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Celebrity make-unders: Stars unglam for roles

Updated 4:21 PM EDT, Thu June 5, 2014
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"Orange Is the New Black" returns for its second season on Netflix on Friday, June 6, and that got us to thinking about how much they make under Taryn Manning for her role as Tiffany Doggett aka Pennsatucky, a Christian meth addict. But in real life ...
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"Orange Is the New Black" returns for its second season on Netflix on Friday, June 6, and that got us to thinking about how much they make under Taryn Manning for her role as Tiffany Doggett aka Pennsatucky, a Christian meth addict. But in real life ...
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... Manning looked much healthier while attending the "Orange Is the New Black" season two premiere at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
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... Manning looked much healthier while attending the "Orange Is the New Black" season two premiere at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
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That's Johnny Depp playing accused mobster Whitey Bulger in the forthcoming film "Black Mass." Of course, from "Edward Scissorhands" to "Pirates of the Caribbean," Depp is no stranger to transforming for a role.
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That's Johnny Depp playing accused mobster Whitey Bulger in the forthcoming film "Black Mass." Of course, from "Edward Scissorhands" to "Pirates of the Caribbean," Depp is no stranger to transforming for a role.
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The reluctant heartthrob looks much more dapper on the red carpet at the UK premiere of  "The Lone Ranger" in London in 2013.
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The reluctant heartthrob looks much more dapper on the red carpet at the UK premiere of "The Lone Ranger" in London in 2013.
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The usually hot Christian Bale was almost unrecognizable in 2013's "American Hustle."
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The usually hot Christian Bale was almost unrecognizable in 2013's "American Hustle."
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Bale looked more himself at a news conference for the film at the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival in February 2014.
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Bale looked more himself at a news conference for the film at the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival in February 2014.
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Some people couldn't even believe that this was Tom Cruise with his bald head and bulging belly in "Tropic Thunder" in 2008.
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Some people couldn't even believe that this was Tom Cruise with his bald head and bulging belly in "Tropic Thunder" in 2008.
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Cruise was much more handsome at the premiere of "Edge of Tomorrow" in May 2014 in London.
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Cruise was much more handsome at the premiere of "Edge of Tomorrow" in May 2014 in London.
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Charlize Theron won an Academy Award for her portrayal of real-life serial killer Aileen Wuorno in the 2003 movie "Monster."
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Charlize Theron won an Academy Award for her portrayal of real-life serial killer Aileen Wuorno in the 2003 movie "Monster."
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Theron looked decidedly more pulled together during a photo call for the film "A Million Ways to Die in the West" in London in May 2014.
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Theron looked decidedly more pulled together during a photo call for the film "A Million Ways to Die in the West" in London in May 2014.
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Rooney Mara had to adopt a quirky look to play computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the 2011 film "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
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Rooney Mara had to adopt a quirky look to play computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the 2011 film "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
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Mara, seen here at the premiere the film "Her" in Los Angeles, California, in 2013, proved to be a fun challenge for "Dragon Tattoo" makeup artist Pat McGrath, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ffemail%2Farticle-2077170%2FGirl-With-The-Dragon-Tattoo-How-make-artist-transformed-Rooney-Mara.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">who told the Daily Mail</a>, "As soon as I saw her bone structure and her skin, I knew that I could take her look in so many different directions."
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Mara, seen here at the premiere the film "Her" in Los Angeles, California, in 2013, proved to be a fun challenge for "Dragon Tattoo" makeup artist Pat McGrath, who told the Daily Mail, "As soon as I saw her bone structure and her skin, I knew that I could take her look in so many different directions."
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Leonardo DiCaprio put vanity aside to play J. Edgar Hoover in the 2011 film "J. Edgar."
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Leonardo DiCaprio put vanity aside to play J. Edgar Hoover in the 2011 film "J. Edgar."
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Of course, DiCaprio is usually as debonair as it gets. Witness him on the red carpet at the 2014 Oscars.
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Of course, DiCaprio is usually as debonair as it gets. Witness him on the red carpet at the 2014 Oscars.
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The 1999 movie "Being John Malkovich" was a different type of role and look for Cameron Diaz.
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The 1999 movie "Being John Malkovich" was a different type of role and look for Cameron Diaz.
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Diaz is usually sitting pretty and is the author of "The Body Book," which focuses on being health-conscious.
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Diaz is usually sitting pretty and is the author of "The Body Book," which focuses on being health-conscious.
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James Franco's character was a little rough in the 2013 movie "Spring Breakers." And by "rough," we mean acting and looking.
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James Franco's character was a little rough in the 2013 movie "Spring Breakers." And by "rough," we mean acting and looking.
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In his day-to-day life, Franco is as well-known for his good looks as he is for his talent and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fcharlielyne%2Fa-full-unexpurgated-list-of-james-francos-32-m0pm" target="_blank" target="_blank">many jobs and interests. </a>
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In his day-to-day life, Franco is as well-known for his good looks as he is for his talent and many jobs and interests.
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Lots of makeup helped transform Emma Thompson into the magical Nanny McPhee from the 2005 film of the same name.
