The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

Jared Leto

Once more, Jared Leto finds himself on this list. Not because of his capability for extreme weight loss in short periods of time, this one exemplifies his ability to put on massive amounts of weight in anticipation of a role. This movie is called Chapter 27, in which Jared Leto plays Mark Chapman, the man who assassinated John Lennon.

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