Why Timothée Chalamet Gained 20 Pounds for A Complete Unknown

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When it comes to his work, Timothée Chalamet’s quality is similar a rolling stone.

The Complete Unknown star, who was nominated for his 2nd Academy Award for his relation successful the Bob Dylan biopic, precocious revealed that helium was wholly committed to playing the musician, adjacent gaining a decent magnitude of weight.

“I’ve turned implicit each stone,” Timothée said Jan. 20 connected NPR’s All Things Considered podcast. “I did each the work, similar you conscionable described, physicality, behavior-wise. But thing we haven’t truly talked about, I besides enactment connected 20 pounds because, judge it oregon not, I was thinner than the guy.”

But embodying the “Blowin’ In The Wind” vocalist isn’t the archetypal clip that the 29-year-old—who is dating Kylie Jenner—has had to see his value successful his work.

“If I auditioned for The Maze Runner oregon Divergent, things of that assortment that were popping erstwhile I was coming up,” Timothée explained connected The Zane Lowe Interview Series successful November, “the feedback was always, ‘Oh, you don’t person the close body.’ I had an cause that called maine and said, ‘You got to enactment connected weight,’ basically—not aggressively, but you know.” 

And portion helium didn’t look successful either of those sagas, Timmy—who besides learned to sing and play some the guitar and harmonica for A Complete Unknown—is nary alien to committing his full beingness to a role.

Last month, helium attended the New York City premiere of the Bob Dylan pic transformed into a past look of the singer, astir notably sporting consecutive blonde hairsbreadth beneath a heather bluish beanie. He besides rocked a achromatic leather overgarment and black-and-white plaid scarf that matched the erstwhile look. To premieres of the movie successful different cities, helium has been likewise committed to channeling Bob. 

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For different role, Timothée was spotted successful September filming an upcoming Josh Safdie project Marty Supreme successful a wholly antithetic style. While walking the New York City street, helium debuted his now-notable mustache and sported a ‘50s-style ‘fit.

Read connected to spot much stars who, similar Timothée, made large transformations for a role. 

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Timothée Chalamet

For his Oscar-nominated relation arsenic instrumentalist Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, the Dune actor learned however to sing and play guitar. 

"I besides enactment connected 20 pounds," helium said during a January 2025 occurrence NPR’s All Things Considered podcast, "because, judge it oregon not, I was thinner than the guy.”

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Cillian Murphy

To play scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer successful Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, the Irish histrion "had to suffer rather a spot of weight," helium shared. "He was precise slim, astir emaciated, existed connected martinis and cigarettes." His diet? According to costar Emily Blunt, "He had such a monumental undertaking.And helium could lone eat, like, an almond each day."

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Joaquin Phoenix

For his Joker role, the Oscar victor opened up astir his 52-pound value loss, telling the Associated Press, "Once you scope the people weight, everything changes. Like truthful overmuch of what's hard is waking up each time and being obsessed implicit similar 0.3 pounds. Right? And you truly make similar a disorder."

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J.K. Simmons

The Spider-Man alum shocked fans erstwhile helium debuted his bulging biceps, which were displayed in Justice League.

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Jake Gyllenhaal

"I'd accidental my parent was worried," helium previously told E! News aft losing 30 pounds for Nightcrawler. "I would accidental she conscionable wanted maine to beryllium careful. But she besides knew and knows however earnestly I instrumentality what I bash and she respects that."

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Michael B. Jordan

The Black Panther star gained astir 30 pounds of musculus to alteration into a rookie-turned-professional boxer in Creed.

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Jared Leto

The histrion and musician nabbed an Oscar for his riveting relation successful The Dallas Buyers Club. He lost 40 pounds for the role.

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Chris Messina

The Mindy Project alum had to summation 40 pounds for his relation in Live by Night.

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Renée Zellweger

The Bridget Jones's Diary histrion gained value to represent the lovable quality successful the franchise's archetypal and 2nd films.

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Matthew McConaughey

The Magic Mike hunk dropped 30 pounds to prima successful The Dallas Buyer's Club—which centered connected the real-life communicative astir a antheral dying from AIDS successful the 1980s who treated himself with alternate remedies helium smuggled into the United States from Mexico.

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Rooney Mara

The histrion looked thin and strong for her starring relation successful The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

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Anne Hathaway

The Les Misérables star took location an Oscar for her relation successful the musical.

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Christian Bale

He's no alien to morphing for movie roles. In 2004, helium mislaid much than 60 pounds for his relation successful The Machinist, and helium did it again for the film The Fighter, opposite Mark Wahlberg. He besides gained 40 pounds for American Hustle—and mislaid 70 pounds for Ford v Ferrari.

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Jake Gyllenhaal (Again)

The histrion looked much similar a deity than a prince for his relation successful 2010's Prince of Persia. Gyllenhaal said helium studied Parkour, the French creation of thoroughfare running, successful bid to bulk up for the film.

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Tom Hanks

"All it is is clip and discipline," the Oscar victor told Time magazine of his relation successful 2000's Cast Away, for which helium mislaid implicit 50 pounds to play a antheral stranded connected an uninhabited island.

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50 Cent

The ripped rapper shocked fans with a photograph of himself looking slender. He reportedly went from 214 to 160 pounds successful conscionable 9 weeks to play a shot subordinate diagnosed with crab successful Things Fall Apart.

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Robert De Niro

Shaping up for movie roles is thing new. The legendary histrion earned an Oscar nom for his relation arsenic terrifying tattooed rapist Max Cady successful the 1991 thriller Cape Fear.

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Christian Bale (Again)

In bid to represent erstwhile Vice President Dick Cheney in the 2018 biopic Vice, the prima sported a fuller figure

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