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and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 times
actors brilliantly reinvented themselves
no
i am the one who knocks but let me
confirm with my lawyer
she confirms i simply am not
there for this list we'll be going over
the occasions when actors began taking
on roles or
jobs drastically different from those
they had previously been associated with
maybe even several times which of these
actors is your favorite
let us know in the comments number 10
christian bale this british actor has
had quite the storied career
and gone through a number of
reinventions over the decades
as a kid christian bale appeared in
musicals such as newsies but also in
prestige dramas like empire of the sun
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his breakout success came after
immersing himself in dramatic roles
such as the superficial psychopath
patrick bateman in american psycho
nice that mainstream success reached new
heights
after starring as batman in the dark
knight trilogy and several other action
films
i'm batman the 2010 saw bale return to
more dramatic roles receiving an academy
award and several nominations throughout
the decade
the coming years we'll also see him
return to the action genre by joining
the marvel cinematic universe
oh good for him seriously i can feel
your recriminations and your judgment
and i am fine with it number nine emma
stone
hey jules your partner didn't come today
it's kind of a personal question at the
beginning of emma stone's career
she got her start appearing in comedy
and rom-com films such as superbad and
easy a
she also branched out to other comedy
genres with action comedies like
zombieland
but she was still primarily considered a
comedic actress
now that you mentioned it we'll take
your weapons
your car keys your ammunition however
stone began flexing her dramatic muscles
in the 2010s
appearing in dramas like the help as
well as the musical la la land
which earned her an academy award maybe
i'm one of those people that
has always wanted to do it but it's like
a pipe dream
for me you know and then you you set it
you you
change your dreams and then you grow up
maybe i'm one of those people
stone may have gotten famous by making
us laugh which she's proven she can
still do
but she also managed to reinvent herself
to be more of an all-rounder
number eight sandra bullock sandra
bullock has had an odd place in the
public eye
she's always been relatively famous as
her early roles in blockbusters like
speed ensured that everyone knew who she
was
then her middle period saw her take on a
slew of romantic comedies
but despite being a household name no
one really took her seriously as an
actress
but don't worry it's it's nothing
embarrassing you know that's definitely
changed in the 21st century i have to
say
i'm glad to see you i didn't think you
were going to make it did you find the
vodka
yeah you never told me oh well
thanks to starring in critically
acclaimed roles in films like gravity
and the blind side
bullock has illustrated to everyone that
she's not just a famous actress
but also a great one you so much as
cross into downtown
you will be sorry i'm in a prayer group
with the d.a
i'm a member of the nra and i'm always
packing
number seven hugh laurie that is true
isn't it
but not to worry because for most of you
this job could be done by a monkey with
a bottle of motrin
it might be hard for those who know him
as dr gregory house on house but hugh
laurie is not only english but he also
began his acting career as a primarily
comedic actor
it's an absolutely splendid job okay
maybe it's pretty believable
house is pretty hilarious but let me
confirm with my lawyer
she confirms but still laurie went from
appearing in british comedies like
blackadder and a bit of fry and lorry to
playing the cynical and tortured
maverick doctor
on this side of the pond since house
concluded he's also returned to his
comedic roots with some more funny rules
oh and did you know he's also a blues
musician teach all you pretty women
how to treat your man
number six michael keaton michael keaton
has reinvented himself
many times he's another actor whose
roots tended towards the comedic
becoming famous for 80s comedies like mr
mom and beetlejuice and it keeps getting
funnier
every single time i see it not to
mention the fact that you're talking to
a dead guy
now what do you think but all that
changed when he donned the cape of
batman this marked a shift for the actor
as he illustrated he could be a leading
man to inspire
as well as one to make you laugh he took
on a hodgepodge of roles for the next
few decades but it was only in the 2010s
that keaton reached
true critical acclaim for his parts in
films like spotlight and birdman
that wasn't an accident
what do you mean i made it happen he's
also returned to his superhero roots but
this time as a surprisingly effective
villain in spider-man homecoming
this guy can do it all business is good
number five brian cranston i am not
in danger skyler i am the danger
a guy opens his door and gets shot and
you think out of me
