He became a pop culture icon as “Mini-Me,” but Verne Troyer’s personal life was marked by deep struggles. Autopsy: The Last Hours of Verne Troyer explores the physical challenges, addiction battles, and emotional toll that led to his heartbreaking death at just 49.
00:00Vern Troyer, the biggest little star in Hollywood, died of multi-organ failure due to alcohol intoxication.
00:08He was just 49 years old.
00:10Forensic pathologist and medical examiner, Dr. Michael Hunter, is examining all the evidence to find out why he died in such tragic circumstances.
00:19Vern Troyer was born with a rare genetic disorder that meant he was small even compared to others with dwarfism.
00:25What's interesting about Vern's early life, it seemed that growing up his childhood was relatively normal and that his size was almost ignored.
00:33But all of that seemed to change when he hit Hollywood.
00:37Being famous and being so small, not just small, but half the size of most little people,
00:45must have been a tremendous pressure on him that wherever he went, he was probably stared at.
00:51I mean, he was exceedingly small.
00:55It was just a tough life for him.
00:58It's hard to, you know, go out, walk on the street and things like that because people recognize you.
01:03I mean, I can't wear a baseball hat and sunglasses and they won't know who it is.
01:07If he was kind of flung into this world without having the supports behind him, it might have been very, very hard.
