Worthwhile fees for worthwhile stars! This is not just treasured money, for the sake of which Hollywood actors take great health risks.
Actors play other people's lives, transforming their appearance beyond recognition
Some are desperately losing weight, others are trying to quickly gain weight for the most important role in life. But they all change their image in the hope of being noticed by film critics and at least one day picking up their Oscar.
Jared Leto
Film: “Chapter 27” (role: killer Mark David Chapman) Gained 30 kg
A real experimenter with his own weight can be called Jared Leto. For the role of the killer fan John Lennon, the actor had to add as much as 30 kilograms. His hero, Mark David Chapman, is a mentally ill man, a 25-year-old overweight security guard who has long been plotting the murder of a rock idol.
Jared Leto gained 30 kg for the role of a killer
Unfortunately, such experiments do not pass without leaving a trace. Jared Leto's health has deteriorated because of this. He was close to obesity, his metabolism was disrupted, and gout developed. Only a year later the actor was able to regain his previous weight.
Bradley Cooper
"American Sniper"
The sexiest man, according to People magazine, made radical changes in appearance for Clint Eastwood's new film. The story of "American Sniper" required Cooper to become as similar as possible to his prototype - the real sniper Chris Kyle, a member of the United States Navy. To look like a real Navy SEAL, Cooper gained enormous muscle mass - almost 20 kilograms. The actor, who has changed beyond recognition, will be seen in cinemas in March 2015 - two years after Chris Kyle himself was shot. Kyle was the most dangerous sniper of the US troops - he had about 225 kills, some of which were not officially confirmed.
Russell Crowe
Film: “Body of Lies” (role: CIA agent Roger Ferris)
Russell Crowe gained and lost weight more than once for various roles. Therefore, it was easy for the actor to become the massive CIA agent Roger Ferris. The Australian actor gained 29 kg for the film Body of Lies without drinking alcohol, which provokes appetite.
Russell Crowe looks good at any weight
In an interview, Russell Crowe said that he was even pleased to feel like he was in a new body.
Jake Gyllenhaal
"Stringer"
“Stringer” will not be released in Russia, and it’s a shame, because the film is outstanding, as is the character played by Gyllenhaal. For the role of a self-taught crime journalist named Lou, the actor lost 11 kilograms and returned to his signature role as a guy with oddities. Gyllenhaal's sickly thinness in Stringer visually echoes his character's sneakiness. Already in the first frames, when looking at the hero, it becomes creepy, and as the plot progresses, it becomes obvious that we are dealing with a psychopath worse than Patrick Bateman.
Robert DeNiro
Film: “Raging Bull” (role: boxer Jake LaMotta) Gained 27 kg
Not all actors are capable of a double weight change in one film, but the legendary Robert De Niro can do this too.
Robert De Niro in the movie "Raging Bull"
For the role of the forgotten boxer nicknamed “Mad Fang,” the actor gained 27 kg. The plot of the film involved footage in which the boxing star was in perfect shape. In order to be convincing on screen, De Niro lost significant weight, recreating an athletic physique. Such work on the role was appreciated by critics of the US Film Academy, awarding De Niro an Oscar.
Jessica Chastain
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In the film “The Help,” which was released in 2011, actress Jessica Chastain had to play a curvy housewife of the 1960s. The task was complicated by the fact that the star is a convinced vegan, which means she could not increase her volume with hamburgers, as Zellweger did. In addition, the actress needed to enlarge her buttocks and bust while maintaining a slender waist. I had to experiment.
“I bought boxes of soy ice cream, heated it in the microwave and drank it,” the actress who played the wife of a wealthy businessman, Celia Foote .
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Keep up the pace. At what speed should you lose weight? Estrogen, which is contained in soy, helped Chastain gain more than seven kilograms only in the right places.
Benicio Del Toro
Film: “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (role - Dr. Gonzo) Gained 18 kg
To become a real lawyer, Benicio Del Toro gained 18 kg in weight and this to participate in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, in which also starred Christina Ricci and Tobey Maguire. It seemed that the gained kilograms were deposited on the actor’s stomach, cheeks and face.
