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2011's Most Shocking Guy Makeovers

From bald and buff to full-on fur-ocious, see how Hollywood s leading men manscaped their way through the year

Published on November 24, 2011 06:00 AM

BEN AFFLECK

It's that '70s hair! Even with retro bangs and a full-on beard, the soon-to-be father of three still looked pretty fine stepping back in time on the 1979-set CIA drama Argo, in which the actor stars and directs.

02 of 08

MATT DAMON

Rocking a very close shave for his role in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Elysium, the action star admitted going bald has been

03 of 08

JAKE GYLLENHAAL

The actor, who debuted a smooth new look in August for the cop drama End of Watch, won an unlikely new fan in fellow baldy Matt Damon, who told PEOPLE, "I try not to envy, but I have to say Jake's got a damn good-looking head."

04 of 08

BRAD PITT

Taking a break from battling the undead on the set of World War Z in Scotland, the globe-trotting actor returned to his grungy '90s roots with a dirty-blond bob and well-traveled whiskers. Maybe that lived-in look scares off zombies!

05 of 08

SHIA LABEOUF

Oh, Shia! Looking more caveman than leading man, the off-duty Transformers star tried to go incognito with a homegrown mop top and scruffy beard while tooling around in Studio City, Calif.

06 of 08

BRADLEY COOPER

What's the real crime here? Possibly the Sexiest Man Alive's clean-shaven look and Supercuts-style crop, which he debuted in August to play a cop turned politician on the New York set of The Place Beyond the Pines.

07 of 08

ZAC EFRON

Could there be a Magnum P.I. reboot in the works? The High School Musical star appeared to be paying lip service to '80s Tom Selleck in November with that ‘stache-tastic handle bar.

08 of 08

ASHTON KUTCHER

The actor's overgrown tresses didn’t come close to covering his modesty during a September appearance on Ellen, but Kutcher denied his self-described "Jesus" look is divine inspiration. The lanky locks were for his Two and a Half Men debut, he told David Letterman