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Weighty Roles. Some stars rely on good looks or a cut physique to stay in demand in Hollywood. Kim Kardashian recently admitted she lost 16 pounds in 3 weeks to slip into the iconic dress worn by ...
Insider rounds up the actors who have undergone extreme workouts and diets to transform themselves for Oscar-nominated roles.
While some actors rely on prosthetics for movie transformations, some actually gain or lose weight to embody their characters. Renée Zellweger famously gained 30 pounds to play the titular role ...
Stephen Lester Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing the protagonist as muscular characters such as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in ...
Peter Paul and his fraternal twin, David Paul, were high school wrestlers and bodybuilders who opened a gym in Narragansett, Rhode Island in the 1970s.They were encouraged to move to California in 1979 to see if they could break into show business and have success attained by bodybuilders-turned-actors including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno.
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/ ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s ə n ɛ ɡ ər / SHWORT-sə-neg-ər, Austrian German: [ˈarnɔlt ˈaːlɔʏs ˈʃvartsn̩ˌɛɡɐ] ⓘ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films.
Actors often go to drastic lengths to change their physiques for roles. But getting so lean can involve strict diets and working out can become like a full-time job.
David Corenswet, who was announced as the new Superman in June 2023, underwent a major physical change in preparation for the role. “I wasn’t 238 (pounds) when we started shooting. I was 238 ...