Jason Segel shows off his dramatic weight loss in Boston: would you hit it?

Jason Segel

These are photos of Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz on the set of their romantic comedy, S*x Tape. The movie is about a couple who seeks to recover their homemade pr0n video. It sounds pretty dumb, but I’m excited to see these two reunite after their Bad Teacher chemistry worked so well. Plus Jason and Cam are probably hooking up in real life, and that’s hot.

Jason has been steadily losing weight over the past several months. Part of this transformation might be a result of quitting booze, but he’s looking a little bit gaunt in these photos. I don’t seek to body shame him, but the cumulative weight loss displayed here is a bit shocking compared to his former teddy-bear self. I actually think he looks fine, but I don’t want to see him lose any more. Does that make sense? Jason recently revealed how he lost weight for this movie’s nude scenes. He didn’t want to take crap like he did after disrobing in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. That was a great movie, but I can see why he wouldn’t want a repeat of the same cruel jokes:

Jason Segel

“This time when I take my shirt off, I’ve made a promise to myself, it doesn’t have to be funny,” he said.

“I took heat for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where I was completely nude,” the Hollywood star said. “But different characters require different body types.”

So what’s the part that Segel’s gearing up for?

His upcoming project dubbed S*x Tape, which costars Cameron Diaz. The comedy is focused around a married couple who search for and try to retrieve a lost porn video they made of themselves.

Ahh, we get where this is going.

“It is R-rated,” Segel admitted, adding, “and I’m not in shape for no reason.”

From the looks of things, he is definitely in shape and ready to film the highly anticipated flick.

S*x Tape is currently slated to hit the big screens next summer.

[From E! Online]

I wonder if this weight loss will be permanent for Jason. Losing a few pounds for a romantic comedy is one thing, but I hope he doesn’t get obsessed about it. This isn’t Oscar-bait material where actors traditionally lose weight for awards. I think Jason looks good no matter what. There’s something about him that seems irresistable.

Here are some pics of Jason and Cameron on set together. Their characters were doing it in this car, and the windows are all steamed up as a result.

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Jason Segel

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

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  1. Finn says:

    Meth face

    • Erinn says:

      THIS.

      And I adore this man. I prefer a SLIGHTLY round Jason. He was starting to get unhealthy looking with booze bloat or whatever, but now he just is kind of screaming addict.

    • K says:

      I was thinking the same thing. Say it ain’t so, Jason!!!

    • Gine says:

      That was my first thought, too. I hope it’s not the case; I’ve never been a huge fan but he seems like a nice guy.

    • Zbornak Syndrome says:

      It’s weird but he does look creepy. I think he lost all through dieting and no physical activity. Looks weak, especially for his height. Gain some muscle mass dude, just a little!

    • Steph says:

      THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING!!!!

      I know he’s a boozehound and unfortunately with some of the company he keeps (La Lohan), I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a methhead. It’s sad. He used to be really talented but he’s been phoning it in on HIMYM for the last 5 seasons.

    • Claudia says:

      Wow, that was my first thought when I saw the pictures. He has a meth-head look. I’m not even implying that he’s doing meth, but he looks like someone who would be featured on “faces of meth”. That level of skinny doesn’t suit everyone. He would look better a bit more rounded out.

    • kim says:

      Yup. He has the look of someone from a early 2000s episode of Cops where they just found his hidden pipe in his sock and he’s telling them it’s not his…right before they put him in the back of a police car in Columnus, Ohio.

    • mizz sal says:

      Ditto. Meth is a hellava drug.

    • mizz sal says:

      Ditto. Meth is a hellava drug.

    • Denise says:

      Ach! Oh dear, I think you’re right. Healthy weight loss makes you look good, he has the dark, sunken eyes of a tweaker.

      I was thinking he lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of moles.

    • Zigggy says:

      Yes. My first thought was that he’s been hitting the crack rock. 🙁

  2. stellalovejoydiver says:

    He looks unhealthy now and super creepy, so no, I would have hit it during FSM though.

    • Andrew says:

      I’m tired of people thinking skinny=unhealthy. YES that is true when it is an eating disorder, but he looks healthy. I’m rather skinny and people always frwaking tell me that I need to eat more. Um, I’m the one who would definitely be able to run a freaking marathon. And in sorry, since when is it acceptable to tell a skinny guy to eat more…I mean you would be dr tell an overweight person that you never met to eat less. If he feels healthy, then he’s fine. There’s alot more to health than outward appearances. I guarantee you that he will LIVE LONGER now with that fat.

