Actors Who Went Through Extreme Transformations For Roles

Published on March 3, 2019 By James Spiro

Edward Norton, American History X

Before his amazing performance in American History X, Edward Norton was only a modest actor with a few solid films. To play the angry neo-nazi prison mate, Norton packed on 30 pounds of muscle and shaved his head.

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He accomplished this by investing in a high protein diet with vigorous exercising before the film shoot started. For his weights, he focussed on heavy weight and low repetition actions.