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Afatsuit, also known as afat suit or afat-suit, is abodysuit-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 withprosthetic makeup. Fatsuits worn by characters are either deliberately visible or mainly concealed. Most are intended as unseen body padding beneath a costume (e.g., Rosemary Shanahan inShallow Hal, andSherman Klump inThe Nutty Professor), others appear as realistic flesh and are viewed directly (e.g.,Fat Bastard inAustin Powers, and Les Grossman's hands inTropic Thunder). A fatsuit is often used to provide comedic effect, as in music videos for "Fat" by"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Marblehead Johnson" byThe Bluetones, "Keine Lust" byRammstein and "Way 2 Sexy" byDrake, and the episode "The Cooper Extraction" ofThe Big Bang Theory.
Fatsuits may also be used to impart theexperience of beingobese to the wearer, not just theappearance 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 a fatsuit rather than just a weight belt is needed. Several celebrities noted for their slimness have worn such garments and recorded their, and others', reactions as documentary of social attitudes to weight.[1]
