Larry Gomez of California holds the record as being the hairiest person ever. His body is covered with thick dark hair – including his face! – with congenital generalized hypertrichosis, which affects only 100 people worldwide. Children would often bully him, but he learned to embrace and celebrate his unique appearance over time.
Yu Zhenhuan
Yu Zhenhuan was born different, yet he dares to face life and be an extraordinary star. Yu Zhenhuan was only seven when a Hong Kong film company discovered him and created “The Adventures of Little Hairy Children to Seize Treasure,” an instantaneous hit and provided him with multiple opportunities for TV appearances and interviews, increasing both his fame and appearance fee exponentially – thus improving his life dramatically. Unsatisfied with his current situation, he set out to become a star on a larger stage.
Working hard and practicing his piano playing and singing skills were vital. Additionally, he established the King Kong motivational speech group to share positive values among college students. Though he did his best, his audience still booed him despite his efforts. This left him confused and almost overcome with tears, but instead of giving up, he kept performing.
Later he opened an account on Douyin to upload small self-made videos, which gained significant traction – this helped him recover from depression and find purpose again. Since then, he has come to accept and learn how to cope with constant booing.
Larry Gomez
Larry Gomez of San Bernardino, California, is one of the hairiest men on Earth,, with 98% of his body covered with dense dark hair – including his face! He suffers from congenital generalized hypertrichosis (commonly referred to as werewolf syndrome), which affects less than 100 people worldwide, including three other members of his own family. Despite years of bullying as a child, Mr. Gomez learned to appreciate himself and hopes to inspire others to embrace their differences.
He works as a circus performer, appearing alongside Reese Witherspoon in Water for Elephants, and has also been featured on YouTube channels like Wizard of Odd TV. Recently, he was visited by filmmaker Travis Hoelfe from “Visit My Neighbor.”
The Wolf Man of California has been covered with thick black hair since birth due to his genetic disorder. Like three of his family members, he shares this condition. Taking after Lawrence from the 1941 film The Wolf Man as inspiration, this man also performs as a trapeze artist and trampoline performer at Venice Beach Freakshow events.
Jesus Aceves
Jesus “Chuy” Aceves lives in Mexico with his family, where they must contend with people’s constant stares due to hypertrichosis. This extreme condition causes excessive facial and body hair growth. The Wolf Man is part of a family spanning five generations; all have a rare genetic mutation. As is common among sideshow performers, members of the Aceves clan make their living as trapeze artists and motorcycle stunt riders, in addition to performing comedy acts and juggling. Though not all are adept in these fields, some make an adequate living.
One of the more striking elements of Eva Aridjis’ documentary Chuy, The Wolf Man, is that her family all share the same facial hair gene. According to Eva Aridjis, this gene resides on the X chromosome, and therefore, men can pass it down only to their daughters but not sons; women carrying this gene can pass it down to half of their offspring regardless of gender. Although the World’s hairiest family may appear monstrous at first glance, they do possess a sense of humor. In the BBC documentary “Wolf Man’, Chuy opens up about his struggles and discloses that at one point in his life, he almost overindulged in alcohol to such an extent that it led him almost to drink himself to death.
