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[–] [email protected] 160 points 2 years ago (8 children)

The guy in the photo was raised by black sharecroppers, a target of an assassination, a multimillionaire inventor/carnival worker, and lost it all only to finally find his rhythm after being homeless and destitute.

You'd be gray haired too.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He started graying mid '70s 🤷

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks damn good in this picture for his mid 70s

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

A Target of assassination? That nut-job hated those cans!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He was also a philanthropist and donated a ton of money to stop cat juggling in South America.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Sounds like a typical bastard.

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In 1995 Steve Martin was 50, so it’s not too far off the mark

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude no way, if he was 50 back then he’d be almost eigh— (checks wikipedia) — oh.. oh no :(

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

He looks like he's in great shape though. It's crazy that Martin Short is the younger of the two (by five years).

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m starting to worry that I look like Steve Martin in this picture but in my mind I look younger. I shall stay away from mirrors to ensure the illusion.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Careful around oil cans too

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seems like he was always silver haired too. I don't remember him any other way.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

He did grey very young. I had a friend grey in his twenties, so it does happen.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well if you smoke two packs a day since you're eight and everything you touch, eat and breathe contains lead, asbestos or both – that might age you a little.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Two drinks and two packs a day will keep the youth at bay

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not only that, but a male star with an age appropriate love interest, that's getting more rare now.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

That was also pretty rare back then. Older male with younger female partner has always been the norm in movies and TV.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Slightly on topic, but yesterday I discovered that I'm the same age as Rishi Sunak, and it's fucking with my brain that I'm the same age as the Prime Minister. Something about that just ain't right.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Rob Ford was in his thirties when he was mayor of Toronto but if you look at pictures of him you'd never believe it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Think about all the football players that have started and ended their careers already, all while being younger than you

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This could be a anti smoking ad

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

And sun exposure. Wear your sunscreen folks.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

Change their clothes and hair style and this is exactly how 45 years old look like... Steve Martin has a baby face, even with gray hair.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I can't get that old, ever. I am 45 next year, and it's like Oscar Wilde had said: "The tragedy of growing old is not that one is old but that one is young" and you have to show that. Starting with jiu jitsu next month. Let's roll!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

45 y/o here that's been doing jiujitsu for 17 years. Hit me up if you need any tips.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Must not be very good if this newbie can hit you up that easily...

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago

In hollywood youre either acting as a teenager or senior citizen

Same in porn

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I am confused? I see plenty of 45 year olds that look like this. Just like how I see 18 year olds that look like they are 30 year old dudes, and also 18 year olds that look like they haven't even reached 13.

How old do Rhett and Link look? They are about this age. Link is pretty grey.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I see two rather young looking faces framed by grey or white hair (I'm a big fan of natural greying) and with terrible outfits that make them look much older. So to me it seems that finally we have a better fashion.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

He was 50 and she was 49 in 1995. Not too far off.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Was watching an old episode of The Twilight Zone, main character was supposed to be 25, I swear he looked 40+ easily.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

The first season of The Sopranos, James Gandolfini was only 36 or 37 when they were filming it. He looked 50 easily

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What? Isn’t that what they are supposed to look like now?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Someone on his 80th Birthday (Sex, Drugs & Rock'n Roll)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Steve Martin still looks the same

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[–] mindbleach 12 points 2 years ago

And both of them were five years removed from playing teenagers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I may not look like this but I definitely feel like it!

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