He gained a lot of weight
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solarah — 15 years ago(August 19, 2010 09:14 PM)
I've been out of the "movie loop" for awhile but have been a Tom Berenger fan for some timeI now have time to catch up on some of his moviesWhile watching Sniper 3 I noticed what I thought was a difference in his "gait" or walk as tho having some knee or back discomfortJust wondering if he might be on steroid therapy for an ailmentThat might explain his "moon" face and "tummy"Injury or ailment could be reducing his activity level and steroids can increase the appetiteThis is just speculation on my part and it's none of my businessI will continue to enjoy his films at any rate
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terrible2 — 15 years ago(August 20, 2010 06:34 AM)
As a long time Berenger fan (1986 to be exact) and to some (jewmadd) I may even hold a doctorate in all things Berenger, I have a few select opinions on his weight gain.
First, I had read (somewhere) that he was involved in a fairly serious car accident sometime in the late 90s, early 2000s. This could account for the back problem that someone had mentioned. I had also read (somewhere else) that he was once treated for a painkiller addiction, which could have been a result of the accident.
Either way (true or not) his weight really began to escalate in the mid 2000s, so it would make sense (time-line wise). If youve ever seen someone come off a painkiller addiction, or basically any addiction, they tend to gain weight (in a healthy way)..
I had also read (somewhere else entirely) that he underwent hip replacement surgery not too long ago. This could account for a steroid usage, and thus an appetite enhancement.
On a much more normal level, the guy is 61 years old He likes to cook and entertain family and friends. Our metabolisms change dramatically in our 50s and those steak dinners seem to hang around (literally) a bit longer.
I say let him eat and enjoy his golden years. He still gives us fantastic performances on screen, and thats why were talking about him.
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terrible2 — 15 years ago(August 23, 2010 07:02 AM)
It's been a few years since I'd read that, and being that it was somewhere on the internet Who knows if it's true or not (besides Tom).
But, in reading people's theorys on Berenger's weight gain, I remembered those stories, and figured it kinda made sense.
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Hoohawnaynay — 15 years ago(September 02, 2010 07:21 AM)
No you idiot, his ruddy bloated face makes him look like an alcoholic. I've seen lots of them that have that same look. I was directing that stupid notion that age alone makes one fat. Only if you let it.
Tom has a very reddish puffy face that is indicative of a heavy drinker. Now, go s___w yourself. -
Oberyn_Martell — 15 years ago(September 04, 2010 01:13 PM)
Hoohawnaynay
"It irritates me when people blame age. Paul Newman was still thin and hot when he was 60. Tom does look like he may hit the booze a bit hard."
It irritates me when people chose to be ignorant. Just because Paul Newman was still thin does not mean Berenger has to be thin like Paul Newman. Everyone is different. Your metabolism does slow down naturally as one gets older, some a lot more than others. There is nothing wrong with blaming age, it is one of the common factors.
If he's so smart, how come he's dead?
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Helena727 — 10 years ago(June 06, 2015 10:41 AM)
It's amazing to me and APPALLING that so many on this thread are apologists for him.
I.
"Hey, he's getting older, it happens, just a fact of life" Really? Then why isn't that your response to women over 50 who have a little padding?Here's a
fact of life
: During pregnancy and menopause, women experience weight gain because of radical hormonal changes. IT'S A SCIENTIFIC FACT. Yet nobody has such a laid-back reply to chubby women, let alone those who are outright fat. Women get fat-shamed, but men get the green light (Hey, it's just part of getting older). U T T E R B U L L S H I T.
AND
, women Berenger's age+older go to great lengths to keep their figure: Jessica Walter, Diane Keaton, Barbara Walters, Patricia Clarkson, Shelly Long, Jean Smart, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Glenn Close, Lesley Manville, Veronica Cartwright, Brooke Adams, Barbara Hershey, Jessica Lange, Judith Light, Sissy Spacek, Tilda Swinton, Zoe Wanamaker, Isabelle Huppert, etc. etc. etc.). It is a societally imposed tyranny that actresses have to stay slim if they are to get work whereas actors can get 111cas fat and grey and pockmarked as they like.
-> Berenger isn't just "a little heavy"; at this point, he's low-end obese yet he and all the other male blobs (Drew Carey, Kevin James, Alec Baldwin, Chris Noth, Vincent D'Onofio, William Shatner, James Spader, George Wendt, Timothy Spall, Fred Thompsom, J.K. Simmons, Ian MacNeice, David Calder, Clive Swift, Ryan O'Neill, Burt Young, and Danny DeVito, to name just a few) have no trouble getting work (or HAD no trouble: Dom Deluise (RIP), James Coco (RIP), John Belushi (RIP), John Candy (RIP), Chris Farley (RIP), Chris Penn (RIP) ). NOT SO FOR WOMEN! Very few chunky actresses have thriving careers, and I can think of only two fat ones who do. And let's not get started on men being allowed to act regardless of how unattractive their faces (DeVito, Wendt, Simmons, Carey, McNeice, Michael Berryman,Luis Guzmn, Richard Kiel, Vincent Schiavelli, Danny Trejo, Forest Whitaker, etc. etc. etc.) whereas the few chunky-to-fat women wouldn't have careers if not for their pretty faces (Cameron Manheim, Melissa McCarthy, Mindy Kaling, Kathy Bates, Kirstie Alley ).
II.
Extra weight causes a lot of health problems, from diabetes to heart disease to joint stress that often ends in knee- and/or hip-replacement. The US is wasting a LOT of money treating health problems that could easily have been prevented money that could be used to treat the millions who are still uninsured. That is INSANE.
And it's doubly insane to see someone who has the cash to make appointments with professionals (nutritionist, chef, physical therapist, personal trainer, acupuncturist, massage therapist, psychotherapist) still wallowing in his unhealthy lard.
III.
If Berenger has received treatment for addiction, then presumably he (as a wealthy person) has made sure to surround himself with all sorts of health professionals who can help him take care of himself: nutritionist, part-time chef to prepare meals that are both healthful and delicious; personal trainer; acupuncturist to help with relaxation and coping with one's triggers; massage therapist to help with stress (body work can also help with emotional healing to address whatever led to the addiction); etc. If the addiction arose from injury-caused pain, then he could see a physical therapist, and here too acupuncture and massage therapy are helpful.
Point is, plenty of not-wealthy people break addictions with minimal help from the sources above AND without become lard@sses. So I have little patience with a "celebrity" who won't avail himself of the wonderful resources out there.
Most of all, I have ZERO PATIENCE with this insane and soul-destroying double-standard that says soothingly to a fat actor, "There, there just part of aging, and you still look great!" while shoving every actress who has gained a few pounds under the fat-shaming microscope and plastering her, with fat-shaming text, on magazine covers. People,
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SnoozeAlarm — 10 years ago(November 28, 2015 06:44 AM)
The weight thing goes back a lot farther than Inception:
1993: Sniper: still looks great, only a drop older than 1986's Platoon.
2001: Training Day. 8 years later, now quite bloated.
If you look at the movies made in the period between those two, you will see that he gradually gains weight from year to year.
It should be against the law to use 'LOL'; unless you really did LOL!