Verne Troyer

Verne J. Troyer (January 1, 1969 - April 21, 2018) was an American actor and stunt performer. Troyer is notable for his height of 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m), the result of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism,[1] making him one of the shortest men in the world. He is best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series of comedy films.

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 Centreville High School in 1987.

Troyer reportedly married model Genevieve Gallen on February 22, 2004 but filed for an annulment the next day. Though the couple's engagement was widely reported, Troyer and his attorney deny that the two ever had any formal wedding plans, saying that Gallen had fabricated the story for her own financial gain

On April 21, 2018, Troyer died at the age of 49. No cause was immediately released.[25] [26] [27]  His death was reported as a possible suicide to the coroner, who found very high alcohol levels in his body, suggesting and later confirming alcohol poisoning as the cause.[28] [29]  His death was later ruled a suicide.[30]  He was cremated and his ashes were inurned in a niche at Colon United Methodist Church Colombariam in Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan.[31]

Sex-Tape Scandal

 * On June 25, 2008, a private home videotape was released which showed Troyer and his former live-in girlfriend Ranae Shrider having sex. The video, which had been made during the Easter Weekend of 2008 at Raffles L’Ermitage hotel,[4] was leaked to the public by Shrider to TMZ.[5] Kevin Blatt, the man responsible for brokering the deal for the Paris Hilton sex tape in 2003, tried to sell the video. Troyer sued TMZ, Blatt, and online rental company SugarDVD, for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement.

Filmography Credits

 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_Troyer#Filmography
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_Troyer#Television_work