The 12 Actors Who Lost Themselves in Their Roles

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1. NATALIE PORTMAN.
To prepare for her role as Nina in Black Swan (2010), Natalie Portman underwent an intense training regimen, including 8 hours of daily rehearsals and a restrictive diet of carrots and almonds.

2. Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway lost 25 pounds and cut her long hair on camera to achieve the gaunt, near-death appearance of Fantine in Les Misérables (2012).

3. Jared Leto
Jared Leto went through a drastic physical transformation to play Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club (2013), losing 30 pounds, waxing his entire body, and removing his eyebrows.

4. Matt Damon
Matt Damon's extreme diet and exercise regimen for his role in Courage Under Fire (1996) caused his health to deteriorate to the point where he had to be put under medical supervision.

5. Renée Zellweger. Renée Zellweger went to great lengths to prepare for her role as Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), gaining 20 pounds, learning an English accent, and even working undercover in a publishing firm in London.

6. Robert De Niro. Robert De Niro is known for his commitment to his craft, often going to extreme lengths to get into character. For example, he gained 60 pounds and learned to box for his role as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980).

7. Val Kilmer's preparation for the role of Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991) was so thorough that he learned 50 of the band's songs and sang them so convincingly that the real Doors members couldn't tell the difference between him and the late singer.

8. Bryan Cranston.
Bryan Cranston, known for his role in Breaking Bad, received instruction from the DEA in the art of methamphetamine synthesis to better prepare for his character.

9. Jamie Foxx
For the movie Ray (2004), Jamie Foxx in addition to shedding 30 pounds had to wear prosthetic eyes over his eyes for 14 hours a day during the entire shoot.

10. Tom HANKS. Tom Hanks and his costars underwent a rigorous 10-day training regimen for the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. The training included weapon drills, close-quarters combat, maneuvering, and the language and signals of World War II.

11. Tom CRUISE. Tom Cruise worked as a delivery man delivering packages without being recognized to prepare for the role of Vincent, a contract killer who has to move unnoticed in a crowd, in the movie Collateral (2004).

12. Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio went to extreme lengths to prepare for his role as Hugh Glass in the 2015 film The Revenant. He lived in the harshest possible climates, slept in animal carcasses, and ate raw bison liver.

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