Tyrion Lannister and 6 other main dwarfs of world cinema
Now, when the fate of Tyrion Lannister is hanging in the balance, and all the attention of Game of Thrones fans is riveted to the new season of the series, we offer you a list of the most influential movie dwarfs compiled by Stanislav Zelvensky.
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1. Verne Troyer
Height: 0.81 m
What is famous for: an exceptional baby, even by dwarf standards, one of the lowest people in the world. I replaced children in the frame more than once. He became famous for playing Mini-Me, the nefarious alter ego of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series. Four years ago, some scoundrels stole a homemade porn video with his participation.
2. Tony Cox
Height: 1.07 m
What is famous for: the most famous black dwarf. In his youth, like many, he went through Star Wars and the Leprechaun franchise (where he played an "African-American leprechaun"). He became famous for the role of Billy Bob Thornton's partner in Bad Santa, since then he has been actively acting in mostly bad comedies, being responsible for humor below the belt.
3. Michael J. Anderson
Height: 1.09 m
What is famous for: long before the "Carnival" he became the idol of millions, dancing in the visions of agent Cooper. In the interval between these events, he also starred mainly in serials, but did not disdain short films either. Knows how to speak backwards. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a programmer for NASA.
4. Kenny Baker
Height: 1.12 m
What is famous for: he flashed in Flash Gordon and The Elephant Man, played one of the gnomes in Time Bandits, appeared in episodes of many good directors: Milos Forman, Ridley Scott, Neil Jordan and others. But paradoxically, the role of his life is the vacuum-cleaning robot R2-D2, into the inside of which he has been regularly climbing since 1977.
5. Herve Villechaise
Height: 1.19 m
What is famous for: a Frenchman of Filipino origin who emigrated to the States. Played Nick Naka, Scaramanga's assistant, in The Man with the Golden Gun. He really became famous in the late 70s when he got the key role of a dwarf named Tattoo in the TV series Fantasy Island about a place where dreams come true. It all ended tragically: the model wife left, the money ran out, he was sick, drank, and finally shot himself.
6. Jordan Prentice
Height: 1.24 m
What is famous for: he made his debut not in the most brilliant way - as one of the six performers of the role of Howard the Duck in the film of the same name (about the adventures of an intelligent alien duck). Later played Giant Packet of Grass in the first Harold & Kumar. But he waited in the wings and flashed in the role of a cheerful racist dwarf in "Lie low in Bruges."
7. Peter Dinklage
Height: 1.35 m
What he is famous for: loudly announced himself with his debut role in Tom DiCillo's Life in Oblivion, where he delivered, in particular, an angry tirade about directors who shove dwarfs in dream scenes. Then he played many different roles (it’s hard not to mention the gay blackmailer dwarf from “Death at a Funeral”), until he became the most famous dwarf of our time thanks to the “Game of Thrones”.