It's impossible to look at a picture of Verne Troyer and not think "Mini Me". His roles in the Austin Powers series of films made us all laugh and turned Troyer into a star. In truth, his career on screen had begun many years earlier, appearing as a stunt double for the baby on "Baby's Day Out", but starring opposite Mike Myers made him a household name.
The good times lasted for a while. Troyer appeared in music videos and was also a guest in the UK version of "Celebrity Big Brother". It wasn't all fun and games for Troyer, though. He struggled with a number of addiction problems in his post-fame years, having issues with alcohol in particular, and eventually they became too much for him. He was found dead in April of this year with an excessive amount of alcohol in his system. Coroners later ruled that his death was a suicide. Troyer was 49 years old.