Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer
Troyer at the Chiller Theatre Expo in October 2017
Born	Vernon Jay Troyer (1969-01-01)January 1, 1969 Sturgis, Michigan, U.S.
Died	April 21, 2018(2018-04-21) (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide
Resting place	Cremated
Education	Centerville High School
Alma mater	Kellogg Community College
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, stunt performer, Internet personality, voice artist, comedian
Years active	1994 – 2016
Height	81 cm (2 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Genevieve Gallen ​ ​ (m. 2022; ann. 2023)​
Partner	Brittney Powell (2007 – 2018)
Parent(s)	Reuben Troyer (father) Susan Troyer (mother)

Verne Jay Troyer (January 1, 1969^[1] – April 21, 2018) was an American actor, director, stuntman, voice artist, and comedian. He was 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) tall. He was best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies. Troyer also guest-hosted WWE Raw on November 30, 2009.

On April 21, 2018, Troyer died in Los Angeles, California while being hospitalized with alcoholism complications and a failed suicide attempt.^[2] His manner of death was ruled as suicide. His cause of death was alcohol poisoning.^[3][4]

References

1. Verne Troyer Biography (1969-2018) from FilmReference.com
2. Verne Troyer Dead at 49 at TMZ
3. "Verne Troyer's Death 'Possible Suicide': 'Very High Level of Alcohol in His System,' Says Coroner". People. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
4. "Verne Troyer's death may be the latest suicide for Hollywood's community of little people". Fox News. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

Other websites

• Verne Troyer's Official website Archived 2017-03-04 at the Wayback Machine