Hanks visibly wore a baseball cap during most of that appearance. At one point, he explained that he was currently in Australia filming Baz Luhrmann’s next biopic about Elvis Presley, in which he plays Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
“Let me show you the horrible haircut I need to do to portray Colonel Tom Parker,” said Hanks, while doing everything to hide his unfortunate haircut. “Look at this horrible … Do you see that? Look at that thing?”
Then, for about a second, Hanks bent down and saw his hairless scalp. If you blinked, you may have missed it.
But judging by the screams heard from the audience, everyone saw it.
“I just scared the kids. I want to apologize,” said Hanks.
Although Hanks’ bald look was a surprise to many of his fans, it is not the first time that the actor has exhibited this style.
“Don’t worry now, don’t be afraid,” he told the audience. “This shaved head was just for a movie and my hair is growing very slowly. It saves time in the shower, so I don’t know, maybe we should all do this, huh?”