Suplee’s father put him on a strict diet.
and, although his mother just as quickly took him off it, the damage was done.
Years of extreme weight gain followed.
This led to years of binge-eating in secret, away from judgmental eyes.
He was disheartened, desiring bigger challenges as a performer and not wanting to be pigeon-holed.
“I told my agents to look for roles outside the box that could work for me.”
At one point, he dropped over 200 pounds, but, as Suplee acknowledges (viaE!
He started to increase his calories once more.
“I was doing a lot of starvation-punch in diets and not eating enough at all.
Crucially, he sorted out his diet too, realizing everything he knew about nutrition was wrong.
And the more I feel that I understand, scientifically, the more power I have over it.”
