Verne Troyer, who is famous for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, has died at the age of 49. Earlier this month, it was reported he was hospitalized. Besides Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember, he was briefly seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, as well as Jingle All The Way, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Love Guru, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and some other movies as well. If there was going to be another Austin Powers movie, not sure how they will handle the death. Either way, sad news and my heart goes out to his family, friends and colleagues.
His family updated his Instagram account with the sad news: