The Hollywood ecosystem can support one maybe two bald men at a time
How many Hollywood actors are there?
I means ones with the combination of
- talent
- can carry a movie for the public
- can be accepted by producers.
Certainly more than a dozen at any given time. But I’m sure fewer than a thousand, to put an upper bound on it.
So, to guess, a population around that Dunbar-scale of 150 or a small multiple thereof.
Of those, I feel like the Hollywood ecosystem can support just one, perhaps two concurrent bald male actors.
(This statement from observation. But think about it: when a producer goes “we need a bald look for this” you can’t have too many people in the mental Rolodex.)
Regarding these apex predators: I mean specifically cue-ball bald, not male pattern baldness (which I feel is its own category).
There was Yul Brynner back in the day.
Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel.
Recently: Jason Statham and Patrick Stewart. Dwayne Johnson most recently in the mix. Though they are all aging.
BUT:
I can tell there is currently an open niche because both the Dune 2 bald guy and the Superman bald guy appear to be gunning for it - and neither are actually bald.
The finch evolves its beak to crack those uneaten seeds.
Anyway.
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How many Hollywood actors are there?
I means ones with the combination of
Certainly more than a dozen at any given time. But I’m sure fewer than a thousand, to put an upper bound on it.
So, to guess, a population around that Dunbar-scale of 150 or a small multiple thereof.
Of those, I feel like the Hollywood ecosystem can support just one, perhaps two concurrent bald male actors.
(This statement from observation. But think about it: when a producer goes “we need a bald look for this” you can’t have too many people in the mental Rolodex.)
Regarding these apex predators: I mean specifically cue-ball bald, not male pattern baldness (which I feel is its own category).
There was Yul Brynner back in the day.
Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel.
Recently: Jason Statham and Patrick Stewart. Dwayne Johnson most recently in the mix. Though they are all aging.
BUT:
I can tell there is currently an open niche because both the Dune 2 bald guy and the Superman bald guy appear to be gunning for it - and neither are actually bald.
The finch evolves its beak to crack those uneaten seeds.
Anyway.