Jared Fogle

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Career

Fogle first came to national prominence in April 1999 after an article in the Indiana Daily Student about Fogle losing 245 lb (111 kg) by exercising and eating a diet of Subway sandwiches. Fogle was included in a Men's Health magazine article titled "Stupid Diets... that Work!" Fogle had become obese – at one point, weigh 425 lb (193 kg) – due to a lack of exercise and eating junk food, according to the article.

Fogle changed his eating habits when he switched to Subway, including one small turkey sub and one large veggie sub, as well as some baked potato chips and diet soda, totaling about 2,000 calories. Fogle's story was told to Subway's Chicago-based media company by a Chicago-based advertising firm, who then took it to Subway's Chicago-based advertising firm.

The company ran a regional television advertisement campaign as a test. Fogle's first ad aired on January 1, 2000, featuring the following disclaimer: "The Subway diet, as well as a lot of walking, served for Jared." We're not saying that this is for everybody. Before starting any diet regimen, you should consult with your doctor. It worked for Jared, but not so much for him."

Fogle's first television commercials, as well as sponsored in-store displays around the country, were a hit, as the introduction test ads were so popular. He gave talks on the benefits of exercise and healthy eating.

Fogle appeared on "Jared Has Aides" in South Park in 2002. Although the episode had "typical[ly] tasteless humor," Fogle said that the fact that an entire episode was dedicated to him was "very flattering." "You know you've made it when shows like South Park start parodying you," he said. Fogle was also featured in the 2017 video game South Park: The Fractured But Whole as a boss; this was shortly after his child pornography arrest was dismissed.

Fogle's weight loss was commemorated for a decade by a Subway campaign called "Touch de Pants" in February 2008. Fogle revealed that after the campaign, he would return his pair of 62 in (160 cm) pants to a museum. Fogle's presence in Subway advertisements decreased starting in 2008 due to the company's reiting of its "$5 Footlong" campaign.

Fogle's participation in Subway gave him other opportunities, such as appearances in WWE in 2009 and 2011. Fogle had shot more than 300 commercials and continued to make appearances and speeches for the company by 2013. Subway attributed one third of its sales increase to Fogle, with revenue climbing from 1998 to 2011.

Fogle made an appearance in the Sharknado film series, beginning with Sharknado 2: The Second One. In Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, although this was removed from the Syfy Channel broadcast version a week before the premiere when his house was searched by the FBI for the first time.

Fogle founded the Jared Foundation, a non-profit group focused on raising concerns of childhood obesity through educational services and resources available to parents, teachers, and community groups in 2004.

Russell Taylor, founder of the Jared Foundation, was arrested in Indianapolis on charges of child abuse, child pornography, and voyeurism. Following the detention, Fogle severed all links with him. Taylor attempted suicide at the Marion County Jail on May 6, 2015, and was put on life support. Taylor pleaded guilty on September 1, 2015, and was sentenced to 27 years in federal jail on December 10, 2015.

According to a USA Today article in August 2015, the Jared Foundation had no grants nor had it been granted funds for its stated cause. The magazine went further, estimating that the foundation invested $73,000 a year on an average, with the bulk of the funds paid for the organization's executive director's salary. According to the foundation's tax returns, more than half of the funds were unaccounted for. Despite being asked to do so on several occasions, the Secretary of State of Indiana dissolved the company in February 2012 because it didn't pay the required five-dollar annual reporting fee during the two previous years.

"If Jared [were] really interested in helping children through his foundation," Daniel Borochoff, president of the non-profit charity watchdog group CharityWatch, told USA Today, he may have earned more money." The charity, as with a lot of celebrities, seems to be more about image-enhancement than charitable deeds.

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