15 Actors That Went From Skinny To Ripped For Their Roles
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10. Eli Roth (Inglourious Basterds)
His character — Sgt. Donnie “The Bear Jew” Donowitz, a Boston badass who disposes of SS officers with nothing more than a bloodstained Louisville Slugger — isn’t the type of guy who would be caught anywhere near Crunch fitness.
Instead of getting cut, Roth needed to bulk up. So the Massachusetts native headed home to Beantown, mastered the local accent, stuffed his face with steak, and hit the gym until he packed on 40 pounds of heavy muscle. If you’ve seen Roth swinging for the fences in the film, you know his dedication paid off.
