Born January 1, 1969
Died April 21, 2018
Today he’d be (55 years old old)
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Moon Sign: Gemini
Chinese Zodiac: Earth Monkey
Life Path 9
Height: 2′ 8″
Verne Jay Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. He was notable for having been only 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) tall, the result of cartilage–hair hypoplasia; this made him one of the shortest men in the world.
Early life
Troyer was born in Sturgis, Michigan, the son of Susan, a factory worker, and Reuben Troyer, a repair technician. He had two siblings, Davon and Deborah. He stated that his parents “never treated me any different than my other average-sized siblings. I used to have to carry wood, feed the cows and pigs and farm animals”. Troyer was initially raised Amish, but his parents left the faith when he was a child. During his childhood, Troyer spent much time visiting Amish relatives in Centreville, Michigan. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1987, and a plaque was dedicated to him in 2003.
Career
Troyer’s film career began when a former president of Little People of America contacted him, looking for someone of a “certain size” to serve as a stunt double for the infant character “Baby Bink” in John Hughes’ film Baby’s Day Out (1994). He gained further work as a stunt double with some minor comedic roles in several films of the 1990s, including Dunston Checks In, Jingle All the Way (both 1996), Men in Black (1997), and My Giant (1998).
Troyer first met with Jay Roach to discuss portraying Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, directed by Roach and starring co-creator Mike Myers, before filming for the series’ second film began. Myers was impressed with Troyer’s performance, rewriting the script for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) to give Mini-Me more screen time and remove the character’s death. Troyer reprised the role three years later in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and collaborated again with Myers on The Love Guru (2008).[9]
After reaching a large audience as Mini-Me, Troyer portrayed the goblin Griphook in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), and played the role of Percy in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). He also made several appearances as himself in reality television series, including The Surreal Life (2005), Welcome to Sweden (2007), and the sixth series of the British Celebrity Big Brother (2009).
[source: wikipedia]A Capricorn will always be on time, will always have positions of responsibility. They make good psychologists because of their ability to listen to short-tempered people or people on a rant. They have an ability to stay calm and reasoned in a disagreement or conflict, even though the other side may be more passionate. They are deep thinkers who have good memories and a never-ending intellectual curiosity. In their relationships, they can have a tendency towards unhappiness.
Monkeys are good listeners and tackle complicated situations with ease. This Sign’s natural curiosity gives it a broad-based intellectual curiosity. Monkeys have a show-off side that loves nothing more than to impress their friends with all they know. Monkeys often feel the need to try everything at least once, which can make for a merry-go-round of relationships.
Verne Troyer Astrology Natal Chart
| Sun | 11°07′ | Capricorn | |
| Moon | 18°40′ | Gemini | |
| Mercury | 25°39′ | Capricorn | |
| Venus | 26°28′ | Aquarius | |
| Mars | 1°35′ | Scorpio | |
| Jupiter | 5°30′ | Libra | |
| Saturn | 18°49′ | Aries | |
| Uranus | 3°59′ | Libra | |
| Neptune | 27°48′ | Scorpio | |
| Pluto | 25°06′ | Я | Virgo |
| Chiron | 29°05′ | Pisces | |
| Ceres | 29°04′ | Sagittarius | |
| Pallas | 10°42′ | Sagittarius | |
| Juno | 17°58′ | Sagittarius | |
| Vesta | 22°23′ | Aries | |
| Node | 4°28′ | Я | Aries |
| Lilith | 17°58′ | Gemini |
