Most dramatic actor transformations

Published On: Oct 16 2012 02:53:40 PM CDT   Updated On: Oct 17 2012 01:00:00 AM CDT

Most of the time being a Hollywood actor is all about the glitz and the glamour, but occasionally actors have to go that extra mile to transform themselves for a role. Take a look at some of the most dramatic actor transformations ever seen on film.

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But Hanks did just that, losing 55 pounds over four months with strenuous diet and exercise regimen and letting his hair and beard grow for weeks in order to play emaciated castaway Chuck Noland in 2000's "Cast Away."

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