Top 10 Fat Guys in Movies and TV
They're worth their weight in gold. Comedy gold, that is. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com counts down our picks for the top 10 fat guys in movies and TV. We don't know if it's because they're jolly or jiggly, but let's be blunt: fat guys are hilarious. With so much character to love, this list celebrates every pound of these chubby-cheeked screen legends, even if they're cartoons and thin actors in fat suits.
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#10: Jeff Greene
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000-)
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He’s a Hollywood manager, so it’s safe to say Jeff Greene has no ethics or integrity. The best friend, manager and second fiddle to Larry David, cheats on his wife regularly, sometimes has a foul mouth and consistently makes bad choices regarding his weight – at least according to his wife. Although he’s shameless and irresponsible, we love him for his proclivities because he speaks and acts in ways that, much like Larry, are somehow still very righteous and humanizing despite his faults.
#9: Eric Cartman
“South Park” (1997-)
He’s a 90-pound 10-year-old that’s full of himself – and that’s putting it mildly. He has friends, but it’s made clear throughout this series that no one really likes him – and the feeling is mutual. Popular probably because he’s controversial, Cartman’s arrogance and often takes the form of social and political commentary, misguided as it may be. However, seeing him celebrate and subsequently suffer because of his own ignorance and ego is usually what gets the biggest laughs – and when it comes to Cartman, everything is always big.
#8: Peter Griffin
“Family Guy” (1999-2003; 2005-)
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He’s a crude character with a low-brow sense of humor, and nothing’s funnier to general audiences than this larger-than-life imbecile. Peter Griffin is a family man whose naïve thought processes and childish antics make most middle-aged suburban fathers look fantastic by comparison. It’s most likely what makes him so appealing to the masses. However, he’s also a fat-ass, who rarely – if ever – thinks before he speaks and acts. We’re betting that gut of his comes from one too many nights spent drinking at The Drunken Clam with his pals.
#7: John ‘Bluto’ Blutarsky
“Animal House” (1978)
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He might have a 0.0 GPA and be in his 7th year of college, but he sure knows how to rally the troops. Bluto is an inspiration to college party animals, slackers and academic degenerates around the world. The “college” crewneck sweatshirt everyone’s been wearing for decades since this film? Yeah, he invented that. The human zit? Yup, his doing. And cafeteria food fights? Well, you can blame him too.
#6: Prof. Sherman Klump
“The Nutty Professor” (1996)
He’s gentle, sweet, lovable and adorable, but clumsy and lacking in confidence due to his weight issues. Unlike most politically incorrect ‘fatty’ caricatures, the Sherman Klump character is no fool. In fact he’s quite the contrary, and he that’s why he gets so much audience sympathy. He may be subject to the standard fat joke fare of breaking chairs and rippimg clothes, but these cheap shots in comedy have never been so endearing.
#5: ‘Fat’ Albert Jackson
“Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” (1972-85)
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Hey, hey, hey, it’s the leader of the Junkyard Gang. This big guy is a musician that plays sports and leads by positive example. Through his adventures, he and his gang dispense advice on social issues like peer pressure and bullying while having fun and staying cool. He’s based on Bill Cosby’s own memories, and it’s no wonder his legacy spans generations.
#4: Homer Simpson
“The Simpsons” (1989-)
The Simpsons has its share of funny fatties – we’re thinking everyone spends a little too much time at Krusty Burger and Moe’s. But no one’s as fat, lazy and funny as Homer, who over the show’s decades-long run has evolved slightly beyond the bumbling working class stereotype. Slightly. He’s lovable and innocent, even pitiful on occasion, but beyond a little absent-mindedness, this doughnut loving beer swigger can be a responsible parent that’s supportive of his family.
#3: Thomas ‘Tommy’ Callahan III
“Tommy Boy” (1995)
There’s no need to doll up the description here; Tommy is a buffoon. The late Chris Farley pretty much pioneered the lowbrow funny fat man for modern slapstick, with all his flailing stubby arms and humpty dumpty tumbles. In this film, Tommy is a fat slob, plain and simple. Still, he’s a driven, determined protagonist that we laugh both with and AT because of his ability to entertain us so thoroughly – and because he genuinely seems to be trying to protect his father’s legacy.
#2: Jabba the Hutt
“Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi” (1983)
So Jabba isn’t yukking up one-liners or embarrassing himself for us, because he’s a villain and a crime boss that we’re supposed to take semi-seriously. It’s really hard to do this, however, seeing as he’s a big blob and basically the punchline for what happens when sloth marries obesity. Yet he’s the ultimate boss, with every kind of criminal and entertainer in Tatooine at his beck and call. Fear him.
Before we reveal our top pick, here are some honorable mentions:
- Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes
“Lost” (2004-10)
- Mr. Creosote
“Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” (1983)
- Dynamo
“The Running Man” (1987)
- Newman
“Seinfeld” (1989-98)
#1: Fat Bastard
“Austin Powers” franchise (1999-2002)
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Fat suits, fart jokes, and furries. If any of those F words offends you, then Fat Bastard sure will, faster than he can say one of his signature catchphrases. This nemesis of Austin Powers is a Scottish-accented employee of Dr. Evil who weighs 1 metric ton, and that’s doubly terrifying because it means he’s strong too. He’s vulgarity in every sense of the word, and his poor taste (pun intended) isn’t limited to food, since he threatens and boasts of actually eating people.
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