Hollywood is notoriously vain and superficial, which is why it’s so surprising that celebrities who are ugly even get a shot, let alone make it to the top of their professions. That’s why we put together this list, celebrating the attractive-impaired for their success, despite their lack of God-given beauty.
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LADY GAGA
It says a lot about your looks when you wear a meat dress and look better than normal. Just say’n. She’s probably more talented than most people give her credit for, but she’s not the prettiest pop star around. She probably only made it because of her over-the-top antics.
She was a walking, singing freak show for a while, but she seems to have mellowed.
SANDRA BERNHARD
The openly bisexual actor is supposedly funny, once having a semi-regular role on Roseanne, and she’s been in and out of TV shows since. Luckily she broke into the business before the audience cared about nothing other than how pretty the women they’re watching are. But seriously, that mouth!
KYRA SEDGWICK
Even with a mouth like a tuna, Kyra has made quite a name for herself. The award winning actress is most recently known for her leading role on The Closer, but she’s been a working actress since the early 80s.
DAVID SCHWIMMER
David Schwimmer looks kind of like a turtle. Seriously, the unnatural roundness of his head is more than a bit weird. Granted, he gets more handsome as he ages, so maybe there is hope.
MICK JAGGER
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is not an attractive dude. Never was, never has been, but women loved the way he sang and moved. In fact, at 71 years old (at time of writing), he still has it. Women still get weak in the knees for him.
We used a picture of him as a younger man to be fair, but it’s only gotten worse as he’s aged.
SARAH JESSICA PARKER
It’s a good thing Sarah Jessica Parker got her start as a stage actor, because she would have had a hard time breaking into screen work with horse-face. Her sense of fashion makes up for the lack of natural beauty, and she also have pretty eyes.
RACHEL DRATCH
Rachel Dratch is f**king hilarious, so we’re glad she’s famous. She was one of our favorite performers on Saturday Night Live, where she routinely used her unusual looks to make us laugh. Now she’s also an accomplished voice actor, which suits her just fine.
ADRIEN BRODY
The Nose. But it’s not just the nose. He’s also kind of gangly and he has awkward posture. Sure, he’s given some fine performances as an actor, but with a face and body like that he’s not likely to ever be a leading man in Hollywood.
AMY WINEHOUSE
RIP, Amy. We loved your music, but in no way would we have called you beautiful. At least you had nice, high cheekbones.
MILEY CYRUS
Veneers aren’t helping, Miley. You are not a good looking girl! We’re not even sure you’re talented.
She also likes to strut around as if she were attractive, which makes it so much worse.
SETH ROGEN
Seth Rogan doesn’t pretend to be hot, sexy or anything other than a lumpy dude who likes to make jokes. And it works for him. <3
MICHAEL JACKSON
Once upon a time the King of Pop was an okay looking man, but then he became something straight out of a horror movie. Seriously, what the hell was up with him?
ROSIE O’DONNELL
Notorious loudmouth Rosie O’Donnell was a respected comedienne at one point, but now she’s mostly known for her feuds with other celebrities. She’s also not very feminine looking, which I’m sure puts a lot of people off.
TORI SPELLING
All we’re saying is that she’s lucky her daddy was Aaron Spelling. That’s all.
NICOLAS CAGE
Nicolas Cage’s face is almost as bad as the movies he makes. Almost.
Seriously, how does someone so unfortunate looking and bad at acting still get work?
MICKEY ROURKE
Mickey Rourke as been taking more roles that sort of embrace his abrasive appearance. Good for him, because he’s capable of some decent performances.
STEVE BUSCEMI
Steven Buscemi is ugly. There’s no denying it, from his bulging eyes to jacked up teeth, but at least he’s talented. Somehow he even managed to be the face of an entire TV series in Boardwalk Empire.
BEYONCÉ & JAY Z
They’re like the wealthiest famous couple in the world, despite being less than attractive. Jay Z is the worse of the two, but in the rap and music producing world that’s not a big deal.
CHER
Cher has always had an oddly long face with huge eyes, but she was a great singer and actress, so she was able to overcome those flaws. She also became famous at a time when looks weren’t everything.
MICHAEL MEYERS
No, Austin Powers, we don’t want to shag. You’re better suited for voice acting. Just say’n.
WILLEM DAFOE
Some people have a gapped tooth smile, but Willem Dafoe has a gapped teeth smile. And his cheekbones are insanely pronounced. Just wow.
COURTNEY LOVE
She’s cleaned up her appearance recently, but for the longest times she embraced the grunge look, and it was not pretty. She would probably never would have been famous if not for her relationship with Kurt Cobain, but that’s neither here nor there.
STEVEN TYLER
Another ugly frontman, Steven Tyler is a lot like Mick Jagger. Lead singer for Aerosmith, Steven Tyler had the moves and voice to send women over the edge, even if his face was off-putting. He hasn’t quite held it together as well as Jagger though…
