| TV Hair: Robert Sean Leonard House - Male Hairstyles |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Revised: 07/09/2006 - Original Publication Date: 06/10/2006 |
Introduction
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Hugh Laurie
"House" & Robert Sean Leonard "Wilson"
House
"All In" airing Tuesday,
April 11, 2006
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Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson is the perfect foil for Hugh
Laurie's irascible Dr. Gregory House on the Fox hit House.
The voice of reason and practicality, "Wilson" as House calls him,
tries to maintain some sense or normalcy while dealing with his best
friend and cohort.
Not only is Robert Sean Leonard an award winning actor with many
credits and awards (1993, 2001 and 2003 Tony Awards) he is fabulous
in the role of Wilson.
It would be hard for me to actually pick a member of the supporting
cast that is my favorite. The problem is that they are all
fantastic, in my opinion. Even though this is a one camera
show, the entire series is incredibly well written, well acted and
performed. The entire cast sizzles with chemistry. I
can't imagine one with any of the others.
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The creator and executive producer of FOX's House is David Shore
with a brilliant cast of characters. He pointed out in an
interview on
BlogCritics.org that "The reason the show succeeds is about the
characters, not what blood test they're doing."
Robert Sean Leonard was born February 28, 1969 in Westwood, New
Jersey. He started his acting career at the tender age of 12
playing the Artful Dodger in Oliver. He made his Broadway
debut while still a teenager in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs.
In 2001 he played British poet A.E. Housman from age 18 to 26.
For his role he won the 1002 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor.
What many people are not aware of is the fact that he had a
relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow, also an ex of Brad Pitt and Ben
Affleck.
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Just like Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard's Dr. Wilson character is
coiffed in a traditional businessman's or professional style
haircut. In fact, all of the male characters on the show wear
hairstyles that are appropriate for a hospital setting and a
professional doctor's look.
It has been explained to me by some of my friends who are the head
hairdressers on many of the various network shows that the producers
and directors have very clear ideas of what the various characters
should wear and how their hair should look.
A well-known union hairdresser who has worked on many different
shows noted that the producers generally drive the
ultimate hair designs of the characters and the actual execution of
the styles are left to the team of show hairdressers.
Like Hugh, wears his hair in a traditional
businessman's haircut which means that it is most likely cut with a scissors and
layered in a graduated style with the layers longest at the top of
the head and tapering to a square shape at the back of the head.
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Robert's layers are most likely crafted by pulling the strands
out from the head with the fingers and then layering with a
scissors. Because the characters have to maintain a uniform
look throughout the season, unless the producers have some other
ideas, their hair must be painstakingly cut and style to look
exactly the same from episode to episode.
Robert's hair is cut to create lift and fullness along
the top and crown of the head to balance the face and play off
Robert Sean's
strong square facial lines which give Dr. Wilson a clean cut
appearance. The haircut that he dons on House creates the
image of a very professional, yet compassionate doctor who has that
smoldering handsome and charming doctor thing going on.
Robert Sean Leonard has a classic male face shape, which is
square. The actor's hair, which is a medium brown hue, appears to be medium
thick and has a bit of bend to give it some nice texture with a
little bit of wave which is most obvious along the front of the
hairline above the forehead. His finished style is finished
Steal This Look - Step By Step
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To achieve Dr. Wilson's classic male hairstyle I consulted with a
famous celebrity hairdresser who gave me his opinion of how Robert
Leonard's style might be create.
The celebrity hairdresser pointed out the importance of starting out with the right haircut. Either
print out
photos of Robert or similar cuts that achieve the same look.
Work with your favorite hairdresser or barber to craft a haircut
that works with your face shape, hair type, texture and current
condition.
This style might not work as well for some hair textures as others.
Be willing to modify the look to work for your own hair and
features.
1. Shampoo hair with a
product
designed for your hair type, texture and current condition.
2. Use a
rinse-out
conditioner if your hair is dry or damaged. Hair that is
fine, thinning or straight should consider a leave-in conditioner as
optional.
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3. Finish with a cool/cold clear rinse.
4. Towel blot hair and detangle. Apply
Dream Cream or a similar product to the palms of your hands.
Distribute through your hair with your fingers making sure that all
the strands are covered and tousle strands as you apply the Dream
Cream.
5. Air-dry for a natural tousled look.
If you prefer more volume, apply a
volume enhancing product to the roots and blow dry the roots,
tousling the hair with your fingers as you dry. Finish with an
optional
spritz of hairspray.
More Finished Look
For an more finished look apply
a gel or mousse and blow dry hair completely. For more
lift at the forehead apply a
volume enhancing product right at the roots. Finish with
hairspray.
Summary
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