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Jared Fogle

American spokesperson and sex offender (born 1977)

Jared Fogle

American spokesperson and sex offender (born 1977)

FieldValue
imageJared Fogle July 2011 (cropped).jpg
captionFogle in 2011
birth_nameJared Scott Fogle
birth_date
birth_placeIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
spouse
children2
alma_materIndiana University Bloomington
occupationSpokesman, actor
years_active1999–2015
{{Infobox criminalchildyes
convictionTraveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor (18 U.S.C. § 2423)
Distribution and receipt of child pornography (18 U.S.C. § 2252)
conviction_penalty15 years and eight months imprisonment, lifetime of supervised release, $175,000 fine plus forfeiture of $50,000 (a total of $225,000), and $1.4 million restitution.
conviction_statusIncarcerated
imprisonedFCI Englewood
Jefferson County, Colorado, U.S.
apprehended
nameJared Fogle
other_namesThe Subway Guy

Distribution and receipt of child pornography (18 U.S.C. § 2252) Jefferson County, Colorado, U.S.

Jared Scott Fogle (; born August 23, 1977) is an American former spokesman who appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 to 2015, until an FBI investigation led to him being convicted of child sex tourism and possessing child pornography.

While a student at Indiana University, Fogle lost 245 lb between 1998 and 1999. Having frequented a Subway restaurant as part of his diet plan, he was hired to help advertise the company the following year. Fogle's popularity led to his appearances in over 300 commercials during his 15 years with Subway, alongside other media appearances.

Allegations of Fogle having inappropriate relations with minors began in 2007 but did not gain traction until 2015 when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered that he received child pornography from an associate. Pleading guilty to the child sex tourism and child pornography charges the same year, Fogle was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison. As of 2026, he remains incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood.

Early life

Jared Scott Fogle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 23, 1977, to Norman and Adrienne Fogle. He has a younger brother and sister. Raised in a Jewish home, he had a bar mitzvah while on a trip to Israel, and was confirmed by his Conservative-Reconstructionist synagogue.

In 1995, Fogle graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000 and then worked briefly in the revenue management department at American Trans Air.

Career

Subway campaign

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Fogle first came to media attention in April 1999, via an article published in the Indiana Daily Student written by a former dormmate about Fogle losing 245 lb by exercising and eating a diet of Subway sandwiches. Subsequently, Fogle was featured in a Men's Health magazine article, "Stupid Diets ... that Work!" According to the article, Fogle had become obese – at one point weighing 425 lb – through lack of exercise and eating junk food.

After developing sleep apnea and edema as a result of his weight, Fogle changed his eating habits by making the switch to eating at Subway, replacing his 10,000-calorie-per-day food consumption with one small turkey sub and one large veggie sub, along with some baked potato chips and diet soda, totaling about 2,000 calories. A Chicago-area Subway franchisee took Fogle's story to Subway's Chicago-based advertising agency.

As a test, the company ran a regional television advertising campaign. The first ad aired on January 1, 2000, introducing Fogle and his story with the following disclaimer: "The Subway diet, combined with a lot of walking, worked for Jared. We're not saying this is for everyone. You should check with your doctor before starting any diet program. But it worked for Jared."

The introductory test ads were a success, so Fogle subsequently appeared in more television commercials as well as sponsored in-store appearances throughout the United States. Fogle would give talks on the benefits of fitness and healthy eating, and later came to be known as The Subway Guy.

In 2002, Fogle was the subject of an episode of South Park titled "Jared Has Aides". Fogle has stated that while the episode had "typical[ly] tasteless humor", the fact that an entire episode was devoted to him was "very flattering". He added, "you know you've made it when shows like South Park start parodying you". He was then later parodied in the 2017 video game South Park: The Fractured but Whole; though this occurred two years after his child pornography conviction.

In February 2008, a Subway campaign called "Tour de Pants" celebrated Fogle maintaining his weight loss for a decade. As part of the campaign, Fogle made an announcement that he would retire his pair of 62-inch (157-centimeter) pants to a museum at the end of the advertising tour. Beginning in 2008, Fogle's presence in Subway advertisements decreased amid the company's emphasis on its "$5 Footlong" promotion.