Benicio Del Toro
This was exactly his image - Oscar Zeta Acosta, lawyer. To play his co-star in the film, actor Johnny Depp had to shave his head. They both sacrificed their usual polish and all for the sake of promising roles.
Matthew McConaughey and 11 other actors who lost weight and gained weight phenomenally
Matthew McConaughey
Actually, McConaughey has a phenomenally beautiful body. Maybe that's why in his youth he often got the roles of handsome men in romantic comedies. With age, McConaughey developed a completely different charisma, and the roles became more serious than the other - we saw a great actor, and a heroic actor at that: for the role of an HIV-infected cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club, McConaughey lost 21 kilograms !
In preparation for filming, Matthew lost 3 kilograms a week; his daily diet consisted of two egg whites, a couple of pieces of boiled chicken and diet cola. Sometimes the actor allowed himself just a little pudding from the tapioca plant, which he ate with a dessert spoon. McConaughey said he didn't feel very well at his new weight and was very irritable. And when filming finally ended, the first thing I did was buy myself a cheeseburger. The American Academy appreciated the actor’s sacrifice: McConaughey received an Oscar for Best Actor.
After filming, the actor had to quickly regain his former muscles - in the series “True Detective” he had to play a strong guy.
But experiments with weight didn’t end there for McConaughey. Now he is filming the film “Gold”, where he plays the not very successful businessman, dreamer and gold miner Kenny. For the sake of this role, McConaughey gained weight and even allowed the make-up artists to paint a bald head on himself.
Jared Leto
McConaughey's partner in the film "Dallas Buyers Club" Jared Leto, for the sake of the piercing image of the HIV-infected transsexual Rayon, lost 15 kilograms , that is, up to 53 kilograms with a height of 175 centimeters!
According to him, for the sake of the role he simply... stopped eating. Well, or almost stopped. Leto admitted that he did this not only for the external effect: he wanted to feel weak, fragile and in danger. According to the actor, when he met people he knew during filming, they were simply scared of his new appearance. Many believed that Leto was ill. After filming ended, Leto quickly regained his previous weight. The sacrifice was not in vain: Jared received a Golden Globe for this role.
And 8 years ago, Jared had to gain a lot of weight for the role of John Lennon’s killer David Chapman in the film “Chapter 27.” The actor gorged himself on pizza, pasta and sweets. He gained weight quickly, and the actor’s health rapidly deteriorated - he complained of shortness of breath, difficulty walking, and a bad mood. Maybe that’s why the role didn’t work out and the film failed at the box office.
Jared was so stressed out by the excess weight that after filming he went on an extreme and not very healthy diet: he drank only a water-based drink with lemon juice, pepper and maple syrup. I returned to my previous weight within 9 days. And he later used this experience of losing weight when preparing for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club.”
Christian Bale
Another extreme actor, ready to both lose weight to the point of being half a skeleton and gain weight to the point of a beer belly.
In 2003, for the sake of his role in the film “The Machinist,” a drama about a man who has not slept for a year, the actor lost 30 kilograms. With a height of 186 centimeters, he weighed 55 kilograms. “My poor wife! - Bale recalled. “But now she knows what my ass will look like when I’m 90.”
Bale actually starved himself, eating an apple and a can of tuna a day, and being confident that his body would withstand the test. But problems began after filming, when the actor again began to eat without restrictions: his cholesterol level did not want to return to normal, and his health worsened. Bale promised that he would most likely not conduct such experiments again.
Almost immediately after The Machinist, Bale was cast in the role of Batman, and for the role of the superhero, he gained almost 50 kilograms in six months: the actor ate bread and pasta and worked out his muscles in the gym.
And in 2010, he again decided to dramatically lose weight for the role of cocaine addict Dickie in the film “The Fighter,” and in 2013, he gained 20 kilograms for the film “American Hustle.” Christian Bale admitted that this was the easiest of his weight swings: for the sake of his new form, he simply leaned heavily on fast food. And now the belly has appeared, and the body has “floated”!
