Most of the time, actors either audition for a role or are offered it directly. Sometimes, however, the process they have to go through to land a part is a little...unorthodox.

Here are 17 actors who went above and beyond to land a role:

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In order to land the lead role in Madonna's self-directed biopic, Julia Garner had to go through a grueling audition process that's been dubbed "Madonna boot camp." It reportedly involved 11-hour sessions with the pop star's choreographer, on top of more dance, reading, and singing sessions with Madonna.

Julia beat out actors like Florence Pugh , Alexa Demie , and Emma Laird for the part.

However, Universal Pictures reportedly scrapped the biopic after Madonna announced her upcoming world tour.

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For Armageddon , Ben Affleck had to get $20,000 worth of dental work done because director Michael Bay "always liked low shots that kinda come right under your chin and make you [look] a little bit heroic," but he thought the actor "kinda had these baby teeth."

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