Felicity and Heroes actor Greg Grunberg reveals shock reason hes suddenly bald

He’s about to make the best mistake of his life.Greg Grunberg — known for his roles on hit shows like “Felicity” and “Heroes” — has addressed the concerns over his balding appearance, revealing the shocking reason behind his new look.“First of all, I want to thank everybody who’s like asking if I’m okay, you know, ‘What’s going on? I saw pictures of you, you have no hair, what’s happening?’ Well this is what’s happening,” the 58-year-old actor said in a video posted to his “Talk About It” YouTube channel on Wednesday.Removing a black baseball cap from his head, Grunberg exposed his bald head and explained that he was diagnosed with alopecia.“I, all of a sudden, got alopecia and I knew nothing about it.I’m still learning about it,” he said.Alopecia is a disease that causes hair loss.

While there is no cure, medications and treatments can help regrow the hair.Jada Pinkett Smith, 53, famously announced she suffered from alopecia in 2022 after her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.Grunberg, who played Sean Blumberg opposite Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, and Scott Foley in “Felicity” from 1998 to 2002, revealed he discovered his diagnosis following a knee replacement surgery in October.He believes the operation may have triggered his alopecia.“I think it shocked the alopecia into, you know, actually presenting itself,” the actor explained.

“I think I probably had it dormant in my body for a long time.”During his confession, Grunberg also shared that he has Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the thyroid gland.Thinning hair is a common side effect, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

He thinks that, combined with his pain medication after surgery, could have accelerated his hair loss.But Grunberg isn’t letting his baldness get him down.“What I’ve learned in this immediate, you know, just doing the go...