      • genevieve says:

        Depends on how he’s losing the weight.

        For me, he looks unwell – because of the darkness around his eyes and his complexion in general.

      • stellalovejoydiver says:

        dude, chill, look at his face, he looks unwell and sickly, I never said that being skinny means unhealthy, but when you lose weight the wrong way it is unhealthy, he looks unwell, I also didn´t tell him to eat a sandwich or bullshit like that, you are just projecting your frustrations on my comment.

      • katspeakz says:

        As a skinny girl who runs marathons, you cannot tell how fit someone is by if they are thin or not.. There are all types of body shapes crossing the finish line.

      • Samtha says:

        He looks unhealthy, and it’s not because he’s skinny now. He looks drawn and gray.

        By the way, I ran a marathon when I weighed 200 pounds.

      • kim says:

        His face and skin looks unhealthy

      • islandwalker says:

        Wow Adrew- way to project your issues onto someone elses comment.

      • Andrew1 says:

        Whoa um Just so people know, that’s not the same Andrew as me, like I’m the Andrew that’s been on here a while…I’ll call myself Andrew1 so I won’t get confuzzled with Andrew (which is weird because I’m thin-ish too). Anywho, I agree he looks sickly, but he could just be tired. As long as he’s healthy and not doing anything drastic he’s fine, just looks different than what we’re used to. I agree he’s sickish looking but I’m sure he has a constant doctor and trainer on hand (or maybe I’m assuming…if I was a celeb I’d want a doctor/nutritionist on hand if I was going to do a weight change).

      • Bridget says:

        With Jason there have been a lot of whispers over the years that he’s partying too much and that he’s got some pretty serious issues. Hollywood isn’t the same as real life for the most of us, and unfortunately there rapid weight loss is rarely the result of healthy choices. On the other side of the spectrum, think about when Jack Osborn lost all that weight when he went to Thailand and took up Muy Thai – he looked fit and healthy, not drawn and pale.

    • Kim1 says:

      Reminds me of Lamar Odom he doesn’t look healthy to me.I hope I’m wrong.

  3. MollyB says:

    I never got his appeal before the weight loss and certainly not now. I haven’t seen his show but in movies he always struck me as a charisma vacuum. And that slicked-back hair is doing nothing for him.

    • Esmom says:

      Agree with all your points. I’ve always found him pretty much the opposite of irresistible. Resistible?

    • Andrew1 says:

      I didn’t get his appeal until he dropped the towel on the Sarah Marshall movie lol

  4. Insomniac says:

    Whoa. His face looks really scary when he’s thin.

  5. Lori says:

    A little too skinny for me. But this is probably healthier than before when it was all booze weight. The thing about weight loss is that it takes awhile before your skin settles(?) and he still looks a little droopy.

    • Meredith says:

      I used to work with alcoholics who had just quit. They usually GAIN weight as their appetite for real food kicks in. And they develop quite a taste for sweets as the body seeks a substitute (sugar) for the booze. No weight loss like Jason.

  6. Caroline says:

    This looks more heroin than just “off booze” and it creeps me out.

  7. T.Fanty says:

    It isn’t the body – it’s the face. He looks utterly unwell.

    • Faye says:

      This. I’ve adored Jason for years, and think he looks better thinner than heavier But he doesn’t just look skinny here – he looks unhealthy. The washed-out, pale face, the dark circles under the eyes, the overall skin tone – this is not the look of someone who lost weight in a healthy way. I hope drugs are not involved -I know he used to smoke a lot of pot, but hopefully he hasn’t moved on to anything stronger.

      If you look at how he was Season 1, 2 of How I Met Your Mother, you can see the difference. At the time he talked about losing weight in a healthy way, going to the gym, and you could really tell – he had muscle tone, his skin was almost glowing, he looked great. Not at all like this.

  8. Rhea says:

    Yowza! I barely recognize his face like that. He seems….sick or something.

  9. Ank says:

    He’s just not aging well at all. 🙁

  10. blue marie says:

    No, but I wouldn’t have hit it before either.

  11. name du jour says:

    He looks like he’s been through a serious illness. Maybe it’s just bad lighting.