Fogle's role in Subway afforded him some other opportunities, such as appearances in WWE in 2009 and 2011. By 2013, Fogle had filmed more than 300 commercials and continued to make appearances and speeches for the company. Subway attributed one third to one half of its growth in sales to Fogle, with revenue having tripled from 1998 to 2011.

Fogle made appearances in the Sharknado film series, beginning with Sharknado 2: The Second One. He had a cameo appearance in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, though this was cut from the Syfy Channel broadcast version a week before its premiere when his house was searched by the FBI. He also appeared in the 2011 Adam Sandler film Jack and Jill.

Jared Foundation

Fogle promoting Subway in 2014

In 2004, Fogle established the Jared Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness about childhood obesity through educational programs and tools provided to parents, schools, and community organizations.

On April 29, 2015, Russell Taylor, director of the Jared Foundation, was arrested at his Indianapolis home on charges of child exploitation, possession of child pornography, and voyeurism. According to court records, Taylor and his then-wife, Angela Baldwin, sexually molested young girls and installed cameras in their house to film the victims without their knowledge. Fogle severed all ties with Taylor immediately following the arrest. Taylor pleaded guilty to the charges on September 1, 2015, and was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on December 10, 2015. Prosecutors filed a new indictment for 30 charges of producing and distributing child pornography in April. Taylor filed a petition to plead guilty that May, formally pleading guilty in November 2021. On May 9, 2022 he was sentenced to 27 years in prison, identical to his original sentence. In October 2021, Baldwin was convicted of child exploitation and producing and possessing child pornography, and was sentenced to 33 years in prison.

In August 2015, a USA Today article reported that the Jared Foundation had not issued any grants, nor had it given funds for its stated purpose. The article further noted that, on average, the foundation spent $73,000 a year, with the majority of that figure used to pay the salary of the foundation's executive director. Furthermore, according to the foundation’s tax records, more than a quarter of their funds were unaccounted for. Daniel Borochoff, president of the non-profit charity watchdog group CharityWatch, was quoted in the USA Today article as saying, "If Jared was really interested in helping children through his foundation, he could have gotten more money. As with a lot of celebrities, the charity appears to be more about image-enhancement than charitable deeds."

The Secretary of State of Indiana dissolved the organization in February 2012 because it did not pay the required $5 annual reporting fees during the two previous years, despite being requested to do so on multiple occasions.

Personal life

Fogle's first marriage was to Elizabeth Christie. Their marriage lasted from 2001 until their divorce in 2007. In November 2009, Fogle became engaged to Kathleen McLaughlin, a teacher. In January 2010, People reported that Fogle had gained back 40 lb and planned to lose it by way of his Subway weight-loss program for his upcoming wedding. Fogle and McLaughlin married in July 2010 and had two children together: a son (born 2011), and a daughter (born 2013).

In 2013, Fogle had a net worth of $15 million. On August 19, 2015, following Fogle's appearance in federal court on charges of sex with minors and child pornography, his wife released a statement through her attorney announcing that she was seeking a divorce. She added that she was focused "exclusively on the well-being of my children" and would have no further comment. Their divorce was finalized on November 16, 2015. Fogle agreed to pay her $7 million. According to court filings, she had traveled out of state before Fogle's guilty plea, and chose to stay in an undisclosed location to protect herself and the children from the "media circus" surrounding Fogle's prosecution.

A three-part documentary film about Fogle and his crimes called Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster was broadcast on the ID pay television network in March 2023.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2015Subway commercialsHimself
2002, 2008Saturday Night Live2 episodes
2004Super Size Me
2011Jack and Jill
2014Community"Basic Story"
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!Credited as Jared S. Fogle; cut from SyFy Channel broadcast version
Dr. Phil"Subway Sandwich King to Child Sex Scandal: Jared Fogle's Secret Audio Tapes"

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