There was an article about Jared, "the Subway Guy" on CNN.com today. Here is an excerpt:
TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Like many famous people, Jared Fogle rarely gets through a meal in a restaurant without being interrupted by well-meaning people introducing themselves.
Fogle is "Jared the Subway Guy," famous because he lost 245 pounds a few years ago by eating Subway subs and not much else. Instantly recognizable now from his TV commercials for the sandwich maker, he's evolved from unwitting part-time celebrity to something of a pop-culture icon, making a comfortable living traveling around with his old 60-inch waist jeans and telling his story.
This whole Jared phenomenon is just crazy in my opinion. The funniest part of the article is this:
One time he and wife, Elizabeth, a pediatric nurse, stopped in at the bar of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and noticed actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon looking over and whispering.
"I could tell they were sort of talking about me, because I heard Subway mentioned a couple different times," he said. "It was a trip. My wife was freaking out."
I think we can all agree that Jared's 15 minutes are up and it is time for some other no-name, no-talent, randomly interesting American to take the stage.
Posted by peninah at November 17, 2003 02:34 PM