Giving advice about how someone looks can be sensitive, even in Hollywood. But sometimes, the advice is surprisingly direct – and especially valuable when it comes from someone like Emily Blunt. David Krumholtz recently shared a story about advice he received from his Oppenheimer colleague, advice that his new Supergirl project ended up not following.
Krumholtz took to Instagram to post a throwback photo from the Critics’ Choice Awards, along with a caption highlighting two memorable moments from the night: being part of the celebration when Oppenheimer won Best Picture, and receiving what he now describes as genuinely solid career advice from Blunt about embracing his thinning hair. You can see the post for yourself below.
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Krumholtz shared that actress Zooey Deschanel advised him to stop using hair fibers to cover up thinning hair and embrace his natural look. He described it as simple, confident advice coming from someone very familiar with intense public attention in Hollywood. As he explained, her advice was good and meant well, but he quickly forgot about it when he saw how busy his upcoming film schedule would be in 2026.
Even though he adopted a more natural appearance, it hasn’t really boosted his career as much as people might expect. Surprisingly, when he appeared on Supergirl, the show’s producers still made him wear a hairpiece.
David Krumholtz will play Zor-El in the upcoming Supergirl movie. Zor-El is Kara Zor-El’s father and Superman’s uncle, a significant character in DC Comics history. The film is expected to be inspired by a popular comic book storyline, likely featuring flashbacks to the destruction of Krypton and Supergirl’s beginnings. Krumholtz, a longtime comic book enthusiast, has called the role a dream come true.
That probably explains the hairpiece. Zor-El, as a Kryptonian scientist and an older figure from Krypton, is generally shown as dignified and heroic – a classic look that modern superhero films rarely ignore. Even if the actor had been willing to follow the director’s suggestion and go bald, the show would naturally want to maintain a consistent visual appearance with the long-established Superman and Supergirl stories. Basically, while realism is good, when portraying a hopeful symbol from a lost alien civilization, the wig was likely a must-have.
I can relate to what Blunt said about embracing natural changes, and it feels like a broader trend of people, including actors, being more real about how they look. However, for a superhero movie, it’s likely wearing a hairpiece is just part of the job.
You can see David Krumholtz – and his hairpiece! – when Supergirl hits cinemas on June 26th, kicking off the first story arc in the new DC Universe.
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2026-01-23 05:10