
Verne Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an actor best known for his role as "Mini-Me," Dr. Evil's smaller and more concentrated pure evil protégé, in the hit comedy Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Even though Verne has become recognized as a "Big Man in the business," he has been working in show business as an actor and stuntman for several years. Troyer, born in Sturgis, Michigan, had always dreamed growing up of getting into showbiz. Shortly after his high school graduation in 1987, Verne moved with some friends to Arlington, Texas, where, in 1993, he got his first break into showbiz as a stunt double for a 9-month-old baby on a film called Baby's Day Out (1994). Over the next few years, Verne made several film and television appearances, often portraying animals or small children.

Raw
TV • 1993

Scrubs
TV • 2001

The View
TV • 1997

Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996

V.I.P.
TV • 1998

Boston Public
TV • 2000

Celebrity Juice
TV • 2008

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
MOVIE • 2001

Celebrity Big Brother
TV • 2001

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV • 2013

Half & Half
TV • 2002

Young Hercules
TV • 1998

Through the Keyhole
TV • 2013

Men in Black
MOVIE • 1997

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
MOVIE • 2000

Jack of All Trades
TV • 2000

The Surreal Life
TV • 2003