- Peter Dinklage
Standing four feet five inches tall, actor Peter Dinklage has had a prolific career both on-stage and in film. After graduating from college in Vermont, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and the Welsh School of Music and Drama in Wales. He worked in several productions off-Broadway and wrote his own play entitled Frog. He made his film debut in Tom DiCillo 's 1995 independent comedy Living in Oblivion as the dwarf in the dream sequence. - Billy Barty
Billy Barty (October 25, 1924-December 23, 2000), born William John Bertanzetti, was an American film actor. - Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor and stunt man who has appeared in several movies, mostly in non-speaking roles. He stands 81 centimeters (2 feet, 7 inches) tall. - Caroline Crachami
Caroline Crachami is sometimes cited as being the smallest person in recorded history, but as she was nine years old or less at the time of her death, it is unlikely that she had finished growing. Said to have been born in Palermo, she was known as the "Sicilian Fairy" or "Sicilian Dwarf." She had primordial dwarfism, and was only about 19 1/2 inches (50 cm) tall. When she died in June 1824, her body was stolen by Dr. Gillian, … - Amy Roloff
Amy Jo Roloff (b. Amy Jo Knight September 17, 1963), is best known for appearing with her family in the reality television program Little People, Big World seen on TLC. Amy Roloff is a little person, as is her husband Matthew Roloff and one of her four children. - Warwick Davis
Warwick Ashley Davis (born February 3, 1970) is an English actor. He is noted for having dwarfism, standing only tall. Davis is probably best known as the title character in "Willow", Wicket W. Warrick in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi", Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies, the title character in "Leprechaun" and its sequels and as Marvin the Paranoid Android in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". - Meredith Eaton
Meredith Hope Eaton (born August 26, 1974 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress best known for playing Emily Resnick in "Family Law". Her role in the cast of a drama series was somewhat unusual for a little person actor (she is 4'3" or 1.30 m tall). She is also, if lesser, known for her role in the film "Unconditional Love". She currently has a recurring role on "Boston Legal" where she is credited as Meredith Eaton-Gilden. - Bridget Powers
Bridget Powers (born October 11, 1980 in Boise, Idaho) is the pseudonym of an American erotic film actress with dwarfism. She is a co-host on Ed Powers' radio show "Bedtime Stories". She is also in a band named Blakkout. She told Howard Stern on his radio show that she always wanted to be tall when she was young. She was discovered at a Goth nightclub by a woman casting for an adult movie. - Michael Dunn
Michael Dunn (born Gary Neil Miller, reportedly on February 7, 1934 in Shattuck, Oklahoma; died August 30, 1973 in London) was a successful dwarf American actor. - Jeffrey Hudson
Jeffrey Hudson (June 141619-1682) was a dwarf who belonged to the court of Queen Henrietta Maria of England in the years before King Charles I was deposed. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf", and "Lord Minimus", and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness. He fought with the Royalists in the English Civil War and fled with the Queen to France when they lost in 1644. - Joel-Peter Witkin
Joel-Peter Witkin (born September 13, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American photographer. He was born to Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother. He has a twin brother, Jerome Witkin, who also plays a significant role in the art world for his realistic paintings. His parents divorced when Witkin was young because they were unable to transcend their religious differences. - Tom Shakespeare
Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet (born 11 May 1966), better known as Tom Shakespeare, is a geneticist and sociologist. He has achondroplasia. Shakespeare was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and gained a Master of Philosophy from King's College, Cambridge in 1991. Whilst a student, he featured in a television documentary about his restricted growth, along with his father, Sir William Geoffrey Shakespeare, a prominent medical practitioner. - Josh Ryan Evans
Joshua Ryan Evans (January 10, 1982 - August 5, 2002) was an actor who became known for his role of "Timmy" in the soap opera "Passions". Though he was 17 years old when "Passions" debuted, Evans had the appearance and voice of a small child due to achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. He was 3' 2". Evans also played the role of the young Grinch (Jim Carrey's character) in the 2000 Jim Carrey film "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas". - Martin Klebba
Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969 in Troy, Michigan) is an American actor and stunt performer. Klebba has dwarfism and is 4'1" tall. He grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School. Klebba has had a recurring guest role in the television show "Scrubs" as Randall. He was cast in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl", and its sequels; "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", … - Matthew Roloff
