Bradley Cooper
“Dang, Bradley Cooper has put ona lotof weight.”
I remember thinking this when Bradley Cooper makes his first appearance in the filmAmerican Sniper.
And I, along with others I am sure, were not wrong with that observation!
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The actor gained an impressive 40 pounds in just 10 weeks to play the burly Chris Kyle.
The actor had to eat nearly 6,000 calories per day to put on that impressive amount of weight.
Hugh Jackman
Another actor who extinguished allbelly fatwas Hugh Jackman for his role inLes Miserables.
It’s no wonder why the actor was accused of being grumpy on set he was probably hangry!
He accomplished this with plenty of training and about 3,200 calories every day.
His role entailed playing a college football player who had been plagued with cancer.
Oh, just your usual microwaved pints of ice cream mixed with soy sauce and olive oil.
Colin Farrell
The Irish actor dropped 44 pounds for his role in the movieTriage.
Matthew McConaughey
All right all right all right!
Wowza, it’s no wonder why he dropped 25 percent of his body weight.
Matt Damon
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Matt Damon successfully put on 30 pounds for his role inThe Informant.
It predominantly went to his gut.
Luckily, he shed it by the time he had to waltz down the red carpet!
He claims putting on the poundsalong with the bushy beardmade him feel like he aged a decade.
Was that feeling worth an award?
At the same time, he grew a long beard to enhance the scraggly look.
Hanks also lost weight 30 pounds for his role in the moviePhiladelphia.
Ben Kingsley
British actor Ben Kingsley dropped 20 pounds to play Gandhi, which aired in 1982.
This guy sure did his research.
De Niro actually changed his weight not once, but twice for the same film!
De Niro developed rashes and breathing issues post weight gain.
He definitely resembled a man that had been shipwrecked for 90 days, to say the least.
Star Lord, inGuardians of the Galaxy.
So just how much weight did the former portly Andy Dwyer inParks and Recreationdrop?
