William Shatner Runs Off Toupee Cliff

According to the hilarious blog Shatner’s Toupee, we are well into the sixth decade of artificially enhanced William Shatner coiffure. The actor reportedly began wearing an on-screen toupee in 1957 and there are rumors of a more sophisticated 2000 real-life surgical procedure.

The Shatner toupee beat is a tough one to keep fresh, but the author(s) dredge up a hilarious cartoon comparison today for their post “A Wile E. Coyote Moment….” In reviewing a May 2010 appearance by Shatner on Lopez Tonight, focus is placed on the moment when the actor’s complimentary remarks about the talk show host’s hair stop dead in their ACME tracks.

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