Now the actor’s weight has almost returned to normal. We wish Christian Bale good health, and we hope that his experiments with weight did not harm him.
Matt Damon
At the age of 26, Damon lost almost 20 kilograms . Without following any diet, but simply practically starving yourself. As a result, the weight loss was too drastic, and the actor began to have health problems that had to be treated for 7 long months.
But the young actor was noticed by Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola, and his career took off. And 13 years later, in 2009, for the role of a conscientious informer in the film “The Informant,” Damon gained 15 kilograms, leaning on fast food: “I ate literally everything I saw,” Damon recalled. “It was the most fun I’ve had working.”
Now Damon has returned to his previous form . He says boxing helped him with this.
Robert DeNiro
Master Robert De Niro gained weight in 1979 for his role in Francis Ford Coppola's Raging Bull, which brought the actor an Oscar.
De Niro is seen in different weight classes in the film: he first gained 20 pounds of muscle mass to play competitive boxer Jake LaMotta. Then, he took a vacation for four months and gladly ate almost 30 kilograms in order to bring to life another stage of the life of his hero, who became the owner of the club, on the screen. It is very difficult to recognize Robert De Niro in the puffy man, the transformation was so shocking.
Eight years later, for the role of gangster Alfonso Capone in the film “The Untouchables,” the actor gained weight again: this time, to gain weight, he went to Italy, where he ate up on pizza, pasta and other hearty dishes.
Colin Farrell
In 2008, Farrell limited his diet to two cans of tuna per day. On such a strict diet, he lost about 20 kilograms for the sake of his role in the film “Sorting,” where the actor played a photographer returning from the war. Pharell admitted that the diet was unhealthy and depressing, and that after filming ended he "ate like a pig" to get back into shape.
And this year, the actor gained 20 kilograms for filming in the creepy dystopian film “The Lobster” by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. The film received the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and is now the leader in the number of nominations for the BIFA Independent Film Award. So Farrell's sacrifice was definitely not in vain.
To gain weight, he ate hamburgers and microwaved ice cream and drank it liquid to consume more calories at a time. Farrell had cake for breakfast.
But I came to the premiere of “The Lobster” already thinner ! His recipe for slimness: yoga, running and abstinence in food. And also, unexpectedly, a Russian bathhouse!
Renee Zellweger
Usually men are more likely to decide to experiment with weight, but Renee is a desperate girl. For the sake of her role as the klutz Bridget Jones, which made her famous, Zellweger gained 10 kilograms by eating donuts, chocolates, and pizza. After filming, the actress returned to normal weight quite easily.
Then there was the musical “Chicago”, where Zellweger is already very thin. And then - Bridget’s story continues, which means she needs to gain weight again.
This time, Zellweger decided to approach the matter wisely and hired a nutritionist. On the advice of her doctor, Zellweger consumed almost 5,000 kilocalories a day and practically eliminated physical activity, as a result, she gained about 15 kilograms .
After filming, the weight came off heavier than last time, but Renee managed it again : she was actively involved in sports, sat on a low-carb diet, and had a facelift. And, according to her, she is unlikely to ever decide to gain such weight for a role again.
Charlize Theron
Charlize is a skinny girl. For the role of a girl with cancer in “Sweet November,” she lost 7 kilograms . The actress did not eat anything after 5 pm, gave up alcohol, baked goods and sweets. And she was very unhappy with her condition: Theron was constantly freezing.
But this transformation was not as noticeable as the transformation of the actress in the biopic “Monster”. In it, Charlize played the real-life killer Aileen Wuornos. To play the maniac, Theron gained 15 kilograms and became completely unrecognizable. The American Academy loves such actions: the actress received an Oscar for Best Actress.
The actress received the award in her usual form. Her principles for losing weight: small meals, a lot of clean water, regular exercise.
Michael Fassbender
Fassbender never gained weight for the role, but he had to lose weight extremely. For his role in the film “Hunger,” where Fassbender plays a political prisoner on a hunger strike, the actor lost 12 kilograms and began to weigh 57 with a height of 183 centimeters (for comparison, this is approximately how much female models of this height weigh).
