Chaplin (left) sporting his trademark moustache

A toothbrush moustache is a bushy moustache, shaved at the edges, except for three to five centimetres above the centre of the lip. The sides of the moustache are vertical rather than tapered. A scene from Charlie Chaplins 1921 movie The Kid. Copyright has expired and the photo is in the public domain. ... A scene from Charlie Chaplins 1921 movie The Kid. Copyright has expired and the photo is in the public domain. ... “Charles Chaplin” redirects here. ... Edgar Allan Poe grew a moustache later in his life. ...

This moustache is most famous for having been worn by German dictator Adolf Hitler, although it was worn earlier by movie star Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin took advantage of this unlikely similarity between the two men for his role parodying Hitler in The Great Dictator. The style is now unpopular in the West due to its strong association with Hitler. Hitler redirects here. ... “Charles Chaplin” redirects here. ... The Great Dictator is a film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. ...

In China a trimmer version of this moustache is viewed as a stereotype of Japanese people, especially of Japanese soldiers from the Second World War.^{[citation needed]} An extreme variant of the toothbrush moustache narrows it to the philtrum only. Robert Mugabe is noted for this style. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The philtrum (Greek philtron, from philein, to love; to kiss) is the vertical groove in the upper lip, formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development. ... Mugabe redirects here. ...

Notable people known to sport a toothbrush moustache include:

• Brandon Diebert
• Timothy Prado
• Luke Kachyckyj
• Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
• Merle Allin
• Hovhannes Bagramyan
• Charlie Chaplin
• Sepp Dietrich
• Tav Falco
• Ludwig von Mises
• Gottfried Feder
• Max Fleischer
• Adolf Galland
• Oliver Hardy
• Martin Heidegger
• Heinrich Himmler
• Adolf Hitler
• James Joyce
• Friedrich Kellner^[1]
• Fumimaro Konoe
• Ron Mael
• Zoltán Meskó
• Robert Mugabe
• Julius Kambarage Nyerere
• Hermann Obrecht
• Marcel Pilet-Golaz
• Karl Plagge
• Sayyid Qutb
• Fritz Sauckel
• Julius Schreck

Well-known fictional characters who sport a toothbrush moustache include: Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (Александр Васильевич Александров) (1883-1946) was a Russian composer who created the musical score to the national anthem of both... Merle Allin Merle Allin is an American bassplayer and older brother to the late punk rock singer/songwriter/performance artist GG Allin. ... Hovhannes Khachatury Bagramyan (Armenian: ; Russian: ; December 2 [O.S. November 20] 1897 – September 21, 1982) was a Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. ... “Charles Chaplin” redirects here. ... SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich Josef Sepp Dietrich also known as Ujac (May 28, 1892–April 21/22, 1966) was a German Waffen-SS general, an SS-Oberstgruppenführer, and one of the closest men to Hitler. ... Tav Falco in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004 (self portrait) Tav Falco is an American-born musical performer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, and photographer. ... Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) (IPA: ) was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement. ... Gottfried Feder Gottfried Feder (January 27, 1883 – September 24, 1941) was an economist, anti-semite and one of the early key members of the German Nazi party. ... Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883–September 11, 1972) was an important pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon. ... Adolf Dolfo Joseph Ferdinand Galland[1] (19 March 1912-9 February 1996) was a World War II German fighter pilot and commander of Germanys fighter force (General der Jagdflieger) from 1941 to 1945. ... Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American actor, most remembered for his role in one of the worlds most famous double acts, Laurel and Hardy, with his friend Stan Laurel. ... Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976) (pronounced ) was a highly influential German philosopher. ... Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( ; 7 October 1900–23 May 1945) was commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and the Nazi hierarchy. ... Hitler redirects here. ... This article is about the writer and poet. ... Friedrich Kellner in Kaisers army 1914 During the First World War Friedrich Kellner was a soldier in a Hessian infantry regiment fighting in the trenches in France, getting wounded for Kaiser and Fatherland. ... Fumimaro Konoe Prince Fumimaro Konoe (è¿‘è¡ž{è¡› in Shinjitai} 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro) (sometimes Konoye, October 12, 1891–December 16, 1945) was a Japanese politician and the 34th (June 4, 1937–January 5, 1939), 38th (July 22, 1940–July 18, 1941) and 39th (July 18, 1941–October 18, 1941) Prime Minister of Japan. ... Ron Mael (born J Ronald Day on August 12, 1947 in Culver City, California) is the elder of the brothers in the popular band Sparks. ... Zoltán Meskó (12 March 1883-10 June 1959) was a leading Hungarian Nazi during the 1930s. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... Julius Kambarage Nyerere (April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) was President of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from the countrys founding until his retirement. ... Hermann Obrecht (March 26, 1882 - August 21, 1940) was a Swiss politician. ... Marcel Pilet-Golaz (December 31, 1889 - April 11, 1958) was a Swiss politician. ... Karl Plagge Major Karl Plagge (born July 10, 1897 in Darmstadt, died July 1957 in Darmstadt) was a German officer and Nazi Party member, who during World War II hired approximately 1,200 Jews — 500 men, and the rest women and children — to forced labor, thus preventing many of them... Sayyid Qutb Sayyid Qutb (IPA pronunciation: ) (Arabic: ‎; 9 October 1906[1] – 29 August 1966) was an Egyptian intellectual author, and Islamist associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. ... Fritz Sauckel (Ernst Friedrich Christoph Sauckel) (October 27, 1894 – October 16, 1946) was a Nazi war criminal, who organized the systematic enslavement of millions of men and boys from lands occupied by Nazi Germany. ... Julius Schreck in 1933 Julius Schreck (July 13, 1898 – May 16, 1936) was an early Nazi Party member and also the first commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS). ...

• Fred the Baker
• Bartemius Crouch Sr
• J. Jonah Jameson
• The Gumbys ^[2]

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References

1. ^ Image:Friedrich Kellner 1934-b.jpg
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