10 Times Actors Completely Transformed Their Bodies For Roles

8. Jared Leto – ‘Chapter 27’

Actors do strange things to get the look they need to sport in a movie. Unlike Bale and McConaughey, Jared Leto gained 60 pounds for the role of Mark Chapman, the fanatic Beatles fan who shot John Lennon. Now, that’s a more delicious way to transform a body! ‘I gorged and force-fed myself,’ the actor told New York Daily News. But the rapid weight gain with pizzas and pasta gave Leto painful gout that he wasn’t able to stand.