Actors Who Went Through Extreme Transformations For Roles

Published on March 3, 2019 By James Spiro

Jared Leto, Chapter 27

It should be known by now that Jared Leto can go to great extremes for a role. After being cast as Mark David Chapman, John Lennon’s assassin, the actor gained a massive 67 pounds to match the real-life body type.

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His sudden weight gain has terrible effects on his health. He developed gout and he was prescribed medicine to help him lose the weight after the shoot. He described himself as ‘miserable’ for that time of his life.