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Verne Troyer (20)

Birth:	1st January, 1969
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Stunt Performer

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Verne J. Troyer is 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.

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Births

• 1844 - Mary Stevenson Cassatt
• 1957 - Lisa Murkowski
• 1969 - Cathy McMorris
• 1942 - Theodore Kaczynski
• 1914 - Vance Packard

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• 1932 - Isabella Augusta
• 1910 - Jules Renard
• 1998 - John Derek
• 1997 - Alfred Day Hershey
• 1819 - Hugh Williamson

• What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh.

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• There’s times when you’re having dinner with a good friend and you’re in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I’m adjusting to all the attention.

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• Now I get to pick and choose exactly what I want to do.

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• In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.

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• I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.

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• In high school and college all my friends and my brother wrestled.

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• I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.

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• We were doing the dance routine and I dislocated my knee. I’ve been doing stunts for a long time and it’s kind of weird that I’d dislocate my knee just dancing.

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• I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can’t answer for her.

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• I’m a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.

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• Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?

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• There’s nobody else that can double me – except for a doll.

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• I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.

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• People have a good time with all the catch phrases.

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• Doing stunt work is risky, but it’s something I enjoy.

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• I grew up in Michigan, in a very small town, Centreville. In my graduating class, I had like 92 people.

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• I went to see the film with a regular audience for the first time on Sunday, and was basically swamped.

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• I’ve done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I’ve done have either been stunt or costume work.

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• If I did everything, I probably wouldn’t be here talking to you. There aren’t too many people who can actually double me, so I do most of my stunts though.

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• In the film, I’m not very mobile, like in the space suit.

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