Austin “Chumlee” Russell – 95lbs – Lap Band Surgery

Austin Lee Russell, popularly known as Chumlee, is well-known to audiences of reality TV shows. He is most famous as a member of the Pawn Stars TV show, which documents the daily business of a pawn shop, in Las Vegas. The show first aired in 2009 and Chumlee rose to fame quickly as its comic foil. He used his weight for this purpose, but his weight problems were taking their toll as he later said. He peaked at $320lbs in 2013 and after attempting to shed some weight naturally, he realized he needed drastic measures. Chumlee underwent lap-band surgery, and combined with changing his daily habits, he dropped to 225lbs, with a goal to reach 170lbs.