PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 28: Actor Verne Troyer attends Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XXI at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)
Verne Troyer, best known for his character Mini Me in the Austin Powers films, has died at the age of 49.
His death was announced on his Instagram account. “It is with great sadness and incredible heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today,” the post read. Troyer “inspired people around the world with his drive, determination, and attitude.”
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Troyer’s cause of death was not revealed in the post.
Earlier this month he was hospitalized after first responders were called by his friends saying he we suicidal and drunk. He had checked himself into a rehabilitation center for alcoholism in April of last year.
Troyer was in 58 movies and television shows. He was well known for being Mike Myers‘ character Dr.Evil‘s sidekick. Myers wrote in a statement, “It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed.”
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