The actor limited his diet to 600 kilocalories per day! The first dish the actor ate after filming was over was sushi. And the efforts on the set were not in vain: Fassbender received the prize for Best Actor at the BIFA awards ceremony.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman lost weight to play a perfectionist young ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. For the sake of the role, the already fragile Natalie lost weight from 52 kilograms to 43 .
To achieve this, Portman cut her food portions down to the microscopic and spent hours every day at the ballet barre. According to Portman, she felt terrible at that time. Her co-star Mila Kunis doesn’t mince words at all: “In real life, we looked disgusting, skin and bones. But on the screen they looked like ethereal beauties.”
Portman was very happy about the end of filming, and even more about the Oscar for Best Actress that Black Swan brought her.
Tom Hanks
Hanks lost 25 kilograms for his role in the film Cast Away, a modern interpretation of the story of Robinson Crusoe. The actor exhausted himself with a strict diet and dreamed of a pill that would help him lose weight in an instant.
After filming, not only did the previous kilograms return, but extra ones also appeared. Now Hanks would rather dissuade his colleagues from such experiments: the actor was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and, perhaps, sudden changes in the actor’s weight played a significant role in the development of the disease.
Hanks doesn’t want to lose weight anymore: when doctors advised him to lose weight again, the actor joked that he’d better get used to living with the disease somehow.
Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro gained 18 kilograms to film the charming and completely insane drug addict lawyer in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I didn’t receive any awards, but the image was remembered.
I got back into shape quite quickly - with a simple restriction in food, but I didn’t dare experiment with weight anymore.
Renee Zellweger
Film: “Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason” (role – Bridget Jones) Gained 15 kg
Renee Zellweger for the first part of the film “Bridget Jones” gained 13 kg, playing opposite Colin Firth, and then lost weight for her role in the musical “Chicago” ” and after 3 years I gained weight again. Only this time 15 kg for the continuation of the film and its second part - “Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason.” It was worth it.
Renee Zellweger is not afraid of experiments
Renee is not afraid of weight changes and is able to again become a beautiful actress with an ideal figure in just a couple of months. She's great at experimenting with weight.
Kristen Bell
- "Burlesque", "Everybody Loves Whales", "The Disaster Artist", "Veronica Mars"
The spectacular blonde Kirsten Bell was thin in her youth. But the years do not spare anyone, and from a slender girl the actress has turned into the most ordinary woman of average build. Now Bell no longer flaunts mini dresses on the red carpet, preferring to hide her plump figure.
Christian Bale
Film: “The Machinist” (role: machine operator Trevor Reznik) Lost 29 kg
Christian Bale has already been called in Hollywood a real fanatic of working in films and playing with his own weight. But most of all, the actor lost weight for his role in the film “The Machinist.” There he played machine operator Trevor Reznik, who lost the line between reality and hallucinations.
Christian Bale lost 29 kg for his role in the film "The Machinist"
He developed these feelings due to lack of sleep. The actor had to lose 29 kg and reach 55 kg in order to play a mentally inadequate man. Just half a year later, Christian Bale gained 31 kg for the role of Batman.
Matthew Fox: - 18 kg
Matthew Fox lost a lot of weight to fit his character in his film Alex Cross. The film required the image of not just a dry and lean man, but an almost emaciated man. To get into shape, the actor lost 18 kilograms in 5 months!
“When I read the script for I, Alex Cross, I immediately thought that I would have to radically change my appearance - that’s the only way I could get into this role. My hero - a hired killer and a sadist - should look menacing and a little psychotic. It burns an incredible amount of energy. His body is burning from the inside, and it's just scary. He has veins protruding all over his body, he is wiry and strange.”
According to the actor, he consumed up to 1500-1600 kcal per day. During the filming process, a week before the start of filming the main scenes, he reduced the calorie content of his diet to 1200-1100 kcal. And of course, I trained a lot. Well, the result was simply amazing: it feels like there is not a single gram of fat left in the actor!!
