Occupation: Actor and Stuntman
The 2ft 8ins Austin Powers actor, known for his partying and success with women, sometimes gets about by sitting on pals¢ shoulders. Troyer is best known as Dr Evil¢s sidekick Mini Me in Austin Powers
The actor was spotted celebrating his 40th birthday, which fell on new Year¢s Day living it up at London nightspot Mahiki before entering the house.
Troyer reportedly said he wants people to look beyond someone of his stature being like an ¢elf or a leprechaun¢. Troyer said: ¢I don't consider myself as having a disability. ¢I don¢t know what it¢s like to be tall and you don¢t know what it's like to be small.¢
He set up the Verne Troyer Foundation, which helps little people to go to college. As a frequent visitor to the Playboy mansion Verne shot a layout for Playboy magazine, where he was dressed as a ¢Mini-Hef¢, surrounded by nude Playmates.
In 2004 Verne married yoga instructor 6ft 2ins Genevieve Gallen, but only weeks later they filed for an annulment. Troyer admits to an evil game plan: to ¢sabotage everybody in the house, take their stuff and hide it, pick (my) nose and put it in their food and get everybody blaming everyone else.
royer would like to win and is prepared to do anything and if that means ¢screwing someone over, then OK, it¢s all about the competition!¢. His message to the British public is: ¢I¢m a nice guy, I am sarcastic... I¢m just about having fun and if I have to be evil sometimes I may be. ¢So don¢t take me lightly - I¢m definitely there to compete.¢
