Due to the fact that I was watching so many Ron Jeremy moments while writing my last post I got to thinking a lot about mustaches, and the quality of their sleaziness.

When most men grow out a mustache it is either a trial run, a lost bet, or an attempt to look like their father. However, the result in most cases ends up being a gross, inevitably creepy, patch of hair above their lip. However, there are some that are able to not only wear a mustache, but leave it there for a majority of their life. Granted, mustaches occasionally become stylish like in the 80’s, for god knows why, but this does not excuse the people lasting their entire careers with a mustache. Here is my list of 20 men who I would not know what they looked like without a lip beard - I should note, I excluded totalitarians like Adolf Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini because they aren’t as fun.

1. Ron Jeremy

Ron Jeremy (born on March 12, 1953) is an American pornographic actor currently residing in Long Island, New York, United States. Nicknamed “The Hedgehog” and “Baobab-man”, he was ranked by AVN Magazine at #1 in their “100 Top Porn Stars of All Time” list.Jeremy has also appeared in non-pornographic films with studios such as Troma Entertainment.

2. Tom Selleck

Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I. He is recognizable by his 6′4″ height and trademark moustache.

3. Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris (born Carlos Ray Norris Jr.; March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, action star and television and film actor who is known for action roles such as Cordell “Cord” Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger, his training with Bruce Lee and for his iconically tough image and roundhouse kick.

4. Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American actor, semi-retired professional wrestler, and former rock bassist. He currently stars on the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best and is the new co-host of American Gladiators on NBC.

5. Sam Elliot

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. In films, he is often characterized by his rangy physique, thick horseshoe mustache and gruff speaking voice.

6. Burt Reynolds

Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. (born February 11, 1936) is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in the original version of The Longest Yard, Bo ‘Bandit’ Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J. McClure in The Cannonball Run and Jack Horner in Boogie Nights.

7. Carl Weathers - aka. Apollo Creed

Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films, as well as his role in the first Predator movie.

8. Ted Nugent

Theodore “Ted” Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a.k.a. The Nuge and The Motor City Madman) is an American hard rock guitarist and vocalist from Detroit, Michigan. He originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes. He is noted for his conservative political views and his vocal pro-hunting and Second Amendment activism.

9. Wilford Brimley

Allen Wilford Brimley (born September 27, 1934) is an American actor.

Brimley also starred on Walker: Texas Ranger, alongside Chuck Norris

10. The Mario Brothers

Mario Bros. is an arcade game made by Nintendo, released in 1983 and later ported to many home systems. It was a spin-off of the Donkey Kong series, and heavily influenced by Joust. It was the first game to feature Mario’s name in the title. It was also the debut of Mario’s brother, Luigi. Unlike Donkey Kong, where he was a carpenter, in this game Mario became a plumber, exterminating pests that emerge from pipes.

11. Robert Goulet

Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was a Canadian Grammy- and Tony Award- winning entertainer. He rose to international stardom in 1960 as Lancelot in Lerner and Loewe’s hit Broadway musical Camelot. His long career as a singer and actor encompassed theatre, radio, television and film

12. Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1972), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, singer, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre’s most notable protégés. His catch phrase is “-izzle,” a slang term developed by Oakland, California rap group 3X Krazy in the mid-1990s and popularized primarily by fellow Bay Area rapper E-40.

13. Geraldo Rivera

Gerald Michael Rivera (born July 4, 1943), known by his television name of Geraldo Rivera or simply Geraldo, is an American performance artist, attorney, and former talk show host. He is known to have an affinity for dramatic, high-profile stories, and issues that are divisive in nature. Rivera hosts the newsmagazine program Geraldo at Large, and appears regularly on Fox News Channel.

14. Reginald VelJohnson - aka. “Carl Winslow” or Police Officer “Al” from Die Hard

Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald Vel Johnson; August 16, 1952) is an American film, stage and television actor best known for his role as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters and as LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the hit film Die Hard (1988) and the sequel Die Hard 2 (1990).

15. Sgt. Floyd Pepper - Bass player from the Muppet Show

Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem was the name of the Muppet rock band and house band of the The Muppet Show. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth was designed by Jim Henson, while the rest of the original band members were designed by Michael K. Frith. They performed the song “Can You Picture That?” in the 1979 film The Muppet Movie.

16. Jesse “The Body” Ventura - Professional Wrestler or That Guy from Predator

Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos), also known as “The Body”, “The Star”, and “The Governing Body”, is an American politician, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also a former co-holder of the AWA World tag team title with Adrian Adonis.

17. Larry Bird - I admit, it’s hard to see, but it’s there (just a bit blonde).

Larry Bird (born Lawrence Joseph Bird on December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the best players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports.

18. Wade Boggs

Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles, in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn.

19. Joe Namath

(born May 31, 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), also known as Broadway Joe, is a former American football quarterback. He played for the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s.

20. Ned Flanders

Nedward “Ned” Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the 1989 series premiere “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”. He is the next door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally loathed by Homer Simpson.

*I’m sure I missed a bunch so feel free to add more in the comments below.

**Bios are from wikipedia.org

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