Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer | |
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 Verne Troyer, May 2007 | |
| Occupation(s) | actor, stunt |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969 ][1]) is an American actor and stunt man. Verne is notable for his height of 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m), the result of dwarfism. As a professional actor, he is most noted for playing the character of Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies.
Biography
Personal life
Troyer was born in Sturgis, Michigan, the son of Susan, a factory worker, and Reuben Troyer, a repair technician.[2] He has two siblings, Davon and Deborah. He grew up in Centreville, Michigan and graduated from high school in 1986.
The actor filed for an annulment on February 23, 2008 in order to foreclose any claim on the part of Genevieve Gallen that she married him.[3]
Filmography
Television work
- Masked Rider (1995-1996) (stunts for Paul Pistore)
- Shasta McNasty (1999-2000)
- Jack of All Trades (2000) - Napoleon Bonaparte
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (2002) - Angus
- Boston Public (2003) - Taylor Prentice (2 episodes)
- Karroll's Christmas (2004)
- The Girls Next Door (2005) -Himself/Episode : Fight Night.
- The Surreal Life (cast member in 2005)
- Bo! in the USA (2006)
- The Surreal Life: Fame Games (2007)
- Welcome to Sweden (2007)
- Celebrity Juice (2008)
References
- ^ Verne Troyer at IMDb
- ^ Verne Troyer Biography (1969-) from FilmReference.com
- ^ "Mini-Me Actor Challenges Model's Marriage Worked at tacobell at age 16-21. Claims". IMDB. Retrieved 21 January.
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