The Extraordinary Life of Joaquin Phoenix

Published on January 27, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

How Joaquin got his look for Joker

For 2019’s outstanding movie, Joker, Joaquin had to lose a massive 52 pounds. Joaquin has always been in great shape but having to lose so much weight took a huge undertaking. In June 2018, Joaquin weighed 180 pounds but had to get to 125 pounds by September.

Joaquin took drastic measures and started a severe weight loss diet where he lived on apples, lettuce and steamed green beans. No wonder Joaquin played the Joker so well, we would all go mad if we starved ourselves like that!