Matthew Roloff (b. October 7, 1961), is an author, actor, farmer, inventor, and businessman, best known for appearing with his family in the reality television program "Little People, Big World" seen on TLC. Roloff is a dwarf, as is his wife Amy and one of their four children. - Lavinia Warren
Lavinia Warren (1841 - 1919) was an American [midget]] and the wife of General Tom Thumb. She was born at Middleborough, Massachusetts, a descendant of a French family named Bonpasse. Under the management of showman P. T. Barnum her name was changed to Mercy Lavinia Bumpus. She was married to Tom Thumb on February 10, 1863. Her sister Minnie Warren, also a midget, was her bridesmaid. While admission to the actual wedding was free, … - Kenny Baker
Kenneth George Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British dwarf actor best known as the man inside of R2-D2 in the popular "Star Wars" film series. Baker, who stands 3 feet, 8 inches (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret performer with entertainer Jack Purvis when George Lucas hired him to be the man inside R2-D2 in "Star Wars" in 1977. Baker appears in five of the six "Star Wars" films; though credited on Episode III, he never filmed any scenes. - Hervé Villechaize
Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series "Fantasy Island" (1978 - 1984). He was also well known for playing the evil henchman Nick Nack in the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun". - Bushwick Bill
Richard Shaw (born December 8, 1966), officially named Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir, but better known as Bushwick Bill, is a member of the rap group Geto Boys. In 1991 he shot himself while drunk after his girlfriend refused to shoot him. A graphic picture of him in the hospital with his injury was on the cover of the Geto Boys' album "We Can't Be Stopped". - Brad Williams
Brad Williams (born in 1984 in Orange, California) is a comedian and actor. He regularly appears on the show Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central. Williams was born with Achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. His condition plays a large part in the bits in both his stand-up comedy and television roles. He was a student at the University of Southern California but dropped out to pursue his acting and comedy career. - Michael J. Anderson
Michael J. Anderson (October 31, 1953, Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for his role as the Man from another place in David Lynch's television series "Twin Peaks", notable for being a 'little person'. - Charles Sherwood Stratton
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a midget who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Stratton was a son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut, carpenter. He was born in Bridgeport, CT. Born to parents of medium height, he was ironically quite a large baby, weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces (4.14 kg) at birth. He developed and grew normally for the first six months of his life, … - Weng Weng
Weng Weng (September 7, 1957 — August 29, 1992 was a Filipino actor and martial artist. He was born in Baclaran, in what is now Parañaque City. Only 2 foot, 9 inches (83 cm) tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role. He played Secret Agent 00 in "For Your Height Only" and "The Impossible Kid". He had an active film career in the 1970s and the 1980s, … - Jason Acuña
Jason Bryant Acuña, better known as "Wee-Man," is one of the stars of "Jackass" on MTV and the host of NESN's skateboarding show "54321". Acuña has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism and is 4'7" tall. He is also a professional skateboarder and uses a regular skateboard despite claims that due to his height he uses a smaller-sized or modified skateboard. Jason's father was born and raised in northern Spain. - Emmanuel Lewis
Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is best known for his title role in the 1980s television sitcom "Webster". He is 4'3" (1.30 m), which would qualify him as a dwarf according to the Little People of America. He is a close friend of Michael Jackson. Lewis graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1997. He is often compared with Gary Coleman, star of "Diff'rent Strokes". - Danny Woodburn
Danny Woodburn (born July 26,1964, Philadelphia) is an American film, TV and stage actor best known for having played Mickey Abbott on the hit sitcom "Seinfeld". With more than 100 TV appearances, Danny has had recurring roles on shows such as "Tracey Takes On", "Conan: The Adventurer", "Baywatch", "Special Unit 2", "Charmed", and "Bones". He has also appeared in the films "Jingle All the Way", … - Debbie Lee Carrington
Debbie Lee Carrington (December 14, 1959) is an American actress known for her diminutive size (little person). She has appeared in many films and TV shows, including Return of the Jedi, Total Recall, Men in Black, Seinfeld, Baywatch and Boston Legal. She is also an accomplished stuntwoman. Carrington was born Deborah Lee Carrington in San Jose, California. Her father was an insurance manager and her mother was a schoolteacher. - Edward Alfred Cockayne
