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No, not play a burlesque dancer, thoughhe did get to do that, too.
For the first time sincethat infamous scene in the pilot, Harington got to shave his beard.
Sketch comedy demands versatile performers who can play everything fromnephewstonerds, and that means clean cheeks, baby.
Do they shave it off for a fresh start, or keep the beards that helped make them stars?
For some cast members, growing theirThronesbeard was a landmark moment in their personal-style journeys.
John Bradley, too, has decided to make his characters beard his own.
I kind of like it, he told Vulture at the shows junket last week.
When I take it off I can barely recognize myself!
Over the years, hes realized that Samwell Tarlys medium-length, well-defined beard is basically his ideal look.
Oh God, no, he said when asked if he was keeping the beard.
Im doing a job at the moment, so I have to look like this.
Otherwise Id be looking forward to the part where I can finally take it away.
Peter Dinklages beard is newer, but its been toned down in real life, too.
(It takes about eight weeks to get it going,he told Vultureback in 2015.
I have topushit out.)
Now that filmings complete, the Dublin native is back to a sensible salt-and-pepper beard.
Im not going to keep theGame of Thronesbeard!
he told Vulture on the red carpet ahead of the season-eight premiere.
Thats like a biker beard or something.
I think it would have been a little over-the-top!
It will probably stick around.
Im lazy, he said.
I dont want to shave.
I trim it; thats it.
And Conleth Hill, who plays the eunuch Varys, has spent the past decade painstakingly razoring his scalp.
Never, he told Vulture.
Shaved head every year.
The next day at the red carpet, we asked him to explain further.
This is so much Tormund, he said of the beard.
As an actor, its always nice to change it up.
I like the beard, she told Vulture.
Hes always had the beard.
Ive seen him sometimes without the beard and Im always like,Whoa, thats strange.
Maybe tonight, she takes my beard and cuts it off!
But still, a clean-shaven Kristofer Hivju is coming.
Dont say we didnt warn you.
