He’s about to make the perfect mistake of his life.
Greg Grunberg — identified for his roles on hit exhibits like “Felicity” and “Heroes” — has addressed the issues over his balding look, revealing the stunning motive behind his new look.
“First of all, I want to thank everybody who’s like asking if I’m okay, you know, ‘What’s going on? I saw pictures of you, you have no hair, what’s happening?’ Well this is what’s happening,” the 58-year-old actor stated in a video posted to his “Talk About It” YouTube channel on Wednesday.
Eradicating a black baseball cap from his head, Grunberg uncovered his bald head and defined that he was identified with alopecia.
“I, all of a sudden, got alopecia and I knew nothing about it. I’m still learning about it,” he stated.
Alopecia is a illness that causes hair loss. Whereas there isn’t a treatment, drugs and coverings may also help regrow the hair.
Jada Pinkett Smith, 53, famously introduced she suffered from alopecia in 2022 after her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock on the 94th Academy Awards.
Grunberg, who performed Sean Blumberg reverse Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, and Scott Foley in “Felicity” from 1998 to 2002, revealed he found his analysis following a knee substitute surgical procedure in October.
He believes the operation might have triggered his alopecia.
“I think it shocked the alopecia into, you know, actually presenting itself,” the actor defined. “I think I probably had it dormant in my body for a long time.”
Throughout his confession, Grunberg additionally shared that he has Hashimoto’s illness, an autoimmune dysfunction that assaults the thyroid gland. Thinning hair is a typical facet impact, in accordance with the Nationwide Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Illnesses.
He thinks that, mixed along with his ache treatment after surgical procedure, may have accelerated his hair loss.
However Grunberg isn’t letting his baldness get him down.
“What I’ve learned in this immediate, you know, just doing the googling and the searching and going on all these chat groups and everything, is millions of people have this,” he stated. “And I look good! I mean, I’m lucky, all right? I look good.”
The “Heroes” star is embracing his look, noting to his followers, “This is the new look you’re going to see.”
He additionally disclosed, “I don’t really care, but I just wanted to address this so you know what’s going on.”
Grunberg stated he’s doing all the pieces proper to ensure he’s wholesome.
“All my tests are coming back negative, my numbers are down, I’m eating right, I’m exercising, I’m doing all the right stuff,” the actor shared.
“No need to worry, everything is good… So thank you, I love you all. Thank you so much for all of your concern and your questions. It’s alopecia and a lot of people have it and a lot of people — most people — live well with it, so that’s what I’m doing, getting ahead of it.”
Grunberg made his appearing debut within the 1990 TV film Stolen: “One Husband.” He starred in a number of one-off appearances in hit sequence like “Melrose Place,” “Baywatch,” and “Murphy Brown” till his massive break with “Felicity” in 1998. The sequence lasted 4 seasons.
He then landed an element alongside Jennifer Garner in “Alias” earlier than he bought the position of Matt Parkman in “Heroes.” Grunberg has additionally starred in “The Client List,” with small elements in huge blockbusters like “Mission: Impossible III” (2006), “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), and “A Star Is Born” (2018).
