How difficult can acting be? Many of us have certainly fantasized about being a budding star who could easily portray a leading man or lady with a bit of luck and a little help learning the lines.
However, as any actor will tell you, it's a career that takes a great deal of skill and dedication. It often goes beyond just sliding into character and delivering a few lines here and there while wearing make-up or a fake mustache.
Would you be willing to put your body at risk in order to gain a lot of weight? Or to go on a month-long diet for a role-appropriate weight loss?
Or, in certain circumstances, to put up with a torturous muscle-building regimen that necessitates six hours a day at the gym? After all, becoming a famous actor isn't easy at all.
We've decided to honor those notable celebrities who went to great lengths to modify their bodies, those who put in enormous physical and mental effort to represent their characters as truthfully and accurately as possible. Many of these actors deservedly received important accolades for their efforts.
Scroll down to see and learn about the tremendous transformations these celebrities endured in order to better represent their character!
1. Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg posted a photo of his earlier slim figure next to his new style, which he got by adding 20 pounds for his upcoming film Stu
2. Joaquin Phoenix
The Oscar winner revealed his 52-pound weight reduction for his Joker role.
"Once you reach the target weight, everything changes. Like so much of what's difficult is waking up every day and being obsessed over like 0.3 pounds. Right? And you really develop like a disorder."
3. Chris Pratt
He threw on tens of pounds of muscles for his role in the Guardians of the Galaxy.
4. J.K. Simmons
When the star showed his big biceps in Justice League, fans were astonished.
5. Jake Gyllenhaal
After eliminating 30 pounds for Nightcrawler, he said: "I'd say my mother was worried, I would say she just wanted me to be careful. But she also knew and knows how seriously I take what I do and she respects that."
6. Miles Teller
The actor muscled up for his roles in Whiplash and the Divergent franchise.
7. Michael B. Jordan
The Black Panther star grew roughly 30 pounds of weight to play a boxer in the film Creed
8. Jared Leto
For his thrilling performance in The Dallas Buyers Club, the actor and musician won an Academy Award. For the part, he shed 40 pounds.
9. Chris Messina
He added 40 pounds for his character in Live by Night.
10. Chris Hemsworth
The Thor actor lost weight for his role in The Heart of the Sea. However, Hemsworth returned to his athletic form after a shooting.
11. Renée Zellweger
The actress had to put on some weight to portray the likable character for the first and second movies in the Bridget Jones's Diary franchise.
12. Chad Michael Murray
For his part as a drug user in Other People's Children, the actor lost 25 pounds.
13. Matthew McConaughey
The Magic Mike star lost 30 pounds for his role in The Dallas Buyer's Club, based on a true story about a dying man of AIDS in the 1980s who cured himself with homeopathic cures imported into the US from Mexico.
14. Matthew Fox
He spent five months working out with the same instructor who helped Daniel Craig prepare for his James Bond role.
15. Aaron Carter
In 2010, the artist shared a photo of his bulked-up body on Twitter with the caption:
"I've been at Johnny Wright's compound working on my mind, music, and body for a new album release!"
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