved her head in the early '90s to make her image less sexy, more serious.
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The actress shaved her head in 1997 for her starring role in G.I. Jane.
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The Today co-host had little choice but to maintain a closely cropped ‘do when his hair famously thinned out. To this day, he’s constantly ribbed for being follicularly challenged.
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The typically beautifully tressed actress suffered for her art—for her role in the political drama V for Vendetta her head was shaved on screen.
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Maggie’s big brother beefed up and got a crew cut to play in Marine in Sam Mendes’ Jarhead.
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The androgynous Culture Club singer had a wild mess of hair in the 1980s but now sports a cleaner look. Good to see he’s sticking with the eyeliner.


For his role as a hot-headed military student in the 1981 film Taps a young Cruise learned to sacrifice early on for his art.
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The tennis great made an excellent move when he ditched his mullet for the bald look in 1995.
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After leaving a rehab center following a one-day stay, the pop singer made a quick stop at a Los Angeles salon and shaved her own head. The paparazzi were, of course, on hand—and happy—to report the erratic behavior.
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