no i am the one who knocks
before he broke big and broke bad it can
be hard to remember that brian cranston
was primarily known for being a comedic
actor
it's our sense of humor that sustained
us as a people for three thousand years
five thousand five thousand even better
his most well-known roles were as tim
wattley on seinfeld and as hal on
malcolm in the middle
what the hell's wrong with that monkey
he's crazy
well he picked the wrong guy to mess
with
still as funny and talented as he is his
dramatic chops drew
everyone's eye with his masterful
performance as walter white on breaking
bad
which earned him multiple emmy wins now
say my name
heisenberg
you're goddamn right since then while
cranston has appeared in a few comedies
he's now thought of as a serious
dramatic actor
number four matthew mcconaughey if you'd
have told us that the stoner bro from
dazed and confused would not only have a
movie career
but also that he'd reinvent himself
multiple times we might not have
believed you
it'd be a lot cooler if you did
matthew mcconaughey bucked his dude bro
beginnings to become one of the go-to
romantic comedy leads
in the 2000s it had been the end of me
so i cut it short
more recently though mcconaughey has
switched gears yet again
taking on dramatic roles on both the big
and small screen
screw the fba i'm gonna be doa
like i gotta sue the hospital to get my
medicine
the actor has turned heads with his
dramatic performances in films like
dallas buyers club and interstellar as
well as prestige tv like true detective
sounds pretty all right to us alright
alright alright number three robert
downey jr
rdj has had a rocky career he got his
start as a teen star in the 80s before
achieving critical acclaim for films
like chaplin
he then transitioned to tv starring on
ally mcbeal
although several drug charges led to his
departure from that show
derailed his public image and threatened
to kill his prospects entirely
listen to me this is important it will
be devastating for him to hear it the
key
is to leave him with something positive
to hold on to by the end of the
discussion but downey rebounded with
some hit films in the 2000s
such as kiss kiss bang bang before
achieving his greatest success in a role
that he was born to play
tony stark also known as iron man let's
face it this is not the worst thing
you've got me doing
downey's charismatic performance helped
lead the massive franchise for over a
decade
and led to him becoming one of the
highest paid actors in hollywood
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iron man number two joaquin phoenix
most of the actors on our list are
fairly easy to pin down as they tend to
get cast in a certain type of role for a
period of time
but joaquin phoenix has basically spent
his whole career constantly reinventing
himself
the guy is a chameleon i can't believe
i'm having this conversation with my
computer
sure he generally skews more towards
drama but he's also done
oddball romances like her and even music
biopics like walk the line
hello i'm johnny cash
then there was the time you took a year
off to pretend to become a rapper for a
mockumentary
yeah you didn't just dream that like his
recent oscar-winning turn as the joker
you're never quite sure what phoenix is
going to do next
but it's sure to be spectacular one
small thing
yeah when you bring me out can you
introduce me as joker
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
chris hemsworth sure we knew he's a
great lead but who knew he had such
great comedic timing
i choose to run toward my problems and
not away from them
robert pattinson from teen heartthrob to
serious dramatic star
stick your laugh snoring
goddamn fox jason bateman
this actor's talents aren't arrested in
just comedy and if i want to put all
seven million nine hundred and forty
five thousand four hundred dollars
into a hot tub get buck naked and play
scrooge mcduck
that is a hundred percent of my business
now where's my money
leslie nielsen surely you knew that
nielsen was actually a serious actor
once upon a time can you fly this plane
and land it
surely you can't be serious i am serious
and don't call me shirley
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number one tom hanks given that he's one
of the most famous actors in the world
tom hanks's beginnings appearing and
primarily comedies tend to surprise some
people
susan i'm not what you think i am
what do you mean before i met you i was
in little league
sure he hid it big with big but it
wasn't until movies like philadelphia
and forrest gump
that he really became one of hollywood's
most prominent actors
my mom always said life was like a box
of chocolates
you never know what you're gonna get and
while being the quintessential everyman
is arguably hank's type the actor isn't
afraid to take a back seat in more
ensemble pieces
or voice a cartoon toy cowboy we toys
so play nice i guess you could say that
like a certain halloween themed role of
his
hanks is his own thing yeah yeah and
david pumpkins
is his own thing do you agree with our
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