"You don’t accept the role of a character called Pornstache unless you have a real passion for facial hair." So says Pablo Schreiber, who plays omni-asshole prison guard George "Pornstache" Mendez on Netflix’s women-in-lockup series, Orange Is the New Black. Schreiber applied his passion to helping GQ review the year’s follicular ambition.
A three-way tie between Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brian Wilson, and the guys from Duck Dynasty:
"I don’t like braggarts, you know? Like, you know, we get it. You can grow a big fat beard and you’re throwing it in our faces. Nobody needs to see that."
Underrated
**1. Michael Phelps **
"A full-on pornstache! All my underrated picks are people who look terrible but have the courage to rock it anyhow."
**2. Justin Bieber **
"It’s not even a duster, for God’s sake!"
**3. Ewan McGregor **
"Just Google ’Ewan McGregor bad facial hair.’ "
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Selleck
"For making a choice forty years ago and sticking with it. I’m going to lay some respect at the feet of the master."
