Michael Hebranko (Other) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More
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Published Mar 16, 2026
Michael John Hebranko Jr. was an American man who suffered from an extreme case of morbid obesity and was one of the heaviest men in the world. Hebranko was born in Brooklyn to Michael Hebranko Sr. and Jeanette Pica. His paternal grandfather was a Ukrainian immigrant. After a stay at the St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, he dropped his weight from 411 kg to 90 kg and waist size from 290 cm to 91 cm in 19 months with the help of the dieting and exercise coach Richard Simmons, and was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest recorded weight loss in 1990. He lost some of this weight from surgical removal of fat. He then toured the United States lecturing about his experiences and advocating dieting and exercise and appeared in infomercials promoting Richard Simmons. He also appeared on TV talk shows such as The Howard Stern Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and the British chat show Wogan in 1990.
| Born | Michael John Hebranko Jr, May 14, 1953, Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | July 25, 2013 |
| Cause of death | Morbid obesity |
| Known for | being one of the heaviest men in the world |
Other Michael Hebranko was born on May 14, 1953 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 60, on July 25, 2013).
This severely obese man set a Guinness World Record for his 906-pound weight and then set another Guinness World Record for the biggest weight loss after dropping to only 200 pounds. He faced a setback when his weight rose to 1,100 pounds after shedding hundreds of pounds.
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Michael Hebranko was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1953 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He worked for the IRS and H&R Block before embarking on his weight-loss adventure.
He started OPIN, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the obese, their families, and the general public about the disease that afflicted him.
He lived in Staten Island, New York, and weighed around 550 pounds at the time of his death. His wife Madelaine, as well as multiple children and grandchildren, survive him.
With the help of fitness and diet expert Entrepreneur Richard Simmons, he shed over 700 pounds.
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Latest information about Michael Hebranko updated on March 13 2023.