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33-464: Harold "Hal" Larson spends his nights being rejected by beautiful women at night clubs with his friend Mauricio. He holds a steady job at JPS Funds, a financial institution run by president Steve Shanahan, but is dismayed after being denied a long-sought promotion. Hal is attracted to his neighbor Jill, who rejects him due to his shallow lifestyle. One day, Hal becomes trapped in an elevator with life coach Tony Robbins , who hypnotizes him into only seeing

66-421: A nonprofit organization that works with governments to fight against child trafficking and slavery with the assistance of former CIA , Navy SEALs , and special operations operatives. In 1984, Robbins married Rebecca Jenkins after meeting her at a seminar. Jenkins had three children, from two former marriages, whom Robbins adopted. Robbins and Jenkins filed for divorce in 1998. In 1984, Robbins fathered

99-484: A "star speaker" at SuperCamp, an elite summer camp in southern California. The article states that the events took place in 1985 when Robbins was 25, and that there were at least two eyewitnesses. Other media outlets also reported on these allegations. Robbins denied wrongdoing and sued BuzzFeed News in Ireland. In response, BuzzFeed News said that it stood by its reporting and suggested that Robbins's decision to file

132-491: A child with former girlfriend Liz Acosta. Their son, Jairek Robbins, is also a personal empowerment coach and trainer. In October 2001, Robbins married Bonnie Sage Humphrey Robbins. They live in Manalapan, Florida . Robbins was a vegan for 12 years; he then reportedly added fish to his diet. While eating a fish-heavy diet, he developed mercury poisoning and nearly died. His diet now consists of mostly vegetables with

165-718: A costume (e.g., Rosemary Shanahan in Shallow Hal , and Sherman Klump in The Nutty Professor ), others appear as realistic flesh and are viewed directly (e.g., Fat Bastard in Austin Powers , and Les Grossman's hands in Tropic Thunder ). A fatsuit is often used to provide comedic effect, as in music videos for " Fat " by "Weird Al" Yankovic , " Marblehead Johnson " by The Bluetones , " Keine Lust " by Rammstein and " Way 2 Sexy " by Drake , and

198-404: A family friend, how he became so successful, and the landlord told him that he started to turn his life around after attending a Jim Rohn seminar. Robbins began promoting seminars for motivational speaker and author Jim Rohn when he was 17 years old. He subsequently learned to firewalk and incorporated it into his seminars. In May 1995, Robbins Research International (RRI) settled with

231-447: A former semi-professional baseball player who legally adopted Anthony when he was 12. Robbins attended Glendora High School . During high school, he grew 10 inches (25 cm) in one year, a growth spurt later attributed to a pituitary tumor . He has said his home life was "chaotic" and "abusive". When he was 17, he left home and never returned. He later worked as a janitor, and did not attend college. One day he asked his landlord,

264-531: A person's inner beauty . Hal, not realizing he has been hypnotized, later meets Steve's morbidly obese daughter, Rosemary. Because of her kind and generous personality, Rosemary appears to Hal as a slender, beautiful trophy blonde and he is instantly smitten with her. Used to being overlooked due to her appearance, Rosemary initially interprets Hal's interest as mockery, but begins to date him once she realizes his feelings for her are sincere. Concerned by Hal's new taste in women, Mauricio convinces Tony to give him

297-522: A reality show that followed Robbins as he helped the show's participants face their personal challenges. NBC canceled the show after airing two of the planned six episodes due to low viewership of 2.8 million. In March 2012, the OWN Network picked up the show for another season beginning with the original first season set to re-run and thereafter leading directly into the new 2012 season. In April 2012, Robbins began cohosting Oprah's Lifeclass on

330-458: A small amount of animal protein. In a 2013 interview with Playboy magazine, Robbins disclosed that he had been diagnosed with acromegaly at age 31, but refused his doctor's recommendation to undergo brain surgery. In May 2019, an investigation by BuzzFeed News detailed accusations against Robbins of the sexual harassment of fans and staff members, such as groping fans at events and exposing his genitals to his assistants. Robbins denied

363-504: A tender fable and a winning love story". Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "With the relatively untested Black coming on awfully strong, the lack of directorial finesse lets the enterprise down, creating some clunky scenes and dead air where laughs might have been expected." The film was nominated at the 2002 Teen Choice Awards as Choice Movie: Comedy and its leads were nominated Choice Movie: Comedy Actor (Jack Black) and Choice Movie: Comedy Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow). Shallow Hal

