2 Actors Who Took Their Roles Too Far (From Starving Themselves to Breaking Bones!)

Being an actor requires one to go deep and, often times, lose one’s self in a role. Some actors take this very seriously; almost too seriously.  From losing an excess amount of weight to not allowing themselves to break character long after the director yells cut, here are nine actors who took their roles too far.

1. 50 Cent

The Queens rapper lost up to 54 pounds in All Things Falls Apart to play a football player who gets diagnosed with cancer.  Pictures of the emaciated “Wanksta” singer prompted most of the world wide web to exclaim “He better win an Oscar for that mess!”  The result?  Do you know ten people that actually saw the film?  Right.

2. Christian Bale

The actor lost an extraordinary amount of weight that veered on being dangerous for his health for his role in The Machinist.  Ultimately, the starving did not pay off as the film was a box office flop. Womp, womp.