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Occupation
  
Actor

Education
  
North Cobb High School

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Ron Lester

Years active
  
1997–2010


Ron Lester in 2003
Born
  
August 4, 1970 (
1970-08-04
)

Nominations
  
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Sidekick

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Eliel Swinton, Joel Gallen, Brian Robbins, Scott Caan, James Van Der Beek

Ron lester of the fat boy chronicles


Ron Lester (August 4, 1970 – June 17, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in the films Varsity Blues, Not Another Teen Movie, Good Burger, and the television series Popular.

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Life and career

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Lester was born in Kennesaw, Georgia. His first acting role came when he went to Atlanta, Georgia, to appear as an extra in a commercial, which turned into a feature part. He appeared in a music video for the band Little Texas.

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Lester moved to Los Angeles and began doing stand-up comedy in comedy clubs. His first film role was in the movie Good Burger in 1997. Two years later he had a recurring role on the TV comedy Freaks and Geeks. He also appeared in Not Another Teen Movie, which parodied his role in Varsity Blues.

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In 2001, Lester underwent gastric bypass surgery, losing 348 pounds. Obese since childhood, at his heaviest, he weighed 508 pounds. According to interviews, he flatlined during the operation. After the gastric bypass, he had 18 plastic surgeries to remove excess skin.

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In November 2015, Lester was hospitalized due to issues with his liver and kidneys. He was reported to be in critical condition in June 2016 and was in hospice care.

Death

At 9 p.m. on June 17, 2016, Lester died of liver and kidney failure shortly after his family requested that he be taken off life support. He was 45 years old.

Filmography

Actor
2015
Racing Legacy as
Roger Hardwick
2013
I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me (Short) as
Son
2010
The Fat Boy Chronicles as
Dr. Jeffords
2005
CSI: NY (TV Series) as
Officer Murphy
- Dancing with the Fishes (2005) - Officer Murphy
2005
The Karate Dog (TV Movie) as
Edward Cage
2002
The Greenskeeper as
Styles
2001
Drum Solo (Short)
2001
Not Another Teen Movie as
Reggie Ray
2001
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) as
Wally
- Humble Pie (2001) - Wally
- Really Big Season Opener (2001) - Wally (uncredited)
1999
Popular (TV Series) as
Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Promblems (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Don't Tug on Superman's Cape- (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- I Know What You Did Last Spring Break (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Brain Game (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- Coup (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- Fag (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- It's Greek to Me (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- Mary Charity (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Shocking Possession of Harrison John (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Fire in the Hole (2001) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Consequences of Falling (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Are You There God? It's Me Ann-Margret (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Misery Loathes Company (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Ur-ine Trouble (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Style and Substance Abuse (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- Joe Loves Mary Cherry (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Sweetest Taboo (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Citizen Shame (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Baby, Don't Do It! (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Timber! (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Two Weddings and a Funeral (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- What Makes Sammy Run (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- We Are Family (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino (credit only)
- Hard on the Outside, Soft in the Middle (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Ch-Ch-Changes (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Lord of the Files (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- All About Adam (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Booty Camp (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Caged! (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Hope in a Jar (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Trial of Emory Dick (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Ex, Lies and Videotape (2000) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Fall on Your Knees (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Wild, Wild Mess (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Tonight's the Night (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Queen B. (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Truth or Consequences (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Slumber Party Massacre (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Windstruck (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Under Siege (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
- The Phantom Menace (1999) - Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino
1999
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) as
Seidleman
- Noshing and Moshing (2000) - Seidleman
- Looks and Books (2000) - Seidleman
- Pilot (1999) - Seidleman
1999
Cousin Skeeter (TV Series) as
Kung Fu Dermatologist
- The Volcano (1999) - Kung Fu Dermatologist
1999
Dill Scallion as
Earl Langston
1999
Varsity Blues as
Billy Bob
1997
Good Burger as
Spatch
Producer
2017
Bomb City (associate producer)
2015
Racing Legacy (executive producer)
2013
I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me (Short) (associate producer)
2010
The Fat Boy Chronicles (co-executive producer)
Director
2015
Racing Legacy
Writer
2015
Racing Legacy
Self
2014
The Fame (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- The Fame: Ali Nugent and Ron Lester (2014) - Self - Guest
2009
Billy Bob with No Bacon (Video short) as
Self
2009
Two-a-Days: The Ellis Way (Video short) as
Self
2005
What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2005
The Screen Savers (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #8.15 (2005) - Self
2004
The Montel Williams Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Re-inventing Ron (2004) - Self
2001
Young Hollywood Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2001
The Test (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- The Optimist Test - Self - Panelist
2000
The Teen Choice Awards 2000 (TV Special) as
Self
1999
MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues (TV Short) as
Self

References

Ron Lester Wikipedia


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