Edward Alfred Cockayne (1880-1956) was an English physician specializing in pediatrics. He spent most of his medical career at the Hospital for Sick Children in London. Cockayne was particularly interested in endocrinology, and rare, genetic diseases of children. In 1946 he recognized a disease that would be named after him, called Cockayne's syndrome. This is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by dwarfism, pigmentary retinopathy, impaired nervous system development, … - Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf
Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr. (April 20, 1962 - September 4, 2001), better known as Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, appeared numerous times on "The Howard Stern Show", beginning on August 16, 1996 when he entered the studio of radio station WXRK (K-Rock) in New York City. As the nickname suggests, Nasiff was invariably inebriated and had a sharp tongue toward anyone who annoyed him. He had to be constantly reminded not to curse over the airwaves, … - David Rappaport
David Stephen Rappaport (November 23, 1951 - May 2, 1990) was a British actor, probably one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film, standing at 3' 11". Rappaport was born to a Jewish family in London, and soon developed talents in both music and theatre. One of his most popular roles was as Randall, the leader of the thieves in the Terry Gilliam film "Time Bandits", and he also starred opposite Clancy Brown and Sting in "The Bride". - Meinhardt Raabe
Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin) is one of the oldest surviving Munchkin-actors from "The Wizard of Oz", and is now the only surviving cast member with any significant dialogue in the film. He appeared in an October 2005 episode of Entertainment Tonight with eight more surviving Munchkins, and made a guest appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show on April 11, 2005. In addition to his role in the film, … - Michael Gilden
Michael Gilden (b. September 22, 1962 - d. December 5, 2006) was an American actor with dwarfism (height 4ft 6in or 1.37 m). He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including "Charmed", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Family Law", "Cybill", "NCIS_(TV series)" and "Pulp Fiction", … - Joe C.
Joseph Calleja, better known as Joe C. was an American rapper. He became popular as part of Kid Rock's band, after the two met at Kid Rock concert in Roseville,MI in 1994. Joe C. was born in Taylor, Michigan, he was first ft on the title track to, "Devil Without a Cause". - Pauline Musters
Pauline Musters (February 26 1876 - March 1 1895) is, at 2 ft (61cm), recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded. Born in The Netherlands, she died in New York City. - Arturo Gil
Arturo Gil (born March 13, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American dwarf actor who has appeared in many films, television programs, and commercials. Arturo, standing three and half feet tall, has been featured in films like "Spaceballs, Monkeybone, The Fantasticks, Dirty Work, The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, Silent Tongue," and "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" and TV shows like "Charmed, Ally McBeal, Just Shoot Me!, Honey, … - He Pingping
He Pingping (born July 1988) is a Chinese man who is under consideration to be recognized as the world's shortest man. He is currently applying to the Guinness World Records. The 19-year old measures 73 cm (2 ft 4 in) high, and is the third child to a family in Huade county, in the city of Wulanchabu in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He has two sisters, both of which developed at normal rates and are now married. - Eddie Gaedel
Edward Carl "Eddie" Gaedel (June 8, 1925 - June 18, 1961), born in Chicago, Illinois, was an American midget who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game. Just 3 feet 7 inches (109 cm) tall and weighing 65 pounds (29.5 kg), Gaedel gained immortality in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, August 19, 1951. He was secretly signed by the St. - Beetlejuice
Lester Green (born June 2, 1968, in Jersey City, New Jersey), known as Beetlejuice (often abbreviated to Beetle or Beet), is a frequent guest on "The Howard Stern Show" and a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He is a dwarf, standing only tall. Beetlejuice also suffers from microcephaly, which gives him his characteristic small head relative to his already small body. - Billy Curtis
Billy Curtis (1909-1988) was an American film and television actor. He was a dwarf who had a 50-year career in a variety of roles. He was born on 27 June 1909 in Springfield, Massachusetts and died 9 November 1988 in Dayton, Nevada of a heart attack. According to the IMDb site, his birth name was Luigi Curto, and his height was 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 meters). The bulk of his work was in the western and science fiction genres. - Tony Cox
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an African-American actor from the United States. He is well-known for his comedic performances in "Bad Santa" and "Me, Myself and Irene". He is also known for his work as an Ewok in the "Star Wars" films. His character, Widdle Warrick, is most notably remembered as the "scientist" Ewok responsible for most of the on-screen gadgets in the films. Cox is a dwarf born in Uniontown, Alabama.
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