Charlie Villanueva is a professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks. Charlie has alopecia universalis, a variation of alopecia areata. This results in hair loss on the scalp and/or elsewhere on the body. Over 6.6 million Americans have alopecia areata, totalis or universalis, including Villanueva. Although the condition isn't life-threatening, most cases like Villanueva's worsen over time, resulting in hair loss over the entire body. Charlie has spoken about how alopecia impacted his childhood and his life now. As a child, Charlie got bullied a lot in school, many kids didn't know what he was going through, Villanueva led his frustration into basketball, basically devoted all of his time into becoming a professional basketball player.