Verne Troyer

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Biography

At only two feet, eight inches tall, Verne Troyer was one of the smallest performers in Hollywood, but became a star of much larger proportions thanks to a high-profile role in the blockbuster comedy sequel "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" in 1999. Getting his start as a stunt double for a nine-month-old child in the 1994 comedy release "Baby's Day Out", Troyer put his size and talents to use performing stunts in the 1996 comedies …
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Job Title

Actor, Music, Physical Effects, Other

Born

Verne J Troyer on January 1, 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan, USA

Career Milestones

2009

Cast as part of a travelling theatre troupe in Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"

2008

Re-teamed with Mike Myers for the comedy, "The Love Guru"

2007

Featured in Uwe Boll's "Postal"

2005

Appeared on the fourth season of the VH1 reality series, "The Surreal Life"

2002

Reprised role of Mini-Me in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"

2001

Featured in "Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone"

2001

Appeared in the skewed romantic comedy "Bubble Boy"

2000

Appeared in Ron Howard's live-action adaptation of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

2000

Played Napoleon Bonaparte in the short-lived syndicated series, "Jack of All Trades"

1999

Cast as a series regular on the UPN comedy "Shasta McNasty"

1999

Breakthrough role as Mini-Me, a miniature clone of Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

1998

Played a waiter in Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

1998

Was a stunt player in the comedy "My Giant"

1997

Appeared in the sci-fi comedy "Men in Black"

1996

Performed stunts in "Jingle All the Way"

1994

Made film debut as a stunt player in the comedy-adventure "Baby's Day Out"

Raised in Centreville, Michigan

Awards

2000

MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me

2000

MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance in Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me