Many famous people have undergone significant weight loss in order to get into dramatic movie roles, which frequently result in awards season success.
The contrary is also true, and for many roles, performers must put on weight in order to depict the character faithfully.
Here is the actor who put on the most weight for a movie role, whether it was from consuming melted ice cream or bulking up completely with muscle.
Which Hollywood actor gained the most weight for a movie role?
Vincent D’Onofrio, who put on 70 pounds to play Leonard “Gomer Pyle” Lawrence in Full Metal Jacket, holds the record for the most weight an actor has put on for a role.
Director Stanley Kubrick believed that Leonard would have more impact if he were bigger even though the role was originally conceived as a “skinny redneck.”
Due to the added weight and a fall during an obstacle course sequence, D’Onofrio had a knee injury during filming that necessitated surgery. He did, however, succeed in losing every pound he had put on during the nine months following the end of filming.
