Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien has been a cynosure of attention online ever since he made a key change to his look.
O’Brien appeared publicly with a slicked-down hairstyle and earned some critical comments.
Conan O’Brien didn’t think ‘anyone cared’ about his hair
According to Page Six, Conan O’Brien changed his signature hairstyle over the summer. Unlike his messy red hair, the television personality had settled for a slick, back-brushed look.
When appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s show, the host told O’Brien, “Something happened over the summer that I wanted to ask you about. You did an episode of your podcast. And it was great.”
The host continued, “People went up in arms about your new hairstyle. I mean, this is major news. This is everything.”
Amid public speculation, O’Brien revealed that the drastic change in his hairdo could be attributed to an oil.
“I go to this event for the Obama library, and I’m in the audience, and being this color … you can see my whole skeleton right now. I put on sunblock. This is me with makeup, but without makeup, you can see my whole circulatory system,” he explained.
He continued, “I got a sunburn on my scalp and then I went to a dermatologist because it really hurt”.
“And she said, ‘Here’s an oil you can put on.’ I put it on and I’m like, ‘Oh, this is great.’ I come in, I’m late. I’m going to talk to Molly Shannon,” O’Brien shared, referring to his podcast taping.
“I just jump into the room, I slick the oil. I put the oil in my hair. It immediately feels better. I jump into the chair. I start talking to Molly Shannon. My staff is watching, going, ‘What’s going on with him? He looks like a pornographer.’”
“I never knew anyone cared,” he told Fallon Tuesday.
Fans also took their curiosity online.
“Pretty sure this guy drives a New York cab,” one person commented on Instagram.
“AI got Conan’s hair wrong,” added another.
A third quipped, “Conan is dead. This is his doppelgänger.”
Known for his smart comedic style, O’Brien’s signature tousled hair seems to have its own fanbase.
