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    What actor has lost the most weight in order to perform a particular role?

    Question #128049. Asked by rustic_les. (Nov 27 12 4:18 AM)


    strudi74

    		According to themoviegrind.com Christian Bale lost 34% of his body weight for his role in "The Machinist".

    http://themoviegrind.com/2012/09/03/actors-who-lost-weight-for-a-movie-role-how-much-money-they-earned-per-pound/

    Nov 27 12, 5:39 AM
    linkan

    		On the other side -
    Robert De Niro piled on 27 kilograms (60 pounds) to play aging boxer Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)


    Nov 27 12, 7:13 AM
    nannywoo

    		Matthew McConaughey's weight loss may not set a record--he's "only" lost around 1/4 of his body mass to play a character who has AIDS. But it certainly is dramatic. This video also mentions Christian Bale (who, as strudi74 points out) seems to have set the record so far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9OkC88r4rM


    Nov 27 12, 9:39 AM

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