Its not one that he imposes on himself.
Its imposed by his father and the perfectionist standard that Lyle has to live up to.
Its a mask that hides a deeply, deeply wounded inner child who surfaces in episodes four.
Nicholas Chavez as Lyle MenéndezNetflix © 2024
And when you wear a piece, there is certain behavior that goes along with that.
So Jose takes him to a specialist to get fitted with a hairpiece.
You look great in that, Jose says to Lyle in the episode.
You want to succeed in business?
You wanna go into politics?
Then youve got to have a good head of hair.
What if I dont want to wear a wig?
We can discuss this at home, replies Jose sternly.
Youre wearing a wig.
Thats the way its going to be.
I can only imagine it must have been such an anxiety-inducing experience.
While shooting the limited series, Chavez admits that he never actually wore a wig.
The only time where its not my real hair is if theres a gag.
And yes, the moment when Kitty snatches off the toupee is based on real-life events.
Thats when his brother, Erik, learned the grim truth.
He didnt know I had a hairpiece.
I was completely embarrassed in front of my brother, according to the testimony.
InMonsters,Kitty rips off Lyles toupee during a family fight at the dinner table.
