There's one good reason why Mark Wahlberg is one of the A-list actors in Hollywood: you can never fault him for his dedication to his roles. In his latest movie The Gambler, he pushed himself to lose 60 pounds, to the dismay of his wife and Michael Bay.
Rupert Wyatt, the movie director, had one major requirement for Wahlberg, which was to lose as much weight as he could-and he did. Following a liquid diet for several weeks and intense workouts many times every day, he eventually lost 60 pounds, the lightest he's ever been since Boogie Nights, where he also shed some pounds until he weighed only 138. His normal weight is at almost 200 pounds.
Wahlberg's decision, however, didn't please certain people. His wife and children, for example, weren't all too pleased with the drastic weight loss, with his wife being vocal about her disappointment and concern. Meanwhile, Michael Bay, the director of Transformers, wasn't happy either. They were still shooting the latest instalment of the franchise, and he felt the actor was going through a serious health problem.
The studio also had some trouble trying to figure out what to do with his lips, which had already turned blue.
The Gambler may also reveal different sizes of Wahlberg as he was losing weight while still making the film. In the movie, which is inspired by a similarly titled film in the 1970s, Wahlberg played a high-stakes gambler and a professor.
Wahlberg, however, is just one of the many celebrities who transformed their bodies through quick and huge weight loss for a role. Beyonce was believed to have lost 22 pounds through Master Cleanse diet for her role in Dreamgirls. Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor trophy in the recent Oscars for Dallas Buyers Club, where he dropped by more than 35 pounds. For the Machinist where he played an insomniac, Christian Bale opted for a 60-pound weight loss.