I have recently started to shave my head because my hairline doesnt look healthy. I actually shave my head down to the skin. I have always been very interested in acting and Am good looking but I fear that now because I shave my head that I dont have the same chance.

Would this matter honestly?

Shaving your head bald will completely change your casting range. Very few leading men have shaved heads. (Bruce Willis doesn't count. He lost his hair after he became famous.)

But so what? Character actors work all the time. If anything, you may now have a greater range than you had before.

I say embrace your new look and use it to your advantage. And please, don't go around whining to agents and casting directors about how you used to have hair. That's not a good idea.

And don't forget to have new pictures taken.

Good luck!

Michael Cerveris...The end. He has done a whole lot of roles on Broadway! And hey! You may have more opportunities to expand your range because wigs would look a lot better on you then us haired folks.

Here's an excerpt from a January column of mine. Hope it helps!

"...On the other hand, take heart in--I can’t believe I am writing this—the sexism that sees your physical imperfections much less gravely than say, mine. Women in the entertainment industry must not have grey hair or cellulite, but men are allowed receding hairlines and “beer bellies.” You say most actors have full heads of hair but much of what you see is an illusion—think Ted Danson. I don’t know about models—where looks really are all that matter--but there are countless successful actors that aren’t perfectly coiffed. Kevin Spacey, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, and, rumor has it, Ashton Kutcher are less than leonine. Even Jude Law, People Magazine’s “sexiest man alive” of 2004 is losing his hair, but I doubt that will keep him off the screen.

I don’t think hair loss needs to be a major factor in your career. The biggest change you may see coming down the pipeline is a need to adjust what kinds of roles you go after. Your “type” may be changing. There are roles that will inevitably go to men with bounteous hair, and roles that apparently have to be played by women with double Ds. But luckily, actors often get to play real people and many, many real people have hairlines in retreat and A-cups.

As for headshots, you should not do anything to your photo that someone will see through immediately when they meet you in person. In other words, if you want to change your hairstyle to camouflage your hairline, by all means feel free to do so both in your photos and in every day life. Do not, however, style your hair unusually or retouch your picture in a way that falsely advertises your product—you. No matter how tempting it can be to cover up perceived flaws, your picture is only “good” in how accurately it presents you. You want to show off you looking your best on your very best day with great lighting and clothes, of course, and retouching or photo-shopping temporary blemishes or smudges or shadows is fine. But altering your image in a way you haven’t altered yourself is a waste of time—for you and casting people alike. You can de-emphasize your thinning hair, but don’t hide it.

One more thing: While writing this response I stumbled on www.brotherhoodofbaldpeople.com--a site full of pride and levity--and saw one article you might appreciate, “Styling Tips for Thinning Hair.” I traced that piece back to its source on www.ehow.com, where there is much discussion on hairlines and how to treat them. It seems there is a lot of Internet support and information for your current evolution. You can also check out: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/baldandbeautiful
for some photos and appreciative comments on stars without typical Hollywood hairlines.

After looking at these links, you might want to embrace your emerging look and leave “movie star hair” to the politicians."

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Good luck!

And WELCOME Secret Agent Man!! I am so happy to have you here!