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Lots of makeup helped transform Emma Thompson into the magical Nanny McPhee from the 2005 film of the same name.
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Thompson looked more inviting at the 2013 premiere of "Saving Mr. Banks."
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Thompson looked more inviting at the 2013 premiere of "Saving Mr. Banks."
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Before Elisabeth Moss made it big on "Mad Men," she played disfigured psychiatric patient Polly Clark in the 1999 film "Girl, Interrupted."
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Before Elisabeth Moss made it big on "Mad Men," she played disfigured psychiatric patient Polly Clark in the 1999 film "Girl, Interrupted."
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Moss, seen here with actor Vincent Kartheiser at The Paley Center For Media's PaleyFest 2014 in Hollywood, California, usually sports a much less severe look.
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Moss, seen here with actor Vincent Kartheiser at The Paley Center For Media's PaleyFest 2014 in Hollywood, California, usually sports a much less severe look.
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A prosthetic nose helped transform Nicole Kidman into author Virginia Woolf in the 2003 film "The Hours."
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A prosthetic nose helped transform Nicole Kidman into author Virginia Woolf in the 2003 film "The Hours."
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This is the Kidman we've come to know. She is seen here arriving for a screening of her film "Grace of Monaco" at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.
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This is the Kidman we've come to know. She is seen here arriving for a screening of her film "Grace of Monaco" at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.
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Anne Hathaway has an understated look in the 2006 dramedy "The Devil Wears Prada." She has also transformed her look in "The Princess Diaries" and "Les Miserables."
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Anne Hathaway has an understated look in the 2006 dramedy "The Devil Wears Prada." She has also transformed her look in "The Princess Diaries" and "Les Miserables."
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But Hathaway had the glam on full blast at the Met Costume Institute Gala in New York City in 2014.
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But Hathaway had the glam on full blast at the Met Costume Institute Gala in New York City in 2014.
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Mariah Carey dumped her diva look to portray a social worker in the critically acclaimed 2009 film "Precious."
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Mariah Carey dumped her diva look to portray a social worker in the critically acclaimed 2009 film "Precious."
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It was a very different Carey who showed up to perform at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington in December 2013.
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It was a very different Carey who showed up to perform at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington in December 2013.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fjared-leto-gains-60-pounds-play-mark-david-chapman-article-1.290201" target="_blank" target="_blank">Jared Leto told the New York Daily News </a>he "gorged and force-fed" himself to gain 60 pounds for the role of Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, for the 2008 movie "Chapter 27."
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Jared Leto told the New York Daily News he "gorged and force-fed" himself to gain 60 pounds for the role of Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, for the 2008 movie "Chapter 27."
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Leto is usually more svelte and sports better hair, especially as seen here after winning best supporting actor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" at the 2014 Oscars.
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Leto is usually more svelte and sports better hair, especially as seen here after winning best supporting actor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" at the 2014 Oscars.
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A mustache and a bit of a paunch transformed Matt Damon into whistle blower Mark Whitacre in the 2009 film "The Informant."
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A mustache and a bit of a paunch transformed Matt Damon into whistle blower Mark Whitacre in the 2009 film "The Informant."
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Damon and wife Luciana Barroso cleaned up well for the "Monuments Men" premiere in London in February 2014.
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Damon and wife Luciana Barroso cleaned up well for the "Monuments Men" premiere in London in February 2014.
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Bryan Cranston couldn't be more intimidating as Walter White in the AMC series "Breaking Bad."
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Bryan Cranston couldn't be more intimidating as Walter White in the AMC series "Breaking Bad."
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Cranston looked considerably less threatening at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards held in May 2014 in New York City.
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Cranston looked considerably less threatening at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards held in May 2014 in New York City.
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Scottish actor Rory McCann portrays Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO television series "Game of Thrones."
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Scottish actor Rory McCann portrays Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO television series "Game of Thrones."
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In real-life, McCann looks less tough as he did at the premiere of season three of his series in 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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In real-life, McCann looks less tough as he did at the premiere of season three of his series in 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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As "Ugly Betty," America Ferrera was a plain Jane with a heart of gold on the TV show that ran from 2006 to 2010.
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As "Ugly Betty," America Ferrera was a plain Jane with a heart of gold on the TV show that ran from 2006 to 2010.
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Ferrera showed the world how attractive she is at the "How To Train Your Dragon 2" premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.
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Ferrera showed the world how attractive she is at the "How To Train Your Dragon 2" premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.
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David Faustino, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal and Christina Applegate starred in the television series "Married With Children," which ran from 1987 to 1997.
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David Faustino, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal and Christina Applegate starred in the television series "Married With Children," which ran from 1987 to 1997.
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In her day-to-day look, Sagal barely resembles the coarser Peg Bundy. Here she attends the Television Academy's 23rd Hall of Fame induction gala in Beverly Hills, California, in March 2014.
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In her day-to-day look, Sagal barely resembles the coarser Peg Bundy. Here she attends the Television Academy's 23rd Hall of Fame induction gala in Beverly Hills, California, in March 2014.
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