Here are 3 surprising wig and toupee story from the set ofStar Trek– a show that baldly went where no show has pass away before . BY CHRIS HIGGINS
Captain Jean-Luc Picard tries out in wig
Patrick Stewart ’s Male Pattern Baldness ( androgenetic alopecia ) had try him mostly bald by age 19 . In fact , when he first tried out to for the " Star Trek" part , Stewart wear a wig , but Trek Jehovah Gene Roddenberry forbid it , preferring the bald-headed look . A reporter later goaded Roddenberry , " for sure they would have cured phalacrosis by the 24th century . “The Trekkie ’s retort ? " In the 24th century , they would n’t care . “ ATV Guidepoll appoint Stewart " Sexiest Man on Television" in 1992 , prove Roddenberry ’s breaker point four centuries ahead of time .
Shatner’s hairpiece works overtime
William Shatner ’s toupee was the butt of jokes for decades , but that was n’t the only gasoline mileage it was getting . A 1968 memorandum to creator Gene Roddenberry warned that if " Star Trek" was pick up for another season , new false hair would have to be constructed for Shatner " because he will have used [ them ] to such an extent that they will not be photographable . “Reportedly , Shatner later had haircloth regaining surgical process to do away with the toupee altogether .
Chekov’s wig used as teen bait
Although he was n’t bald , actor Walter Koenig had to wear off a shaggy toupee for his first few installment , until his real hair grew to an appropriate length . The mop - topped Ensign Chekov , supply in the original Trek ’s 2d season , was reportedly modeled after Monkees vocalist Davy Jones in an attempt to appeal to teenage viewers . Â Koenig reportedly griped , " Swallows observe trying to draw close in the wigging they gave me . “
