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Is that Zach Galifianakis? Actor nearly unrecognizable at SAG Awards

"I am Zach Galifianakis and I am an actor," the Birdman star said upon the opening of the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. And if your first reaction was "Wait, what?!" then rest assured, because you're not alone. Despite introducing himself onscreen, many viewers were left scratching their heads as the skinny man bun-sporting thesp looked nothing like the Zach Galifianakis we've come
Zach Galifianakis in 2005.
Zach Galifianakis in 2005.Getty Images file

"I am Zach Galifianakis and I am an actor," the Birdman star said upon the opening of the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

And if your first reaction was "Wait, what?!" then rest assured, because you're not alone.

Image: Zach Galifianakis at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2015.
Zach Galifianakis at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2015.Kevork Djansezian / Today

Despite introducing himself onscreen, many viewers were left scratching their heads as the skinny man bun-sporting thesp looked nothing like the Zach Galifianakis we've come to adore.

The 45-year-old Hangover star showed off a much slimmer appearance and a clean-shaven face when he arrived at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, where he apparently decided to take a cue in the hairdo department from fellow star Jared Leto.

VIDEO: Zach Galifianakis jokes about weight loss

Actor Zach Galifianakis attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' \"Hangover Part 3\" on May 20, 2013 in Westwood, California.  (Photo by Jason Kem...
Galifianakis on the left in May, 2013, and on the right in October, 2014.Today

Galifianakis previously showed off his weight loss back in October while making the promotional rounds for Birdman, and in May 2013, he opened up to Conan O'Brien about what prompted him to shed the pounds.

"I stopped drinking and I just kind of put the weight off..." he said. "I was having a lot of vodka with sausage...delicious but bad for you."

He added, "I was getting into too much trouble with the drinking, so I just kind of stopped."

Looks like it paid off in more ways than one. You look great, Zach!

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