Chaka Khan – 60 Pounds – Vegan Diet & Workouts
The Queen of Funk Chaka Khan has a four-decade career that has seen her sell more than 70 million albums worldwide and win ten Grammy Awards. The queen was at her heaviest in 2014, when she became frustrated and decided to go vegan, join a gym, and lose 60 pounds while also controlling her high blood pressure and diabetes.
Naomi Grossman – Prosthetic Ears & Nose, Fake Teeth, Shaved Head & Heavy Makeup
For Pepper’s role on American Horror Story: Asylum, Naomi Grossman let the visual effects team on set do whatever they wanted with her appearance. The actress had to wear many prosthetics, makeup, and fake teeth to portray Microcephalic Pepper, not to mention the large ears she had to wear every day. Pepper’s preparations can take up to three hours each day before she’s ready to film.