Dec. 9 - An overweight Chinese gas station attendant has become an unexpected celebrity after a picture of his portly face was posted on the Internet -- and then started appearing on movie posters and in other unlikely places.
Nicknamed "Little Fatty," 19-year-old Qian Zhijun's picture was loaded on to the Internet four years ago by a teacher.
His face -- round, ruddy-cheeked, with a drooping mouth and topped by a mop of black hair -- has since replaced Tom Hanks' on a poster for the movie "The Da Vinci Code" and Johnny Depp's for "Pirates of the Caribbean," to name just two.
Although famous now and having appeared extensively in Chinese media, Qian says he was rather upset when he first saw his photo being made fun of on the Web.
"Now my feeling has changed. If you always feel depressed, then you feel uncomfortable. Now I can view this event with a calm mind, and I feel released," said Qian.
This combo taken from a Chinese website shows doctored pictures depicting "Xiao Pang" ("Little Fatty") on various movie posters in Beijing. The chubby-faced Shanghai gas-station intern known as 'Little Fatty' has vaulted to the top of Internet fame in China thanks to cheeky PhotoShop artists who are turning the plump youth into a pop icon. (Photo: AFP) [source]
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