Tears For Mini-Me Tiny Verne's Mighty Battle

The star’s addictions were too big to beat

He may not have reached a metre in height, but Verne Troyer – known and loved around the world for his character Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies – lived life large.

Sadly, the actor, who was born with dwarfism and attained global stardom as Dr Evil’s tiny clone in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember, couldn’t overcome his mammoth battle with the bottle.

After being found drunk and suicidal at his home in the US earlier this month, the 49-year-old died on April 21. “Over the years, he struggled and won,” a family member said after his death. “Sadly, this time was too much.”