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396-473: A woman who initially appeared beautiful to him, but whom he now sees in her true, physically unattractive state. Hal begins to avoid Rosemary, who becomes depressed as a result. Jill develops an interest in Hal, having observed him overcome his shallow nature through his relationship with Rosemary, and invites him to dinner. While on the date with Jill, Hal realizes he loves Rosemary, who has, coincidentally, arrived at

429-525: A woman. Hal convinces Mauricio to embrace his abnormality. Hal heads to the Peace Corps recruiting office and confronts Ralph, believing he and Rosemary have gotten back together, though Ralph denies this and informs Hal that Rosemary's parents are throwing her a farewell party. Hal, Mauricio, and Ralph arrive at Rosemary's parents' home. Rosemary initially rebuffs Hal's presence, but accepts his apology when Hal professes his love for her. Rosemary says she

462-540: Is also less funny and more bland". On Metacritic , it has a score of 48% based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 3 out of 4 and called it "Often very funny, but it is also surprisingly moving at times". A. O. Scott of The New York Times called it "a series of fat jokes...[turned] into

495-549: Is known for his seminars , and self-help books including the books Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within . Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavoric in North Hollywood, California , on February 29, 1960. The eldest of three children, his parents divorced when he was seven. He is of Croatian descent from both sides of his family. His mother remarried several times, including a marriage with Jim Robbins,

528-411: Is legally blind and was inspired by Tony Robbins to write the script. Earlier versions of the story did not include Robbins' character; instead, a psychic was responsible for Hal's change of view. In December 1999 Paltrow was in talks to star. The Farrelly brothers tried unsuccessfully to get Garry Shandling to star as Mauricio before Jason Alexander was cast. Production was moved up in order to get

561-429: Is still leaving on her Peace Corps mission, but Hal says he is coming with her, having just been sworn into the Peace Corps by Ralph's friend Li'iBoy. Hal tries to carry Rosemary bridal-style to the car, but cannot lift her. Moved by his gesture and effort, she triumphantly carries him instead. As they drive off, Mauricio meets a woman who loves dogs, and the two walk off together as he wags his tail. Writer Sean Moynihan

594-658: The Anthony Robbins Foundation , to help young people, homeless people, hungry people, elderly people, and imprisoned people. In 2014, he donated the profits of his book, Money: Master the Game , along with an additional personal donation, through Feeding America to provide meals to people in need. Robbins works with a water company called Spring Health, which provides fresh water to parts of rural eastern India to prevent waterborne diseases. Robbins helped raise money for Operation Underground Railroad ,

627-594: The Federal Trade Commission over alleged violations of the agency's Franchise Rule . Under the settlement, RRI did not admit to having violated any law, but agreed to pay $ 221,260 in consumer redress. In 2000, Wade Cook sued Robbins for allegedly using copyrighted terms from Cook's book Wall Street Money Machine in his seminars. A jury awarded Cook a $ 655,900 judgment, which was appealed. Cook and Robbins settled for an undisclosed amount. In July 2010, NBC debuted Breakthrough with Tony Robbins ,

660-681: The South by Southwest film festival in March 2016 and was released by Netflix on July 15, 2016. In 2016, Robbins partnered with Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber and Washington Wizards co-owner Ted Leonsis to purchase Team Liquid , an eSports professional gaming organization. Robbins has worked on an individual basis with Bill Clinton , Justin Tuck , Hugh Jackman , and Pitbull . He has counseled businessmen Peter Guber , Steve Wynn , and Marc Benioff . In 1991, Robbins founded

693-582: The OWN Network. In July 2012, the San Jose Mercury News published a story reporting that several people had been burned and hospitalized during one of Robbins's fire-walking events on July 19, 2012. This story was picked up by other media outlets, including Fox News, The New York Times , and CNN. Aspects of these reports were later challenged by Robbins himself along with some of the on-site medical professionals. On June 24, 2016, it

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726-485: The U.S. box office, Shallow Hal grossed $ 22.5 million, opening at #2 behind Monsters, Inc. . It grossed a total of $ 141.1 million, of which $ 70.7 million was in the United States. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a rating of 49%, based on 134 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While surprisingly sweeter and warm-hearted than previous Farrelly outings, Shallow Hal

