That looks like a sadly mistreated deformed cat.
Some cast as they get older develop really ad cases of "bed head". Some older kitties lose interest in keeping up their grooming habits. I have met several older cats that look like this. Most actually look worse.
My first thought was that it is a really old cat, who doesn't really keep up with grooming itself.
@snytiger6 the only one vaguely looking like this was a much beloved cat brought out from the UK that had kidney failure, smelled & was dying - it lived some 5 months after the time that I cared for it. It spent most of its time high on marijuana extract. . . Very affectionate. IMO very sad but it has had good owners - a pair of middle aged tattoed heavy metal freaks.
That happens quite often, and I'm frequently not sure I've gotten the right answer.