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May 6, 2021 · Entertainment. 18 actors who gained weight for movie and TV roles. Kirsten Acuna. Updated. May 6, 2021, 10:16 AM PDT. Mark Ruffalo stars on HBO's "I Know This Much Is True." Atsushi...
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May 6, 2021 · Atsushi Nishijima/HBO Actors have undergone extreme workouts and diets to play villains, boxers, and CIA operatives. Mark Wahlberg recently revealed he put on 20 pounds in three weeks for an...
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Christian Bale Gained 40 Pounds for Vice. When Christian Bale was cast as ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice, he looked nothing like him. But then he started to gain weight, and suddenly the ...
Jun 10, 2020 · Ettinger shot his dual roles while Ruffalo — who filmed his part as the 40-ish Dominick first — took time off to gain weight for his portrayal of the older, heavily medicated Thomas, who’s ...
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- George Clooney in Syriana. 2005 was a banner year for George Clooney. Not only did he earn Oscar nominations for writing and directing "Good Night, and Good Luck," but he also won the best supporting actor prize for his performance in Stephen Gaghan's "Syriana."
- Christian Bale in American Hustle and Vice. Perhaps no other performer has drastically transformed his body as many times as Christian Bale. Whether bulking up with muscle for the "Dark Knight" trilogy or slimming down to near-skeletal proportions for "The Machinist," there are seemingly no lengths Bale won't go to in order to physically embody a character.
- Bradley Cooper in American Sniper. Gaining weight for roles isn't always about expanding your waistline. Some roles require an actor to put on a hefty amount of muscle, as was the case when Bradley Cooper portrayed real-life Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper."
- Matt Damon in The Informant! Although Steven Soderbergh's approach to the based-on-true-events story of "The Informant!" was comical, Matt Damon's physical transformation into the lead character was no laughing matter.
Jun 15, 2020 · Due to Thomas’ years of dependency on medication for his schizophrenia, Ruffalo said he gained weight to accurately portray the effect medications and “mood stabilizers” can have on someone’s...
May 5, 2021 · From Jared Leto to Anne Hathaway, here are 15 actors who gained or lost weight for roles and the frightening tolls it took on their health.