759-407: The allegations and said, "I have been the target of a year-long investigation by BuzzFeed. Unfortunately, your organization has made it clear to my team that you intend to move forward with publishing an inaccurate, agenda-driven version of the past, pierced with falsehoods." In November 2019, BuzzFeed News published a six-part article accusing Robbins of molesting a teenage girl during his time as

792-399: The episode " The Cooper Extraction " of The Big Bang Theory . Fatsuits may also be used to impart the experience of being obese to the wearer, not just the appearance of obesity to their audience. The suit in this case is weighted, as well as padded. Where the intention is to impart the experience of being seen as overweight in a community, its appearance must also be realistic and so

825-500: The film completed before July 1 and a threatened Screen Actors Guild strike. Filming took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Farrelly Brothers defended the movie and its plot to critics, arguing it was more than a mere "fat joke" type of movie and was instead one that had a strong message about "inner beauty". Gwyneth Paltrow played both roles, slim and fat Rosemary (except for a couple of close-up shots of fat Rosemary below

858-479: The hospital where she volunteers, Hal encounters a young patient named Cadence whom he had previously seen as a perfect little girl due to the hypnosis, but now sees is covered in severe burn scars. This changes Hal's views on outer beauty in general and inspires him to go after Rosemary. Mauricio admits that he stopped the hypnosis out of envy toward Hal's happiness, and confesses that he has an inoperable vestigial tail which has prevented him from ever getting close to

891-506: The neck, which were played by her body double Ivy Snitzer), and had to wear a specially designed 25-pound fatsuit and prosthetic make-up. She later admitted that she did not enjoy partaking in production of the movie, in particular dreading having to wear the fat suit and makeup. The prosthetic make-up effects and body suits for Rosemary, Rosemary's mother, and all of the secondary characters were designed and created by Tony Gardner and his company Alterian, Inc. In its opening weekend at

924-499: The same restaurant with her family and sees the two sitting together. Assuming the worst, she leaves in tears. While heading to the nearest payphone , he walks right past Rosemary, not recognizing her; he then calls her to reassure her of his feelings. Confused and distraught, Rosemary insults and effectively breaks up with him. Five days later, Steve informs Hal that Rosemary’s ex-boyfriend and Peace Corps partner, Ralph, wants to get back together with her. While seeking Rosemary out at

957-509: The summons in Ireland was an "abuse" of the Irish court. Fatsuit A fatsuit , also known as a fat suit or a fat-suit , is a bodysuit -like undergarment used to thicken the appearance of an actress or actor of light to medium build into an overweight or obese character, in conjunction with prosthetic makeup . Fatsuits worn by characters are either deliberately visible or mainly concealed. Most are intended as unseen body padding beneath

990-506: The trigger phrase to undo the hypnosis, which is "Shallow Hal wants a gal". During a dinner date, Rosemary tells Hal she has been asked by the Peace Corps to go on a 14-month mission in Kiribati . Mauricio phones Hal and says the trigger phrase, then arrives at the restaurant and drags Hal out before he can see the real Rosemary. Outside, Mauricio reveals the truth about Tony's hypnotherapy . Hal does not believe him until he runs into Katrina,

1023-797: Was readily available on site." In 2014, Robbins joined a group of investors to acquire rights to launch a Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles referred to as the Los Angeles Football Club . The team entered competition in 2018. In 2015, filmmaker Joe Berlinger directed and produced the documentary Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru , about the Tony Robbins event "Date with Destiny" after filming it in Boca Raton, Florida, in December 2014. It premiered at

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1056-468: Was released on VHS and DVD in July 2002, and topped the rental charts the week it was released. It also performed well on Pay-Per-View . Fox released the film only 30 (rather than 45) days after its debut on DVD and video, and it became the top performing PPV title of 2002. Tony Robbins Anthony Jay Robbins ( né Mahavoric , born February 29, 1960) is an American author, coach and speaker. He

1089-570: Was reported that "dozens were burned and required medical attention after attempting to walk on hot coals during a fire-walking event at a Tony Robbins seminar in Dallas, Texas". A spokeswoman for the Robbins organization stated, "Someone unfamiliar with the process of the fire-walk called 911 reporting the need for emergency service vehicles […] there was no need for emergency personnel […] only 5 of 7,000 participants requested an examination beyond what

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