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Carl shares several notable traits with Ross: permed hair, a soft-spoken delivery and a penchant for painting bucolic landscapes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Though Ross reportedly hated the permed hair, he was a businessman first, which is why he kept it.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2021

Asawa’s mother got her hair permed for the first time and socialized with the other women at the camp, activities her hardscrabble farm life never allowed.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020

The new hairdo comes after speculation swirled in late December that the singer permed his hair.

From Fox News • Jan. 8, 2019

He wore bell-bottom jeans and a red T-shirt with black piping, and his hair was permed and gelled like a New Jersey girl’s on homecoming night.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan