4. Tom Hanks - Cast Away
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For movies, Tom Hanks transformed his body dramatically for any film role. In the film A League of Their Own, he reportedly gained 30 pounds, transforming into baseball coach Jimmy Dugan. He lost weight to portray an HIV-positive lawyer in Philadelphia named Andrew Beckett. For a role in Cast Away, wherein he was a FedEx worker lost on an island named Chuck Noland, Hanks shed over 50 pounds. His weight-loss routine determined the production schedule for this movie.
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