Rome, 1980. Robert De Niro flew to Italy with Martin Scorsese to gain 60 pounds for the older Jake LaMotta scenes. He ate four full pasta meals a day, drinking wine until 2 AM nightly. By month four, his blood pressure was so dangerous his Italian doctor refused to keep treating him. De Niro pushed through and finished the film. He won Best Actor in 1981 and stared at his bloated reflection for an hour. He framed his stretched suit jacket inside his New York apartment.
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Shame he's turned into a clown