40 Celebrities You Forgot Used to Rock Long Hair

We're coming out swinging with an actor who today is known for his signature bald look. But back in 1997, the Willis sported a long blonde hairstyle for his role in The Jackal.

Mel Gibson nailed the California surfer look with his long beach waves in 1987. The actor's hairstyle may have something to do with his reprised role in the Lethal Weapon franchise (his character was known for his long hair).

Bono, the lead singer of U2, emerged onto the scene with long hair in the early '80s. Throughout the decade he transformed his hair into a mullet and later chopped it off for a short punk look.

Trust us this, is not Photoshopped. Back in 2003, Hugh Jackman sported a longer layered look for his role in X-Men. It's very different from the short, polished cut we're used to seeing on him.

Brad Pitt grew his blonde hair long for one of his earliest films, Legends of the Fall. The actor ended up keeping the look for a few more years before he chopped it off.

Jared Leto is known for changing up his hair on the regular—most recently growing it out long with highlighted waves. But little did you know that now isn't the only time the actor had a longer look. Here he is in 2000 with a choppy cut.

Shortly before Tom Cruise starred in the classic 1986 film Top Gun, he rocked hair that went down to his shoulders. It was definitely not Air Force-approved.

If you weren't a fan of Daniel Radcliffe's shaggy bob in 2014, lucky for you it wasn't permanent. The actor was only growing his hair out for the film Escape from Pretoria.

Long before his Pirates of the Caribbean days, Johnny Depp opted for a longer cut. The actor (who had just begun to date Winona Ryder around this time) was known for his shaggy look, but grew it out to new lengths in the 1990.

Throughout the years, David Beckham has become almost as famous for his varying hairstyles as for his soccer skills. In 2003, the British football star grew his blonde hair to his shoulders.

In 2011, Christian Bale piqued everyone's interest when he debuted a full beard and long hair at the Golden Globe Awards. Surprisingly, the actor who's famous for taking on dramatic transformations for roles wasn't growing it out for a movie, he was just enjoying a break between projects.

Jon Bon Jovi was a bonafide '80s heartthrob with his curly and big hair. The singer rocked the look for years until transitioning to a more modern, short cut.

Now that the Jonas Brothers are officially back together, does that mean Joe will bring back his original long 'do? One can only hope, as no one rocked the long bang quite like this Jonas.

In recent years, Lenny Kravitz has opted for a shorter look. But back in the 1990s, the singer wore his hair in dreadlocks that came down to his torso.

Jake Gyllenhaal normally keeps his hair short, but in 2014 the actor had to grow it past his shoulders for the movie Everest. Gyllenhaal still kept things tidy while on the go and at premieres, favoring the ever-so popular at the time man bun.

Alexander Skarsgard looks like the epitome of the '00s in this photo. From the double looped scarf to the sweeping long side bangs. Today, the Swedish actor couldn't look more different.

Most people are acquainted with Adrian Grenier's floppy mop hairstyle from his role in Entourage. But you may be surprised that early in his career the actor let his hair grow long to his chin.

Although Billy Crudup normally wears his hair in a short cut, when the actor grew his hair out for his role in Almost Famous, it turned out to be a flattering look.

Brendan Fraser grew his hair long to play George in George of the Jungle in 1995, but kept the iconic look for a few years after. Today, the actor opts for a short look instead.

In the mid-'80s, the Magnum P.I. star experimented with growing his hair out to his chin, and we don't hate it. Honestly though Tom Selleck could dye his hair blue for all we care, as long as that mustache remains in tact.