Hairstyle for a man with extremely thick, curly hair?

My boyfriend has been struggling for years about what to do with his hair. It's extremely thick and curly, but so thick that the curls never show up, he just looks...fuzzy. His usual solution is to just buzz it all to 1/2 an inch, but then he looks about 14 (if he shaves off his beard too, instead of the 21 that he is.





Any one have any style suggestions? Mind you, it has to be fairly conservative because of his chosen field of study (Ministry), but I hate to see how upset he gets about not being able to do anything with it.Hairstyle for a man with extremely thick, curly hair?
My boyfriend has hair like that,


he got it thinned out and smoothed out.


Your boyfriend could use a straightner?


very lightly, it just makes it smoother and more manageable.





I wouldn't cut his hair too short,


Id keep it about eye level