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It’s John Travolta’s 62nd Birthday — See His Ever-Changing Hair Through the Years!

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Updated: Feb 22, 2017 4:38 pm·

By Samantha Faragalli

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Happy 62nd Birthday, John Travolta!

To celebrate the iconic actor's special day, click through the gallery above to see his hair evolution from 1975 to 2016. Spoiler alert: His look changes A LOT!

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September 1975

John's 'do was long and adorable during his Welcome Back Kotter years.

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December 1977

Two years later, the Saturday Night Fever star's hair was a bit shorter, but still totally swoon-worthy!

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January 1978

John (aka Danny Zuko) was undoubtedly the hottest Greaser at Rydell High School with this slicked back Grease hairstyle.

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January 1979

Luscious locks AND a beard? Perfection.

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March 1981

The movie star went short and sweet in 1981.

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January 1985

John went back to his long hair roots (literally) for the 1985 film Perfect with Jamie Lee Curtis.

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January 1991

The same year he married actress Kelly Preston, John debuted a shorter, spiked hairstyle!

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December 1995

By the mid-90s, the Pulp Fiction star's hairdo was again long and lush.

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May 2000

John chose an utterly simplistic look for the millennium.

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November 2005

The aviator's 'do was perfectly polished the year he filmed Be Cool.

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November 2008

Hair today, gone tomorrow! John went totally bald in 2008 for a movie role.

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November 2009

Just a year later, John went back to a short and slightly messy hairstyle. Exhausted yet?

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September 2011

The balding star sported a drastically different look on the set of the movie Savages in 2011.

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June 2012

Buzzed, but with a short Alfalfa sprout in the back? Confusing.

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September 2013

Back to his old Saturday Night Fever look — finally!

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May 2014

The hair on his head? Great. The hair on his chin? Not so much.

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January 2015

By 2015, John's hairdo was back to his signature look. Love it!

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May 2015

Just months after his hair looked back to normal, the star debuted a more wiry 'do reminiscent of a 1980s mullet. Not your best look, John!

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January 2016

To portray lawyer Robert Shapiro on the new FX series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, the actor parted his strands down the middle — a great new look!

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December 1977

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March 1981

January 1985

January 1991

December 1995

May 2000

November 2005

November 2008

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September 2011

June 2012

September 2013

May 2014

January 2015

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