When it comes to facial hair in movies, we've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. (Incidentally, the facial hair in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is nothing short of superb.) In honor of Ron Burgundy's signature 'stache in the long-awaited Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, I present some of the best, worst, and downright craziest beards and mustaches in cinema history.
BEST: Ron Burgundy, Anchorman and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
*Look up "glorious mustache" in the dictionary and you'll end up staring at the portrait of the classiest news anchor in San Diego.
WORST: Seneca Crane, The Hunger Games
I know this crazy beard was de rigueur in the Capitol, but can you imagine the upkeep required? That thing took precision.
BEST: Noah Calhoun, The Notebook
More like Noah Cal-swoon, amiright? Nobody rocks a scruffy beard like Ryan Gosling, you guys.
WORST: "Miquel Arteta", Youth in Revolt
There should just be a law forbidding Michael Cera from growing facial hair. Even in a fantasy sequence.
BEST: Jack Sparrow,Pirate of the Caribbean
Only Johnny Depp could make chin braids sexy.
WORST: Martin, Knocked Up
What can I say that hasn't already been said? (NSFW, in case you forgot)
BEST: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln
Hall of fame alert! I'm not saying he's "The Greatest Actor of Our Generation" solely because of his on-screen facial hair, I'm just saying it probably didn't hurt.
WORST: Pat Healy, There's Something About Mary
Matt Dillon's look fell somewhere between Gomez Addams and "testing your Sharpie to see if it dried up or not."
BEST: Gandalf the Great, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies
An epic beard worthy of an epic tale.
WORST: Madama Truska, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Additional proof life isn't fair: Salma Hayek still makes it work as THE BEARDED WOMAN.
BEST: George Valentin, The Artist
Personally, I think Jean Dujardin won the Oscar simply for making this thin stache look so handsome.
Other beards and mustaches worth acknowledgement: Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone With the Wind; Alan (Zach Galifianakis), The Hangover; The Dude (Jeff Bridges), The Big Lebowski; Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), Castaway; Dumbledore and Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies.
Whose facial hair is your favorite? (Bet you've never been asked that before)