  12. tifzlan says:

    He looks evil….

  13. Kiddo says:

    What the hell happened? His appearance seemed to have changed over night. I hope he isn’t sick. Although, some people just look better with some weight on.

  14. mary simon says:

    would not hit that, before or after. he’s creepy.

  15. lenje says:

    I agree with most commenters above, he looked better a little chubbier (especially on the face). And it’s actually kind of refreshing to see actors who don’t seem to love the mirrors and their biceps more than us!

  16. Becky says:

    Personally, I think I preferred his look pre-weight loss. I think he should stick to whatever weight he’s comfortable with, though. I hope he’s not feeling pressure from anybody about the weight. The body standards celebrities are expected to adhere to are just crazy.

    • Andrew says:

      Seriously, there is more to health than looks. I guarantee that he is healthier now than with that fat and he will live longer.

      • bob says:

        But he doesn’t look healthy, compared to himym. He looks poorly, like he’s done the adderall diet instead of diet and exercise. That does not make you live longer.

      • Bodhi says:

        There is no way in hell that you can guarantee that.

      • Esmom says:

        @bob, you might have nailed it with “the adderal diet.” I have friend who went on it, dropped a ton of weight and has been almost skeletal, frail and unwell looking for over a year now. The sick thing is she gets all this positive reinforcement from all the other women we know, saying how fantastically thin she is and how they wish they could lose weight like that. And all I can think about is how she seems like a shell of her former vibrant and NOT overweight self.

      • paranormalgirl says:

        @Andrew: You can’t guarantee that and it’s ludicrous to keep saying that.

      • Bridget says:

        That is a ridiculous thing to say: there’s more to health than looks, but skinny so therefore he’s healthy? Those are 2 contradictory statements. I can guarantee that if he’s using stimulants to get that skinny he’s neither healthier or going to live longer.

      • bob says:

        @Esmom, that’s awful, I hope your friend gets past it all. And it really makes me appreciate how my friends will be honest with each other.

  17. Syko says:

    Nope, he looked better before. Are we sure he’s not sick? He looks sick.

    • EscapedConvent says:

      I agree. He does look sick. His face is drawn & tired.

      I liked teddy-bear Jason. He looked happy that way.

  18. Samigirl says:

    With the exception of Alexander Skarsgard, I’m mostly attracted to chubby men. Thin JS does NOT do it for me. ANGRY FACE.

  19. Rhiley says:

    The 5 Year Engagement is one of the cutest movies, and Jason is terrific in it. So adorable. But he does look really really bad in these photos, and like others have commented, I hope he hasn’t traded one addiction for another.

  20. Lee says:

    Agree with everyone above: he looks really unwell. It seems strange to even ponder the “hit it” question – because he might be sick and I feel bad for my first response of “ick”.

  21. Kit says:

    He truly does look ill, yeesh… his complexion is almost yellow (or maybe that’s just my screen?), and it seems he might have allergy shiners. Whatever it is, hope he gets better soon 🙁

  22. MegG says:

    He looks ill or something. Just scary. Liked him the way he was before too.

  23. TG says:

    I like Jason in movies. He is always funny and I am always rooting for him. Now Deth Rohan in the other hand annoys the heck out of me. Just hope Jason is well because I agree with others on here he looks sick or something.

  24. magpie says:

    He looks like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead.

  25. Applapoom says:

    Don’t think he is too thin but his teeth…is he a heavy smoker? And he looks like he does not sleep well.

  26. the original original says:

    I love him. Peter (FSM) and Marshall (HIMYM) are my perfect boyfriend. I always say that. I dont like this look for him at all. Bring back the soft 🙂

  27. Jen says:

    Ew, he’s like Jonah Hill, some men just look better with a little extra “heft.” Not that that has to mean fat, just….something more.

  28. eliza says:

    I am sorry, but this dude grosses me out. I have no clue what it is about him but I am being serious when I say, I cannot watch a movie he is in. I FF through his parts.

    Diaz is another one who I cannot stand.

    I suspect both are not very clean people.

  29. Axis2ClusterB says:

    He looks meth-y or sick, and it’s not because he’s lost weight. He has a generally unhealthy looking appearance to me here. It may be the lighting, but he just does not look well.

  30. Harpreet says:

    He was skinny in the earlier seasons of HIMYM, but looked healthier then.

