A lot of effort was employed by him for reducing his weight which needed old fashioned diet and work out. He tried it before too but could not maintain it. In an interview in 1992 to Entertainment Weekly he had claimed to be uncaring about his weight. At that time his weight was 300 pounds. He had said that he lost weight but he got it back so it was not a big deal for him. But this time he has really become an icon who can be treated as an example to follow in order to lose the weight.
His weight loss should be an encouragement for those who consider it difficult to reduce their weight and avoid work out and dieting. If he being 58 can lessen his extra weight then it will be quite possible for people of young age to do so.