is unrecognizable as Funny Sonny in — and he kept the look when filming wrapped. “Norman still has those teeth,” the movie’s makeup department head, , told exclusively. “He kept them after the film, and he said that he reads his daughter’s bedtime stories wearing those teeth.
” (Reedus and partner are parents to daughter Nova, 5) Reedus’ character was based on an actual biker of the same name. While , directed by and starting , is a fictional story about a Chicago biker gang, the movie was inspired by the 1967 photo book of the same name by — which included images of the real-life Funny Sonny. Yes, he did have those teeth.
While chatting with , Chavis broke down exactly how Reedus’ onscreen look was created. “We knew that Funny Sonny’s teeth were busted. They just weren’t taken care of.
That was something that both Norman and production had really encouraged,” Chavis recalled, explaining that Reedus was filming another project in Paris while “we were prepping” for . “I had to work with Paris local time and getting him to am orthodontist to get him measured,” she said. “With the time difference and his work schedule, and my work schedule, that was tricky, but we got it.
” A similar thing happened when it came to perfecting Funny Sonny’s beard. Naturally, that company was in London. “It was definitely a little stressful but a lot of fun,” Chavis said.
When it came to more glamorous makeup looks for , Chavis gushed over , who plays Kat.
