15 Actors Who Transformed So Much That You Probably Didnt Recognize Them
Actors never fail to blow our minds by being like chameleons and playing different roles. However, some projects require that their usual faces become completely different too, to the point that the audience can barely recognize who is playing the role.
Bright Side wants to highlight the work of both actors and make-up artists by showing these amazing transformations. We were greatly surprised to find out what famous actors were behind some of our favorite characters.
1. Nicole Kidman as Virginia Wolf in The Hours
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2. Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein for Maestro
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4. Emmy Rossum as Angelyne in Angelyne
5. Sean Penn as John Mitchell in Gaslit
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7. Glenn Close as Gutless in Hook
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12. Charlize Theron as Aileen in Monster
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What’s your favorite on-screen transformation? Do you go to great lengths when you dress up as someone else, like for Halloween?
Preview photo credit Joel Ryan/Invision/AP/East News, Album Online/East News
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