Tom Hanks
Film: “Cast Away” (role: Airline Delivery Service Inspector Chuck Noland) Lost 23 kg
Tom Hanks changed his weight twice for the role of Inspector Chuck Noland. He gained a little weight for his role in Cast Away, and then was forced to lose 23 kg in just two months. Although for an actor such fluctuations in weight are common.
Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland
For the role of a homosexual with AIDS in the film Philadelphia, the actor also lost weight - 14 kg.
Matt Damon
Film: “Courage in Action” (role: Hilario) Lost 23 kg in weight
To work in the film “Courage in Action,” 26-year-old Matt Damon lost 23 kg of his own weight, all in the name of the role of a war veteran with a drug addiction. The rapid (in just 3 months) weight loss caused great harm to his health and almost led to a tragic outcome, but to the great happiness of his fans he managed to bounce back.
Matt Damon both lost weight and gained weight for the role
10 years later, acting fate forced me to gain 15 kg for the role of a large-sized informer in “The Informer”. After Matt Damon successfully regained the weight of his teenage years.
Chris Pratt
"Guardians of the Galaxy"
It was impossible not to love Andy from Parks and Recreation both for his development from a freeloader and a lump to an independent adult, and for his round sides. Pratt admits that his wife loves him soft much more, but this did not stop him from switching to a chicken diet for Guardians of the Galaxy - there was not a trace of Andy left in the new sci-fi. Pratt not only lost weight, but also pumped up so much that he was simply unrecognizable. Unexpectedly, the actor was included in the list of new sex symbols, but we still love him first of all for his comedic talent and sense of humor.
Colin Farrell
Film: “Sorting” (role – photojournalist Mark Walsh) Lost 20 kg
7 years ago Colin Farrell said goodbye to 20 kg of his own weight. In the film Sorting, Farrell played a combat photographer. The actor completely dissolved in the given topic and his own role.
Colin Farrell was able to lose a lot of weight, gain weight and get back into perfect shape
Collin's partners on the set were Paz Vega and Christopher Lee. For the film “The Lobster,” the extraordinary actor was able to gain 20 kilograms, and then quickly return to ideal shape by giving up unhealthy foods and increasing his time for exercise.
Jonah Hill: - 50 kg
John's photos for his new film Maniac caused an incredible stir at the time - the actor lost at least 50 kilograms, but lost his smile. In the photographs it is difficult to recognize the artist, who has always been a well-fed, cheerful fellow.
Few people know that actor Jonah Hill lost weight after breaking up with his high school girlfriend, so his sadness is understandable. In addition, his weight reached a critical limit and doctors strongly recommended that he take care of himself, and Jonah began to monitor his diet and exercise.
Hill completely gave up alcohol, fast food, carbonated drinks and sweets. The artist regularly plays sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. In one of his interviews, the 33-year-old artist noted that maturity implies caring for one’s own health.
Michael Fassbender
Film: “Hunger” (role - prisoner Bobby Sands) Lost 19 kg of weight
Irish actor Michael Fassbender, already always fit, was forced to lose as much as 19 kg of weight for the role of a prisoner. To lose weight without harm to health, he had to strictly follow the advice of nutritionists.
Michael Fassbender literally risked his life for the role
The very name of the film “Hunger” speaks of the dramatic situation that played out in the film. His hero went on a voluntary hunger strike to protest against the arbitrariness of the prison authorities. Getting used to the role, Fassbender literally lost weight before the eyes of the film crew.
Joaquin Phoenix, "You Were Never Really Here"
Joaquin Phoenix in You Were Never Really Here plays ex-military and FBI agent Joe, who saves girls from the clutches of pedophiles.
According to the actor himself, his hero is a man with a difficult fate, suffering from violence since childhood. Despite his combat experience, he is still fragile and vulnerable inside, so he tries to compensate for this with a threatening appearance.