  31. Diane says:

    He looks 10 years older.

  32. grabbyhands says:

    To be fair, I’ve never had the hots for him, but no I would not hit it here. He looks cadaverous. In his defense, these are not good pictures either.

  33. Tessa says:

    Um, he looks strung out and like his teeth are rotting out of his mouth. Are we sure this is for a part, or is that his excuse for going on a meth binge?

  34. kibbles says:

    This is a great example of someone who looks better as a chubby person. I am not promoting unhealthy living or obesity, but people like Maria Kang need to realize that not everyone is meant to be skinny. You see naturally “rounder” people who lose weight and they end up looking even unhealthier, unproportioned, and odder than before. As it has already been stated plenty of times by others here, as you age, you need to balance your weight in accordance to your face. I don’t think it is so much as choosing between your face or your body but accepting that you won’t be as thin as your 20 year old self and being fine with that as long as your body is healthy and there is a bit of fat in your face to make it less gaunt and wrinkled. Too much weight loss and it looks really bad for a lot of people as they age. Jason looks awful. He needs to gain at least ten pounds back. In conclusion, no I wouldn’t hit it. He looked a lot better in the Five Year Engagement.

  35. Sara says:

    He looks super unhealthy and scary. I hope its not meth face. Yikes!

  36. Bodhi says:

    I barely recognized him!

    I very seriously doubt that this drastic of a weigh loss was achieved by diet & exercise alone

  37. Grant says:

    He needs some sun or something…

  38. mercy says:

    He looked healthier when he was a little chubby, but it’s been awhile since I’ve seen pics of him. Was he a big drinker? He looks sort of weathered, like someone who has been through some stuff.

  39. CatT says:

    He looks like Herman Munster.
    Having said that.. it’s doubtful even LILY would hit that.

  40. Mandy says:

    I don’t like this. He looks sickly. He was way cuter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall if you ask me. I want the Teddy Bear back!

  41. Happy21 says:

    I liked him with a little more meat on his bones. He had this teddy bear quality about him. Now he doesn’t have the same appeal.

  42. Mayda says:

    HE LOOKS SICK

  43. Anon33 says:

    I know this post isn’t really about this…but DAMN. Every time I see a pic of Diaz now she just looks so…awful. Just awful. It’s like her face is sliding down her neck. She looks absolutely terrible.

  44. apsutter says:

    His weight has always yo-yoed drastically which I think can be blamed on his bad habits and not eating or living cleanly. He was incredibly skinny when he was very young and you can see his noticeable weight changes very well on How I Met Your Mother. These past two seasons he has looked really good but in these photos he just looks…worn out

  45. Jessica says:

    I like how he looked before. He’s too skinny now.

  46. miriam says:

    He’s got an evil-looking face there. Do not like it.

  47. Colleen says:

    I was just on a blind item website – I never even come close to guessing correctly – and the latest item is about a male, comedic actor from both TV and movies who has a terrible eating disorder. This screams Jason. I hope he gets the help his friends are begging him to get. So so sad.

  48. Francesca says:

    Jason eat, please!

  49. NeuroJo says:

    I saw him in Cambridge MA two weekends ago. Always had a bit of crush on him but at that time (and these pictures show) he was not looking good in the flesh. I actually thought to myself “uh-oh there’s going to be a story coming out about him soon”.

  50. Camille (TheOriginal) says:

    Cameron looks great with curly/wavy hair. It’s a good look on her and softens her features. Makes her look younger too.

    As for JS, well he’s never done much for me, but as others have said he doesn’t look well. Maybe it is just a bad angle/picture?

  51. Shijel says:

    BlindGossip dropped an item about him just now, and I’m inclined to agree as someone who has had and still struggles with the aftermath of an eating disorder.
    Dude doesn’t eat right.

  52. palermo says:

    He looks absolutely terrible. All of a sudden we can see all those moles or whatever they are too. Shudder.

  53. derpy says:

    Icky

  54. Claire says:

    Poor Marshall! I have noticed lately in episodes of HIMYM that he didn’ look right. He was kinda cute around Season 3 of the show. Think he has issues – I just always thought he couldn’t fake that sweetness he exudes.

  55. Cinderella says:

    I’ve liked Jason since Freaks and Geeks, but I do think he has a “problem”.

  56. Will says:

    He looks like a serial killer with late stage melanoma.