18 famous actors who changed beyond recognition for the sake of art

Actors often have to go through a lot to get that special part they’ve been dreaming of. Even today, with advanced CGI that can truly work wonders, it seems that some things are still better done the old-fashioned way — with makeup and hair artists, costume designers, and other such talented people. Thanks to them we can go back and forth in time, become absorbed by the apparent reality of a fairy tale, or find ourselves in a truly terrifying nightmare.
WeGoRo found 18 actors who became truly unrecognizable thanks to state-of-the-art makeup.
Heath Ledger — Joker
The Dark Knight
© DC Comics/BUF Compagnie
Brad Pitt — Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
© Paramount Pictures/Gentle Giant Studios Inc.
Maïwenn Le Besco — Diva Plavalaguna
The Fifth Element
© Gaumont/Hollywood Digital
Ralph Fiennes — Lord Voldemort
The Harry Potter films
© 1492 Pictures/Cinesite
Gary Oldman — Dracula
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
© American Zoetrope/Animal Makers
Robin Williams — Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
© 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Jim Carrey — Grinch
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
© Imagine Entertainment/Animal Makers
John Leguizamo — Clown
Spawn
© New Line Cinema/C.O.R.E. Digital Picture
Danny DeVito — Penguin
Batman Returns
© PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/4-Ward Productions
Eddie Murphy — Sherman Klump
The Nutty Professor
© Imagine Entertainment/Light Matters Inc.
Bill Nighy — Davy Jones
Pirates of the Caribbean — Dead Man’s Chest
© Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Animal Makers
Peter Mayhew — Chewbacca
Star Wars
© Lucasfilm Ltd./Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Tim Roth — General Thade
Planet of the Apes
© 20th Century Fox Film Corporation/4-Ward Productions
John Travolta — Edna Turnblad
Hairspray
© Ingenious Media/Alterian Inc.
Daveigh Chase — Samara
The Ring
© BenderSpink/Bischoff's Taxidermy and Animal FX
Doug Jones — Abe Sapien
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
© Dark Horse Entertainment/Baseblack
Helena Bonham Carter — Ari
Planet of the Apes
© 20th Century Fox Film Corporation/4-Ward Productions
Robert Downey Jr. — Kirk Lazarus
Tropic Thunder
© DreamWorks SKG/Custom Film Effects