Verne Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an American actor and stunt performer born in Sturgis, Michigan. He began as a stunt double in Baby's Day Out and became widely known as Mini-Me, the clone of Dr. Evil, in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember. His other films include Men in Black, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which he played Griphook, The Love Guru and Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.