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Jim Carrey To Gain Weight For "Famous Fat Guy" Role

March 30th, 2009

Matt sent along a bit of interesting celebrity news last week. He writes that according to Aint It Cool News, Jim Carrey is going to gain 40 pounds to play Curly Howard. He adds:

In the FA community, it’s pretty accepted that fat actors have a better shot at success than fat actresses, but here’s a reminder than even when casting one of the most famous fat guy roles of all time, nothing is certain.

For a more logical alternative, Michael Chiklis played Curly Howard in a 2000 television biopic.

Posted by mo pie

Filed under: Celebrities, Gossip, Humor, Movies, Tidbit, Video

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5 Responses to Jim Carrey To Gain Weight For "Famous Fat Guy" Role

  1. Alyssa, on March 30th, 2009 at 3:59 pm Said:

    OF COURSE he is! ‘Cause why cast a fat guy when you can have a notoriously skinny guy gain weight and PROBABLY WIN A F**KING OSCAR FOR BEING SO “DARING!”
    I frickin despise Hollywood.

  2. Mary Sue, on March 30th, 2009 at 4:28 pm Said:

    That 2000 biopic was really good. I stumbled upon it one weekend and it had me riveted.

  3. Godless Heathen, on March 30th, 2009 at 4:50 pm Said:

    Well, Jim’s frickin fantastic at what he does so I’m not going to be too critical. They could have found an actual fat guy, but I don’t know of one that’s got the chops for the role.

    Gaining weight is going to be a real bear for him though, he must have the metabolism of a bumble bee. I hope he doesn’t hurt himself, I remember Clooney got really screwed up by the weight gain and physical demands of Syriana.

  4. Addish, on March 30th, 2009 at 5:10 pm Said:

    I think Micheal looks like Curly to a T. And I just can’t see Jim Carrey even with 40 pounds on him looking like Curly.

  5. M, on March 30th, 2009 at 11:44 pm Said:

    At least they’re not going the fat suit route; I suppose that’s an upside…

    Sounds good for publicity – not only do they have a big name in Hollywood in the role, but there’s extra media coverage for the OMG he’s gaining weight! stories.

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