# Johnny Depp: Unrecognizable, or cheap baldy wig?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 18, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-unrecognizable-or-cheap-baldy-wig/731663 "2015-09-18T12:48:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-unrecognizable-or-cheap-baldy-wig/731663/21 "2015-09-19T05:14:47Z")

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> [@muldoonthief](#):
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> Now who the hell is playing Billy Bulger? Never saw that guy before.

Johnny Depp, in an expensive wig.

BTW, per the OP, I only saw a pic from the movie, but, I instantly recognized JD.

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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-unrecognizable-or-cheap-baldy-wig/731663/22 "2015-09-19T15:19:28Z")

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Yeah, it’s obviously Johnny Depp. I don’t think it looks _fake_, but he has a distinctive (and very famous) face. It’s hard not to recognize him, even in heavy makeup.

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-unrecognizable-or-cheap-baldy-wig/731663/23 "2015-09-19T18:52:42Z")

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> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#):
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> [A brief article on the 50 headpieces used in the movie, and the resulting likeness to the man.](http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/article/2015/08/25/johnny-depp-black-mass-makeup/)

The hair in the photo in that article looks like it came straight off of Max Headroom! 😃

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-unrecognizable-or-cheap-baldy-wig/731663/24 "2015-09-19T19:13:54Z")

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Johnny Depp looks WAY younger than he really is, having him play an old man makes him look silly. Took me right out of the trailer the first time i saw it.

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