HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHTS?

Have you noticed some changes in Hollywood lately? Well, I have. Some of my favorite funny people are dropping some serious pounds. Some of these folks have been heavy for a lot of years, but now all of a sudden they have found success. That gave me some inspiration, thinking, WOW!, if they can do it, so can I. Here are some of their stories.

Horatio Sanz


The former Saturday Night Live star, 39, lost around 100 lbs. by cutting back on booze and "eating better," he has said

Ricky Gervais (Night At The Museum, Ghost Town, The Invention Of Lying)


Ricky Gervais has lost 42 pounds in recent months and he tells the Daily Telegraph it was for health reasons.

Drew Carey

Drew Carey opens up about his remarkable weight loss and health transformation in this weekend's Parade Magazine. Carey has lost over 80 lbs so far, and hopes to have lost a total of 92 lbs by his self-imposed October 31 deadline, down to 170 from his starting weight of 262 lbs.

He now eats right and exercises, is off of his medication for type-2 diabetes, and no longer pants trying to keep up with his fiacee's 5-year-old son.

John Goodman

"I know it sounds sappy, but it was a waste," the 58-year-old actor tells PEOPLE. "It takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your ass and figure out what you're going to eat next ... I wanted to live life better."

Mission accomplished: The Treme actor has lost more than 100 lbs. thanks to his healthy new lifestyle. He quit drinking three years ago and hired Mackie Shilstone -- a health coach who has trained many athletes including tennis player Serena Williams. Now Goodman has cut sugar from his diet and works out six days a week. "I'm breaking a sweat but I'm not going nuts," he says.