Benito Skinner Debuts Blonde Hair Transformation

Yet, the Comeback star—who rose to fame on social media for his celebrity impression videos—didn’t forget about his TikTok followers either. After all, Skinner showed off his hair transformation in a fun video alongside his Overcompensating costar Owen Thiele, with the pair lip-syncing to Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter‘s  2026 track “Bring Your Love.”

And it’s safe to say fans are loving Skinner’s new look, with the actor even being compared to a young Freddie Prinze Jr. 

“tat’s my freddie prinzie jr [@bennydrama7],” a fan commented on Skinner’s Instagram post, while another said, “so blonde and out of touch like it’s 2007,” to which Skinner replied, “EXACTLY!”

Skinner drastically changed up his hair just two weeks after wrapping up the sophomore season of Overcompensating, which is loosely based on his college experience. 

While the first season premiered on Prime Video last May, it was previously in development limbo for years. But Skinner didn’t give up.

“I was so passionate about it, I knew the world and everything I wanted for it,” he explained at Teen Vogue Fest on July 25, per the outlet. “For anyone going in TV or film, you have to fight so much for these projects to be made.”

As for how he broke the glass ceiling?

“It was making sure that I had everything outlined,” he added, “make it as undeniable as possible and something I could fight for in a thousand meetings. When I think about casting or music or directors, I make sure that I can stand behind it 1000 percent. I’m really fortunate that there’s not one decision in Overcompensating that I don’t stand behind.”

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