Paul Rudd has passed the Brimley/Cocoon line.

[Carl Pickens]

At this point it doesn't appear I'll ever go bald, so that's a big one. My Dad still has hair but he didn't have thick teenager hair at my age like I do.

Seems like my sedentary friends are the ones that age the worst, so I'm not sure that's a factor in our favor.

Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion

 

[BowlBrother85]

Lower T (each generation of men over the past 3-4 has less T than the one before them)
Sedentary lifestyles/less manual labor
Less time spent in the sun
Higher estrogen (environmental factors + less T makes it easier to accumulate in the body)

A lot of factors at play here. Not calling you out specifically, lol. I look younger than my dad did at the same age as well, but I also have more hair than he did.

The hair thing is a big factor. I think a lot of men take Propecia or use Rogaine to keep their hair, whereas men in previous generations were less likely to use it or it wasn't even invented yet.

We have seen a big shift in trends for men's hairstyles. 30 years ago, men would grow as much hair as they possibly could. If that meant having a "horseshoe" style hair cut, then that is what they had. Nowadays, men will shave off all of their hair (like Jeremy Pruitt) as soon as male pattern baldness begins. It's unusual to see anyone with the classic Dick Vitale "horseshoe" anymore. Most men either have a full head of hair, or they are completely bald. My best friend is 44 and he has been completely bald for 6 or 7 years. He would have the horseshoe if he let it grow out. In my opinion, it is more difficult to guess a man's age, when he's bald. Also, I think more men are like me, and dye their hair then what used to be the case. I use "Just For Men" and it works pretty well. Apply it once a month, and it keeps the gray away. I think some men do use those products you mentioned for fighting male pattern baldness but they come with mixed results.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

We have seen a big shift in trends for men's hairstyles. 30 years ago, men would grow as much hair as they possibly could. If that meant having a "horseshoe" style hair cut, then that is what they had. Nowadays, men will shave off all of their hair (like Jeremy Pruitt) as soon as male pattern baldness begins. It's unusual to see anyone with the classic Dick Vitale "horseshoe" anymore. Most men either have a full head of hair, or they are completely bald. My best friend is 44 and he has been completely bald for 6 or 7 years. He would have the horseshoe if he let it grow out. In my opinion, it is more difficult to guess a man's age, when he's bald. Also, I think more men are like me, and dye their hair then what used to be the case. I use "Just For Men" and it works pretty well. Apply it once a month, and it keeps the gray away. I think some men do use those products you mentioned for fighting male pattern baldness but they come with mixed results.

I've never, ever understood the appeal of the "horseshoe". I'm not saying the guys that had it or may still have it are doing this but to me it seemed a bit... sad I guess is the word. Like they were trying to hold onto the little hair they have left in some hope that keeping it will cause the hair to spread back to the top of their head. And really it just looked worse than to have a clean dome. I guess people have their reasons, and in some cases maybe their head is shaped weirdly and the little hair they have left helps cover that up, or it covers a scar or something. The ones I REALLY don't get are the guys with the horseshoe that let what's left grow long. That's just bad on several levels.

I've always said if I ever show signs of significant balding that I'm shaving it. Now that's not to say there aren't some men that have obvious balding/thinning hair that pull it off fine, but if my hairline ever gets to say the middle of the top of my head I'm going Stone Cold Steve Austin.

 

[volfanbill]

I've never, ever understood the appeal of the "horseshoe". I'm not saying the guys that had it or may still have it are doing this but to me it seemed a bit... sad I guess is the word. Like they were trying to hold onto the little hair they have left in some hope that keeping it will cause the hair to spread back to the top of their head. And really it just looked worse than to have a clean dome. I guess people have their reasons, and in some cases maybe their head is shaped weirdly and the little hair they have left helps cover that up, or it covers a scar or something. The ones I REALLY don't get are the guys with the horseshoe that let what's left grow long. That's just bad on several levels.

I've always said if I ever show signs of significant balding that I'm shaving it. Now that's not to say there aren't some men that have obvious balding/thinning hair that pull it off fine, but if my hairline ever gets to say the middle of the top of my head I'm going Stone Cold Steve Austin.

you won’t. you’ll be on rooftop treadmills...

 

[VolsSportsFan]

you won’t. you’ll be on rooftop treadmills...

Now that's a throwback.

 

[CardsNVols]

Worth noting: Wilford Brimley's co-stars and peers in "Cocoon" were Don Ameche, who was 77 when the movie was released and Hume Cronyn, who was 74.... compared to Brimley who was only 50. LOL. They were all 3 supposedly living in a retirement community.

Also, Max Von Sydow was only 44 when he played Father Merrin in "The Exorcist" in 1973. That shocks me even more than Brimley in "Cocoon". He could have passed for 80.

That was mostly due to makeup. I remember seeing him in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close several years ago and thinking "damn, that guy has been old as dirt for 40 years", so I looked it up lol

The left is what he looked like in '73 without makeup.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I don’t know how to take this.

Twss.

Btw, wth did i walk in on ?

 

[Jackcrevol]

That was mostly due to makeup. I remember seeing him in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close several years ago and thinking "damn, that guy has been old as dirt for 40 years", so I looked it up lol

The left is what he looked like in '73 without makeup.

i think that the dark colors, grainy photos, and lighting coupled with lifestyle changes have made marked changes.

people have plastic surgery in hs now. everyone smoked back then.

i believe it was in 80's, apparently there was a new fad, where people run for fun. yogging?

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

I've never, ever understood the appeal of the "horseshoe". I'm not saying the guys that had it or may still have it are doing this but to me it seemed a bit... sad I guess is the word. Like they were trying to hold onto the little hair they have left in some hope that keeping it will cause the hair to spread back to the top of their head. And really it just looked worse than to have a clean dome. I guess people have their reasons, and in some cases maybe their head is shaped weirdly and the little hair they have left helps cover that up, or it covers a scar or something. The ones I REALLY don't get are the guys with the horseshoe that let what's left grow long. That's just bad on several levels.

I've always said if I ever show signs of significant balding that I'm shaving it. Now that's not to say there aren't some men that have obvious balding/thinning hair that pull it off fine, but if my hairline ever gets to say the middle of the top of my head I'm going Stone Cold Steve Austin.

I really hope you're not denigrating the great hulk hogan.

 

[jakez4ut]

doing this kinda math is messed up.

i've done it with my dad.....when my dad was as old as i am now, how old was i?

that's scary. i'm 46. when my dad was 46, i was a Junior at UT. my kids are 12 and 9. ugh.

 

[vader]

doing this kinda math is messed up.

i've done it with my dad.....when my dad was as old as i am now, how old was i?

that's scary. i'm 46. when my dad was 46, i was a Junior at UT. my kids are 12 and 9. ugh.

When my dad was my age, we beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl. Good times