Does the Moustache Make the Man: Men with Famous Moustaches 2

After Selleck decided to do the honourable thing  and stick with Universal Studios, filming was delayed for a period of six months, which meant that he would’ve been able to complete filming as Indiana after all. What a bummer this must have been for him, considering the film series’ continual success.

With his winning smile, and jet black, immaculate moustache, Tom Selleck was noticeable anywhere he went.  The only drawback was that he was sometimes mistaken for Burt Reynolds, another moustached heart-throb. One important thing to note about Selleck, is that the ‘Friends’ (the sitcom in which he played Monica’s sweetheart) producers had to stop having live audiences, because they couldn’t control them when he was appearing. What a star.

Charles Bronson

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Bronson was the eleventh of fifteen children, born to a poverty-stricken Lithuanian family living in Pennsylvania.  When Bronson was ten, his father died, which meant that he had to work in the coal mines for a reportedly one dollar per ton.  When he was twenty-two, he joined the U.S Army Air Forces and served as an Aircraft gunner in WWll. He then changed his name from Buchinsky to Bronson, and after many baby steps in the filming industry, Bronson made his mark and got himself noticed in ‘The Magnificent Seven.’ He is now known for a number of action-hero-type films including ‘The Dirty Dozen.’ His ‘Death Wish’ series was extremely popular and ran for almost twenty years. Bronson died aged eighty-one in 2003, from pneumonia. He was also suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Chuck Norris

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Chuck Norris was born, Carlos Ray Norris, on March 10, 1940, in Oklahoma. He was from a working class family, and was from Irish/Cherokee decent. When he was eighteen, he joined the National Air Force as an Air Policeman, and earned himself the name, Chuck.  He was based in South Korea, which is where he picked up an interest in Tang Soo Du. When he returned to the U.S, he opened a chain of Karate schools for kids, and later became internationally known for his masterful roundhouse kick. His acting career kicked off successfully and he became world-famous in his role as Cordell Walker in ‘Walker, Texas Ranger.’ He’s also known for a number of tough-guy film roles. His moustache has evolved through the years. At one time he had just a moustache, but then graduated to a full beard, then back to just a moustache again.

All these men made an impact creatively, politically, or socially. I am tempted to think that if it wasn’t for the moustaches, they would be ordinary looking men who would not be so readily identifiable. What do you think?

Don’t miss the first part of this series!