A good transformation can win awards. A messy one can launch a thousand think pieces. Here are 19 actors who disappeared into a role so hard that the backlash became more viral than the film: 1.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brilliant performance can help an actor completely disappear into a character. Then again, there are some roles where they will ...

Makeup can make or break a character depiction on-screen. Characters like Elphaba Thropp in "Wicked" or The Joker in "The Dark Knight" are recognizable because of their iconic appearances, built from ...

Ever since Robert De Niro s shocking 60-pound weight gain for Raging Bull, radical body transformations without a heavy hand from prosthetics have been Oscar gold. Hillary Swank won her first Oscar ...

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Have you ever wondered what it takes for an actor to really get into character? The stars on this list took it to an unbelievable level, completely changing their bodies for our entertainment. Check ...

Actor Rick Hoffman, best known for playing the fiercely loyal and endlessly quotable Louis Litt across nine seasons of hit legal drama Suits, resurfaced on Inst ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A good transformation can win awards. A messy one can launch a thousand think pieces. Here are 19 actors who disappeared into a ...