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Ron Lester

Ron Lester

Actor, Producer, Director

Born August 4, 1970 in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

Died June 17, 2016

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Biography

Ron Lester gained celebrity status at an early stage in his career, but his draw in Hollywood seemed to be based on one physical characteristic: his weight. Obese since 5 years old, by the time he was 30 years old, Ron weighed 508 pounds. Hollywood hired him as the lovable fat kid but his health was in serious danger. With the support of his friends, family, and co-workers, Ron decided to go through an experimental (at the time) type of gastric bypass surgery that almost took his life. When he recovered from flat-lining on the operating table Ron began to lose the weight - and his celebrity identity. 348 pounds were lost in under two years and he's had 14 plastic surgeries to tighten and remove excess skin. Now Ron has a hard time getting the roles he once won. Admits food was his 'drug of choice' to cover up pain from often being the new kid in school (he changed schools often due to discipline problems), and the death of 22 close friends and family members throughout his life.

Ron died in 2016 in Dallas, Texas, of liver and kidney failure.

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The Greenskeeper (2002) | Trailer | Allelon Ruggiero, Bruce Taylor, Ron Lester, Kevin Greene

Filmography

Actor

22

Type

Year

Racing Legacy Poster

Racing Legacy Feature Film2015Roger Hardwick

The Fame Poster

The Fame TV Series2014Self - Guest

I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me Poster

I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me Short Film2013Son

The Fat Boy Chronicles Poster

The Fat Boy Chronicles Feature Film2010Dr. Jeffords

The Karate Dog Poster

The Karate Dog TV Movie2005Edward Cage

What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex Documentary2005Self

CSI: NY TV Series2004Officer Murphy

The Greenskeeper Poster

The Greenskeeper Feature Film2002Styles

Drum Solo Poster

Drum Solo Short Film2001

Not Another Teen Movie Poster

Not Another Teen Movie Feature Film2001Reggie Ray

The Test TV Series2001Self - Panelist

Young Hollywood Awards TV Special2001Self

The Teen Choice Awards 2000 Poster

The Teen Choice Awards 2000 TV Special2000Self

Dill Scallion Poster

Dill Scallion Feature Film1999Earl Langston

Freaks and Geeks Poster

Freaks and Geeks TV Series1999Seidleman

Popular TV Series1999Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino

Varsity Blues Poster

Varsity Blues Feature Film1999Billy Bob

Cousin Skeeter Poster

Cousin Skeeter TV Series1998Kung Fu Dermatologist

The Screen Savers Poster

The Screen Savers TV Series1998Self

Good Burger Poster

Good Burger Feature Film1997Spatch

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Poster

Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV Series1996Wally

The Montel Williams Show Poster

The Montel Williams Show TV Series1991Self

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4

Type

Year

Bomb City Poster

Bomb City Feature Film2017

Racing Legacy Poster

Racing Legacy Feature Film2015

I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me Poster

I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me Short Film2013

The Fat Boy Chronicles Poster

The Fat Boy Chronicles Feature Film2010

Director

1

Racing Legacy Poster

Racing Legacy Feature Film2015

Thanks

1

Good Burger 2 Poster

Good Burger 2 Feature Film2023

Writer

1

Racing Legacy Poster

Racing Legacy Feature Film2015

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