About
Verne Troyer, born January 1, 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan, and died April 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, was an American actor of short stature (81 cm) due to cartilage-hair hypoplasia. He is best known for his role as Mini-Me, the clone of Dr. Evil, in the Austin Powers films (1999, 2002), which earned him an MTV Movie Award in 2000. He also played Griphook the goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and appeared in Men in Black (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Love Guru (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). He participated in reality shows like Celebrity Big Brother (2009) and The Surreal Life (2005).
* 1969-01-01 — † 2018-04-21
Major works
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)film
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)film
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)film
- Men in Black (1997)film
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)film
Key milestones
- 2000Wins the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo with Mike Myers for his role as Mini-Me.
- 2009Finishes fourth in the sixth season of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK.
- 2018His death is ruled a suicide by alcohol intoxication.
Themes
ComedyDwarfismAlcoholismReality televisionPopular cinema
Sources: variety.com · televisionacademy.com