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James McAvoy is an English actor most popularly known for his role as Charles Xavier in theX-Menmovies. The actor made his debut with the television seriesThe Near Roomin 1995. His other notable TV series includeState of PlayandShameless. The actor has received several accolades in his career span for a variety of movies likeAtonement, Wanted, etc, and received global fame and appreciation for hisX-Mencharacter.
The character of Charles Xavier in most of theX-Menmovies is shown as a bald guy. However, the actor James McAvoy once mistakenly shaved his head for one of the movies.
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James McAvoy Mistakenly Shaved His Head forX-Menfilm
The Last King of Scotlandactor once accidentally shaved his head before theX-Men:First Classfilm. Talking to GQ, the actor shared that he went a bit overboard with Professor X’s hair. He said that he was expected to be bald at some point, hence he cut off his hair even before reading the script. He finally read about the time travel element in the plot, where he had to don a shaggy 70’s look to symbolize the character’s journey till then.
James McAvoy said,
“In preparation for X-Men: Days of Future Past, I thought, ‘I better shave my hair this time, because this is it now.’ And prepped for that with a buzz cut. Very close to the sides and like a jarhead. But, I get to set and they’re like ‘no, no, no..’ Alright, I get the script and see we’re doing the 70s, we’re doing hair extensions. At first, they were like, ‘We’ll make this work.’ I was like, ‘you may’t make this work.”
The actor shared that throughout the first month of filming, he had to wear hair extensions. He shaved his head again forX-Men: Apocalypse.
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James McAvoy hated his bald look
James McAvoyplayed the role of Professor X in several MCU projects, for which he had a bald look. The actor shared in an interview with Entertainment Weekly about his dislike for this look.
McAvoy said,
“I used to like the fact that it afforded me a certain amount of anonymity but it no longer does that. Since I did two movies that everybody saw where I had a bald head, now it’s like a f—ing beacon. But what do I like about it? Not a lot at the moment. I like it when it’s been about five or seven days going in, then it’s cool but when it’s properly skinhead I look a bit weird. I do like the fact that I don’t have to do anything in the morning.”
McAvoy first appeared as Professor X inX-Men: First Class. He reprised his role inX-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool 2,andDark Phoenix.
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