Content warning: This article describes disordered eating.
Since they're literally paid to embody different characters, actors are often subject to extreme transformations for roles. This can include prosthetics, fitness and weight changes, a ton of makeup, or all three. Taking on a physically demanding role is not for the faint of heart: at minimum, it requires a ton of time in the makeup chair and an early wakeup time. Other times, it can require months of intense training and risky mental and physical challenges.
