Ron Lester Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw
• Began as an extra in a commercial while in Atlanta, which led to a feature part in the ad then later an appearance in a music video for the country band, Little Texas, before moving to L․A․ doing stand-up comedy and making his film debut in "Good Burger" (1997)
• Quote: "(On whether he recommends surgery to lose weight) "Absolutely not․ I also believe you shouldn’t do the surgery if you are less than 100 pounds over your weight․ Just understand there’s a lot of mental and psychological effects that go with it․ It’s scary․""
• Quote: "(On mentally handling his extreme weight loss) "It’s very scary․ I’m very fortunate because I’m about to turn 34 and not many people get to start their life over completely or be in a position where they can․ Here I am going, "Dude, I’m just going to throw everything away․ Start over․ Fire everybody․" And I did, and it’s mentally, spiritually, emotionally, financially․․․it’s everything․""
• Actor whose work includes TV's "Popular" and "Freaks and Geeks," along with the films, "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001) and "Varsity Blues" (1999)
• Briefly flat-lined during his surgery, which was experimental at the time, to rid excess weight
• Obese since childhood, his max weight as an adult was 508 pounds until duodenal switch surgery helped him lose 348 pounds after 16 surgeries to remove excess skin