HAIR HOW-TO

To give Malambri’s hair a bit of weight and texture, Townsend warmed a dab of American Crew Fiber Pliable Molding Cream between his palms before smoothing it into the strands. “It’s an incredible product because it gives you that hold without looking crunchy,” says Townsend.

American Crew Fiber Pliable Molding Cream

MARKTman: Rick Malambri

Rick Malambri, star of the upcoming Step-Up 3-D, isn’t your average good-looking LA actor. He doesn’t tan, he hates shaving, and he’s not into LA girls. “I’m not huge on the whole out-on-the-town look,” he explains. “I think you have to have some class to catch someone’s eye.” (Not that he’s looking—Malambri is happily married to the raven-haired beauty that appears in these photographs!) And don’t expect to spot Malambri on Rodeo Drive in a glittering Ed Hardy tee or a trucker hat anytime soon. “I go for a very casual look: Jeans, an American Apparel shirt and a military-looking baseball hat,” he says. He takes a similarly unconventional approach to his career. Rather than using his chiseled jawline and artfully disheveled hair to star in a string of frat-boy movies, he’s chosen interesting, eclectic projects. This year, he’ll play a retired rodeo cowboy in the Hallmark Channel’s After the Fall, a rich kid in Holiday Heist and a dancing film director in Step Up 3-D. “I have to work hard not to get pigeon-holed, but that’s always been really important to me,” he says.