Verne Jay Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, YouTuber and stunt performer. He was best known for his role of Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. Troyer had cartilage–hair hypoplasia and was 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) tall.
On Nickelodeon, he pretested Favorite Band at the 2002nd Kids' Choice Awards along with Mike Myers.
On April 21, 2018, Troyer died from suicide at the age of 49.