Hollywood's most distinctive noses -

In our plastic surgery-obsessed culture, the celebrities rocking a strong, unconventionally attractive nose are few and far between. We're talking bumps, ridges, hooks, curves, and everything else Hollywood is all-too-eager to pretend doesn't exist. 

Characteristic noses provide these immensely talented stars a distinctiveness that is attractive, and it separates them from a more conventional, symmetric, button-nosed crowd. Click through to celebrate the underdog noses that made it big. 

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Sylvester Stallone - While Stallone's entire look is unique, due to complications during his birth which paralyzed parts of his face, he has a pronounced nose that sets him apart.

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Adrien Brody - The actor has an impressively large nose, which he's reportedly broken three times in his career.

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Sarah Jessica Parker - SJP told Allure in 2008 that over her career as Carrie Bradshaw people had not-so-politely suggested everything from plucking her eyebrows to "fixing" her nose. 

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Julia Roberts - Besides her iconic smile, Roberts is also well known for her long nose.

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Tom Cruise - While many sources say Cruise has had a nose job, his nose remains one of his enduring physical traits.

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Tommy Lee Jones - This is the kind of nose that demands attention. 

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Barbra Streisand - The mega-talented star made other stars comfortable about their noses. "I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed," she famously said, "That is very gratifying to me."

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Meryl Streep - In 1979, Michael Cimino wrote in Time magazine that the "slight bump down the plane of her long, patrician nose redeems her profile from perfection," but if she let him get to her she wouldn't be the Meryl we know and love. 

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Lea Michele - Michele opened up to GQ about having considered a nose job, but she said, "my mom always told me, growing up, ‘Barbra Streisand didn’t get a nose job. You’re not getting a nose job.’ And I didn’t."

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Ryan Seacrest - Once you notice that Seacreast's nose has a slight turn to the right, you can never un-see it. 

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Robert De Niro - The legendary actor has always had a distinctive nose, but these days he's looking more and more like the old man in Pixar's 'Up.'

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Lady Gaga - The singer was once told to get a nose job but she refused to go under the knife.  "I didn't because I wanted to be who I was," Gaga told Sky News. "I said 'No.' I love my Italian nose."

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Anjelica Huston - The actress and former model had been told she should get a nose job, but she resisted and made a career for herself with the distinctive look she was born with.

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Liam Neeson - The actor's thick bridge of his nose gives his characters an extra toughness. 

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Willem Dafoe - The internet's favorite cult actor can somehow disappear into every role despite having such a distinguished nose.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The actress admits her longtime husband doesn't want her to get plastic surgery, though she'd sometimes considered it.

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Gisele Bündchen - Gisele Bündchen is considered one of the most gorgeous women in the world, once topping the list of the highest-paid models in the world. Before all that, she was told she should get a nose job!

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Jeff Goldblum - The actor's nose alone has more charisma than most people we know. 

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Owen Wilson - The actor reportedly broke his nose on two separate occasions, which is what gave him this signature, inimitable look.

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Uma Thurman - Though she started out as a model before getting into acting, Thurman confesses "Most actors are neurotic, in one way or another, about their appearance."

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Vincent Cassel - The French actor has a characteristic arched nose paired with ears that stick out a little, making him instantly recognizable.

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Maya Rudolph - The actress's nose perhaps stands out because she loves cracking funny faces.

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Ryan Gosling - Since he does so much acting with his face, the minimalist actor puts his unconventional nose to good use.

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Anna Kendrick - The actress's slim nose hooks downward, separating her from many other Hollywood stars.

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Robert Pattinson - While Pattinson is reportedly at the top of men’s wish lists for a new jaw, his nose remains a unique element that adds something fresh to his heartthrob roles.

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Nicki Minaj - Minaj has fun with makeup, which has led many publications to assume she's had a nose job. "They’ll see contouring and think you had surgery on your nose. No. No. No. Look at RuPaul’s Drag Race and you’ll see … you can make your nose look … what ever shape you want it."

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Tom Hanks - The actor has always had a pronounced nose that fit right in with his pronounced charm.

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Keira Knightley - The actress's small nose, fit with tiny nostrils, is especially pronounced on her strong jaw line.

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Ed Westwick - The sharp angles of this British actor's nose play well in his roles as wealthy men.

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Howard Stern - The combination of his nose, hair, and voice make this media personality instantly identifiable. 

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Mayim Bialik - The actress and neuroscientist penned a review of the documentary 'Take My Nose, Please' in which she admitted her struggles with her nose from a young age, but also criticized society's narrow perception of beauty.

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Nicolas Cage -

The actor, who has made some questionable decisions in his life, at least never chose to change his memorable schnoz. 

Check out Nic Cage's bad decisions here. 

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