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The WTFs: We Totally Overlooked Eric Anderson's Rapid Facial Hair Reinventions in 2014

In which we celebrate the many faces of Eric Anderson and kick ourselves for forgetting him in our facial-hair roundup.

Bethany Rickwald

New York City

December 28, 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, TheaterMania looks back on some of the most jaw-dropping stories of the year with the 2014 WTFs.

Eric Anderson in Soul Doctor on Broadway. — Eric Anderson in *Soul Doctor* on Broadway.
(© Carol Rosegg)

TheaterMania has a soft spot for guys with fancy facial hair, which is why we ranked the bold beards of Broadway in a roundup earlier this year. Even though we're glad Chris O'Dowd and Steven Pasquale made the list, we regret overlooking the ever-changing look of Broadway regular Eric Anderson (The Last Ship). The Soul Doctor himself went on from the long curls of that show to a Clark Gable-style 'stache as the announcer in Rocky earlier this year.

Eric Anderson at the opening of Rocky on Broadway. — Eric Anderson at the opening of *Rocky* on Broadway.
(© David Gordon)

After the Rocky run ended, Anderson probably thought his face would get a welcome break. But not so. The actor was immediately cast in Sting's The Last Ship as Freddy Newlands — a role that requires an upper lip so well-endowed it would make even the swarthiest seaman jealous.