Especially for the role, Joaquin grew a substantial beard and gained about 10 kg, but unlike other stars on our list, it was mainly muscle mass, which in general was only beneficial.
Vanessa Hudgens
Film: “Give Me Shelter” (role: pregnant schoolgirl Agnes Bailey) Cut off her gorgeous long hair Nothing could stop Miss Hudgens on her way to the role of pregnant schoolgirl Agnes Bailey. More like a boy, Agnes Bailey runs away from home in search of her father in the hope of his support and understanding. For the sake of such a role in the film “Give Me Shelter,” I had to say goodbye to curly locks and cut my hair very short.
Vanessa Hudgens decided to cut her hair for the role of Agnes Bailey
Blake Lively
Film: “Provincial Girl” (role: swindler Glenda)
Changed her hair color from blond to fiery red
The director of the film demanded such drastic changes. According to the script of "Provincial", the fraudster should be bright and daring. The bright red color, the color of danger and leadership, meets precisely these requirements.
Blake Lively is a very beautiful actress
But Blake Lively’s heroine, Glenda, still faces death at the end of the film; the actress gave it her all.
Mischa Barton
- "The Sixth Sense", "Notting Hill", "Closing the Circle", "Crime Race"
No, the actress beloved by many has not become ugly fat, but the former harmony in her body can no longer be found. Barton became more feminine after gaining weight, and her facial features became softer. At least, that’s what her fans and Misha herself think. Now Barton acts much less often and she is no longer offered truly successful projects.
Mila Kunis
Film: “Black Swan” (role – ballerina Lily) Lost 9 kg weight
Mile Kunis had to work carefully at the ballet barre. For 4 hours a day, missing the Emmys, Golden Globes and even her own birthday, she diligently exhausts herself for the role of Lily in the film script for Black Swan. And so for 7 whole months.
The already slender Mila Kunis had to lose 9 kilograms
Another couple of months at this rate and the actress would have been at risk of anorexia. Kunis' role was a success, but she gained back the lost weight terribly quickly.
Courtney Love
Film: “The People vs. Larry Flynt” (role: Althea Flynt, Larry Flynt’s wife) She underwent a number of plastic surgeries, including liposuction.
Courtney Love played in the film “The People vs. Larry Flynt” an outstanding woman, passionate about her beauty and punished by illness. Numerous plastic surgeries led the main character Althea Flint to her deathbed earlier than expected.
Courtney Love prepared for the role with the help of plastic surgery
She received a dose of AIDS-contaminated blood and was diagnosed with cancerous growths. As a result, Althea Flint committed suicide by taking a large dose of drugs. Courtney Love played her role brilliantly and deserved a Golden Globe.
Charlize Theron
Film: “Monster” (role: killer Aileen Wuornos) Charlize Theron has gained 13 kg
for the role and is ready to do anything. Even for a dramatic change in weight and appearance. The Hollywood actress gained 13 kg for the role of the serial killer Wuornos. Theron also bleached her eyebrows and had an extra jaw inserted during filming. And all this for the sake of fully embracing the role of a homeless angry prostitute and receiving an Oscar Award for Outstanding Actress.
Charlize Theron became unrecognizable for the role of Aileen Wuornos
After finishing filming “Monster,” Charlize Theron spent a long time choosing a diet to get back to normal. But the actress was satisfied; the work to create a controversial image was worth it. Sherlize did not use makeup for many months during filming. Therefore, I had to work hard to regain my model appearance, investing in numerous cosmetic procedures.
The editors of uznayvse.ru invite you to read an article about stars who were able to lose weight and test yourself to see how familiar you are with the myths associated with weight correction.
Amanda Bynes
- “An excellent student of easy virtue”, “What a girl wants”, “All the best in you”, “She is a man”
The years when Amanda was mega popular are in the past. The actress has completely stopped taking care of herself and it seems that she will never be the same. Bynes hasn't acted for a long time and it's not even about her wide waist - Amanda has long been a resident of rehabs, psychiatric clinics and the police. Alcohol, drugs and dysfunctional men made it impossible for the actress to return to the world of big cinema.
