Jonah Hill Is Unrecognizable With Bald Head in Role Transformation

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Are you McLovin Jonah Hill’s new look?

Actor Jonah Hill, known for his role in Superbad, looked very different in a recent photo taken on the set of the new Apple TV movie Outcome. He’s starring in the film with Keanu Reeves.

Jonah Hill continued his dramatic weight loss journey while filming his new dark comedy. After initially showing off a significant change for the movie Cut Off in October, he took his transformation even further by shaving his head, ditching his usual curly hairstyle.

Jonah usually shaves his face, but for the movie, he grew a long, gray, bushy beard and wore glasses to play his character, Ira. Ira is a lawyer who helps the famous actor Reef Hawk (played by Keanu Reeves) through a crisis.

Jonah co-wrote and directed the new film, Outcome, which premieres on April 10th. The story centers around Reef, who is blackmailed with a potentially career-ruining video. Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer also star in the movie.

Jonah Hill is known for changing his appearance for his roles. He famously lost a lot of weight in 2016 while filming War Dogs, and he got some surprisingly straightforward help with it from his 21 Jump Street co-star, Channing Tatum.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show, he remembered calling Channing Tatum and asking if he could get in shape by eating less and working with a trainer. Tatum apparently responded with a blunt, ‘Yes, of course you will! It’s the most basic thing ever.’

The 42-year-old has openly discussed his weight loss, and he’s also been very honest about the difficulties he’s faced with his body image while being in the public spotlight.

You know, it’s funny, I didn’t feel comfortable taking my shirt off around anyone – even family! – until I was well into my thirties. I realized it wasn’t just about typical growing-up awkwardness. Years of having my body publicly commented on and criticized really amplified those childhood insecurities. It took a long time to shake that off and feel truly comfortable in my own skin.

In his post, Jonah revealed he had learned to love and accept himself, and he encouraged his followers to do the same.

“You’re wonderful and awesome and perfect,” he added. “All my love”

For more stars who transformed for roles, keep reading…

Channing Tatum’s weight has changed a lot over time, particularly in 2024, because he prepared for two movies filmed one after the other by physically transforming his body for each role.

In a March 2025 Instagram post, he revealed he currently weighed 205 pounds, a gain from the 172 pounds he weighed while filming Roofman (pictured right). Prior to Roofman, he filmed Josephine (pictured left) and weighed 235 pounds for that role.

To prepare for his Oscar-nominated performance as Bob Dylan in the film A Complete Unknown, the actor from Dune taught himself to sing and play guitar.

He also revealed on the NPR podcast All Things Considered in January 2025 that he’d gained twenty pounds, explaining he was actually lighter than the actor he was portraying.

Cillian Murphy, who plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer, lost a significant amount of weight for the role. He became very thin, reportedly surviving on a diet of mostly martinis and cigarettes. According to his co-star Emily Blunt, the demanding nature of the part led to an extremely limited diet – sometimes just a single almond per day.

 

The Oscar-winning actor revealed he lost 52 pounds for his role as the Joker. He told the Associated Press that reaching his target weight was a turning point, explaining that the biggest challenge was the daily focus on even small weight fluctuations, which he described as becoming obsessive and almost like a disorder.

Fans were surprised to see noticeably larger arm muscles on the former Spider-Man actor when he appeared in Justice League.

He explained that his mother was concerned when he lost thirty pounds for his role in Nightcrawler. She wanted him to be safe, but she also understood and appreciated his dedication to his work.

Johnny Depp, known for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean, shared how difficult it was to lose 52 pounds for his film The Cut, both physically and emotionally.

He explained on This Morning that he was completely drained, both mentally and physically, and really irritable from being hungry. He admitted he wasn’t pleasant to be around, struggling with paranoia and unwanted, disturbing thoughts.

He added that it’s best not to try this yourself, and warned it shouldn’t be taken casually.

Michael B. Jordan, known for his role in Black Panther, bulked up by almost 30 pounds of muscle to play a boxer who goes from amateur to professional in the movie Creed.

The actor and musician won an Academy Award for his powerful performance in The Dallas Buyers Club. He lost 40 pounds to prepare for the part.

The Mindy Project alum had to gain 40 pounds for his role in Live by Night.

Renée Zellweger put on weight to convincingly play the charming Bridget Jones in the first two movies of the series.

Matthew McConaughey lost 30 pounds to play the lead role in The Dallas Buyer’s Club, a movie based on the true story of a man with AIDS in the 1980s who sought out and imported alternative treatments from Mexico to manage his illness.

The actress looked lean and strong for her starring role in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

The Les Misérables star took home an Oscar for her role in the musical.

This actor is known for dramatically changing his body for roles. He’s lost significant weight for films like The Machinist and The Fighter, and gained weight for American Hustle. He also underwent a massive 70-pound weight loss to play a role in Ford v Ferrari.

I remember when Jake Gyllenhaal played the Prince in the 2010 movie – he honestly looked more like a mythical god than a royal! He really committed to the role, too. I read that he trained intensely in Parkour, that amazing French discipline of moving through cities, just to get in incredible shape for the film.

The Oscar-winning actor explained to Time magazine that preparing for his role in the 2000 film Cast Away simply required dedication and self-control. He lost more than 50 pounds to convincingly portray a man stranded on a deserted island.

The rapper surprised his followers with a recent photo showing his noticeably slimmer physique. He apparently lost 54 pounds in nine weeks – dropping from 214 to 160 – to prepare for his role as a football player battling cancer in the movie Things Fall Apart.

Actors often transform themselves for roles, and one famous example is when a celebrated actor received an Academy Award nomination for portraying the frightening and heavily tattooed character Max Cady in the 1991 film Cape Fear.

To play former Vice President Dick Cheney in the 2018 movie Vice, the actor gained weight to more accurately portray him.

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2026-02-03 23:47