Superman Plastic Surgery: Herbert Chavez , Filipino Man, Is Superman-Obsessed

When producer Christopher Nolan and director Zach Snyder set about to find the man who would be their Superman, they cast a wide net, reeling in "Immortals" actor Henry Cavill all the way from England.

Herbert Chavez, a 35-year old Filipino pageant trainer, has since 1995 undergone a whole host of surgeries to make him more closely resemble the Man of Steel. According to a RealSelf.com translation of a news report out of the Philippines, he has admitted to a nose job, chin augmentation -- for that iconic cleft, silicone lip injections and, of course, thigh implants.

The news report speculates that he has Body Dysmorphic Disorder, which makes him compulsively undergo plastic surgery. Whether or not that's true, he is clearly obsessed with the man of steel; a peek inside his home reveals a shrine to the hero, with everything from bedding to wall decorations to actual, larger than life statues of the hero taking up an entire room.

For more, click over to RealSelf.com. To watch the news report, click here.

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Comments

[RedRoux]

09:15 AM on 10/13/2011

So he went through all the surgeries,....... but won't join a gym? O.....K.....
By the way, nice cape, my 5 year old nephew has one just like it.

[Warlock79]

06:46 AM on 10/13/2011

Thank God his idol wasn't "Ass-faceman". That would have sucked.

[Connor Wisnom]

01:53 AM on 10/13/2011

thats awesome

[mrnarwhal]

10:12 PM on 10/12/2011

He can leap buildings with a single bound mainly because hes so light in the loafers.

[brettrobbins]

08:18 PM on 10/12/2011

Now if the plastic surgeon can make him a good actor, he might have a shot at the role.

[Rouvey]

02:40 PM on 10/10/2011

Somewhere in the mix, there's gotta be a rich old gey man paying for all these surgeries, and tacky superman memorabilia.

[Puzzlr]

11:41 AM on 10/10/2011

They forgot to mention the skin whiting.

[Addison Tice]

03:54 PM on 10/09/2011

I actually think he looks a little like Michael Jackson

[niveuspuer94]

03:54 PM on 10/09/2011

Kudos to his plastic surgeon, his appearance really has changed for the better. But looking like Superman just isn't in the cards for him, I'm afraid he doesn't have the stature to pull it off.

[Rouvey]

02:55 PM on 10/09/2011

A future in Hollywood, NO WAY!

Gey porn, ABSOLUTELY!

[je4115]

01:53 PM on 10/09/2011

Superman? Nope. He's got a long way to go to get that look . . . and height . . . and muscle, and etc, etc, etc...........

[Maki Maus]

12:42 PM on 10/09/2011

Back in the mid-1960s, I remember a song briefly played on the radio, with a catchy little tune and lyrics in garbled pseudo-Spanish that supposedly translated as "Dress me up in crazy colors, so I look like Superman". Guess this poor boob went it one better. Or worse. What a monumental waste of time and resources.

[PeeWeesHerman]

12:08 PM on 10/09/2011

Look ! Up in the sky! Its a Filipino man who had plastic surgery!

[JoeTroll]

12:03 PM on 10/09/2011

If he wants to look like Superman, the first thing to do is pushups. Lots of them. That said, the first attempt at flight - and there eventually will be one - will end poorly.

[flinkmeister]

11:56 AM on 10/09/2011

It's Clark Keno.