12 Epic roles that destroyed the actors playing them (With Pictures)

9. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — Deon, All Things Fall Apart

When you think of 50 Cent, you probably imagine his ripped bod on the cover of his debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. Compared to that look, he was basically unrecognizable for his role in 2011’s All Things Fall Apart. 50 Cent plays Deon, a football player who’s suffering through cancer.

He lost 60 pounds for the role, going from a 214 pound muscular build to 160 pounds of skin and bone. His nine-week weight loss consisted of a liquid diet and running on a treadmill three hours a day.

He wanted to look frail and emaciated — not only did he succeed in looking this way, he ended up feeling this way as well. His treadmill workouts slowly turned into speed walking when his energy levels wouldn’t allow him to run anymore.