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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:12 PM Apr 2018

'Austin Powers' Actor Verne Troyer Dead At 49

Source: Yahoo News

Carla Herreria
HuffPostApril 21, 2018

Verne Troyer, who rose to fame after playing Mini-Me in the blockbuster “Austin Powers” films, died on Saturday, the actor’s representatives confirmed to HuffPost.

Troyer was 49 years old.

“Verne was an extremely caring individual,” an official statement shared with HuffPost read. “He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh. Anybody in need, he would help to any extent possible.”

Troyer’s representatives did not disclose a cause of death but said that Troyer “was a fighter when it came to his own battles.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/apos-austin-powers-apos-actor-204041665.html

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'Austin Powers' Actor Verne Troyer Dead At 49 (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

... lunamagica Apr 2018 #1

Oh wow. BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #2

R.I.P. Verne StarryNite Apr 2018 #3

I got a Tesla for Christmas! turbinetree Apr 2018 #4

Oh, so young. I hope he went peacefully. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #5

RIP... Tom_Foolery Apr 2018 #6

I think they inadvertently disclosed the cause of death jmowreader Apr 2018 #7

It seems pretty obvious what the cause of death was from BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #10

I remeber seeing him on an episode of Wife Swap LSFL Apr 2018 #8

Sad jpak Apr 2018 #9

Unforgettable BeyondGeography Apr 2018 #11

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

1. ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:15 PM

Apr 2018

BumRushDaShow

(172,207 posts)

2. Oh wow.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:26 PM

Apr 2018

He was hilarious in those films.

R.I.P.

StarryNite

(12,167 posts)

3. R.I.P. Verne

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:32 PM

Apr 2018

turbinetree

(27,735 posts)

4. I got a Tesla for Christmas!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:51 PM

Apr 2018

R.I.P...................

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

5. Oh, so young. I hope he went peacefully.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:54 PM

Apr 2018

Tom_Foolery

(4,728 posts)

6. RIP...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 05:57 PM

Apr 2018

jmowreader

(53,394 posts)

7. I think they inadvertently disclosed the cause of death

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 06:18 PM

Apr 2018

BigmanPigman

(55,521 posts)

10. It seems pretty obvious what the cause of death was from

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 06:53 PM

Apr 2018

after reading the article. I am glad that he is at peace now. Apparently he was struggling and it was not easy for him for quite some time.

LSFL

(1,112 posts)

8. I remeber seeing him on an episode of Wife Swap

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 06:31 PM

Apr 2018

(Yeah. I have sucky taste in tv. But my podcast queue redeems me)
He seemed pretty down to earth. Just a big kid really. I would have done some beers and video games with him.

jpak

(41,780 posts)

9. Sad

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Sat Apr 21, 2018, 06:36 PM

Apr 2018

BeyondGeography

(41,198 posts)

11. Unforgettable

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 10:29 PM

Apr 2018

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