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Jake Gyllenhaal Plans to Be Fat & Happy

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(Nov. 17) - Jake Gyllenhaal plans to be fat and happy after his movie 'Prince of Persia' wraps. The ripped actor gained five pounds of muscle for his role, but tells ET when he's done filming, "It's going to turn into fat, and I'm going to be happy."

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Jake Gyllenhaal gained five pounds of muscle for his role in 'Prince of Persia.' Gyllenhall told Us Weekly, "I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do... so I just made sure I'd be hopefully able to do anything... I guess I've gotten buff."

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Russell Crowe: He claims: +63 lbs
Really? That's 63 lbs? We're not saying Russell Crowe looks great for his role in 'Body of Lies,' but we'd call that 25 at most.

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Matt Damon: +20 or 30 lbs
The usually slim, handsome Damon packed on the pounds for his upcoming role as Mark Whitacre, an executive-turned-FBI informant. 'The Informant' comes out in 2009.

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Charlize Theron: +30 lbs
It would take more than 30 to make the teensy Theron look fat, but the makeup and prosthetics really transformed her into serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 'Monster.'

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Tobey Maguire: Lost weight
Tobey Maguire isn't actually small enough to portray a tiny jockey convincingly - so he shed a bunch of weight for his role in 'Seabiscuit,' getting down to a low of 137 pounds.

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Tom Hanks: Lost weight
You'd never expect a guy stranded on an island for 5 years to look hale and hardy - so Tom Hanks dropped a bucket of bulk for his role in 'Cast Away.'

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Jeremy Davies: Lost weight
Davies is always a trim fellow, but his part in 'Rescue Dawn' called for dramatic weight loss - it's the story of US soldiers held captive in Laos during the Vietnam War.

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George Clooney: +35 lbs
George Clooney expanded his repertoire and waistline for the movie 'Syriana.' Honestly, the weight's not that bad... but the beard is horrible.

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Jared Leto: +67 lbs
Leto gained a LOT to play Mark David Chapman, the assassin of John Lennon, in 'Chapter 27'... and pretty much no one saw the movie. That's a lot of wasted cheeseburgers.

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Christian Bale: -63 lbs
We weep to think of what the weight loss for 'The Machinist' did to Bale's heart - and the fact that he started filming 'Batman' right after just boggles the mind.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Talks to ET About His Weight

He says he went overboard training for movie, set to be released in 2010.

"I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do... so I just made sure I'd be hopefully able to do anything... I guess I've gotten buff," Gyllenhaal said.

"There's a lot acrobatics in the movie - a lot of running up walls, and jumping on things...so it requires muscularity, but it requires a lot of aerobic ability too," he explained.

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