Being born shorter than other people is something that can severely limit how you get to live your life and what opportunities you’ll get from it. For some people in Hollywood, however, length is just a number. They’ve shown on and off screen that you don’t need to be a big person to have a big presence, and they’ve managed to become icons for an entire generation and overcome the boundaries of their physical stature. Let’s take a look at these huge personalities in small packages.
Peter Dinklage
Before he made himself immortal by becoming Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage didn’t have the easiest of careers. He’d always wanted to act from a young age but actively refused roles that would typically be given to someone of his 135 cm posture. Once everyone saw how amazing an actor he really is, though, he’s been in all kinds of projects and has become a very famous household name.
Verne Troyer
Mostly known as Mini-Me from the Austin Powers series, Troyer was only 81 cm tall. When the first Austin Powers movie was released, creator Mike Myers was so impressed with Troyer’s performance that he wrote the sequels to have more of Troyer in them, and it ended up being a huge success. Sadly, Troyer didn’t get to have the long career we all hoped he would as he tragically died back in 2018.
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