Mini Me alias one of the shortest men Verne Troyer dead at 49

Verne Troyer, most famous for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers comedies, and for being one of the shortest men in the world — has died. TMZ.com reports that according to a statement from his family, the unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday. 

He was on some form of life support since being taken to the hospital earlier this month after the police got a report that he was drunk and suicidal, and was treated for possible alcohol poisoning. Verne’s family says about the death, “he was baptised while surrounded by his family.”

He has struggled with alcoholism for years and had also been to rehab many times. Troyer was born with the genetic disorder known as achondroplasia dwarfism, but said growing up on a farm in Michigan he was never treated differently by his parents than his average-sized siblings.