Verne Troyer
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'The Grinch' at 20: Facts you might not know about the Jim Carrey Christmas classic
Jim Carrey's gurning performance a Dr Seuss's famous Scrooge has endured for two decades.
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'Austin Powers 4' would have told Mini-Me's life story, director reveals
Verne Troyer's death was a big blow for the possibility of another 'Austin Powers' movie.
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Sondra Locke, Dick Miller, Verne Troyer snubbed in Oscars 'In Memoriam' tribute
Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke was among those who were missed out during the annual 'In Memoriam' section of this year's Oscars.
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Verne Troyer's death ruled a suicide by 'alcohol intoxication'
Verne Troyer's death has been ruled a suicide caused by alcohol intoxication by the Los Angeles coroner's office report, it's been confirmed.
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Verne Troyer's death reported as 'possible suicide' by coroner
Verne Troyer's death has been reported as a possible suicide', according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner.
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Verne Troyer: Actor who gained fame playing Mini-Me in Austin Powers films
Verne Troyer, who has died aged 49, was the American actor best known for playing the character Mini-Me in two films from the enormously popular Austin Powers franchise. Taking on the role of being a diminutive replica of Dr Evil, played by Mike Myers, he appeared first in 1999’s Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. He was so popular that he returned for the third of the trilogy, Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Troyer was born on New Year’s Day 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan, the son of Susan
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Verne Troyer’s tragic death underlines the harm Mini-Me caused people with dwarfism
‘The films turned violence towards dwarf bodies into a spectacle for comedy’ … Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999. I have dwarfism. The character was a compound of stereotypes of people with dwarfism.