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In "Cop Car," Kevin Bacon plays an intense sheriff who isn't such a good guy. While playing the baddie is nothing new for the star, sporting a mustache is another thing.
When Bacon visited TODAY Thursday morning, Savannah Guthrie tried to get to the root of it.
Kevin Bacon: ‘Cop Car’ is full of secrets, and one itchy mustache
July 30, 201504:22"I have many, many questions about this mustache," she said.
But Bacon wouldn't budge — at least at first.
"This is all smoke and mirrors," he said of his on-screen look. "We can't divulge any secrets."
Eventually, though, he gave in.
"Yes, I had to walk around in my off hours [with it], and yes, it is itchy," he admitted without quite revealing whether or not he grew the face fur or borrowed it from the props department. "Those are two questions I will answer."
But he did confess that he's sported fake facial hair in the past.
"I can grow a mustache, and I can grow whatever this is," he said gesturing to the tip of his chin. "I end up looking like Shaggy from 'Scooby-Doo.' But I can't actually grow anything on the side of my face. So when I've had sideburns in the past, they've been glue-ons."
Rest assured, the rest of his hair is the real deal.
"It's a little frustrating as an actor, because you want to be able to change your look in terms of facial hair," Bacon added. "But I always say to myself, 'Listen, I'm not going to complain, 'cause I still have the hair on top.'"
And it's certainly nothing to complain about!
See more of him and his 'stache when "Cop Car" opens in theaters nationwide Aug. 7.