Verne Troyer

The death of actor Verne Troyer – who rocketed to fame when he starred in the Austin Powers films – has been officially ruled as a suicide, according to a coroner in Los Angeles.

Troyer, who was born with a form of dwarfism that permanently limited his height to under 2ft 8in, became world-famous when he starred as Mini-Me in second Austin Powers film The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999, reprising the role in 2002’s Goldmember.

However, he openly spoke about his battles with addiction to alcohol over recent years, and this April passed away at the age of 49, having spent the final three weeks of his life in hospital in Los Angeles for alcohol intoxication. He had been admitted on April 3rd, having been taken from his North Hollywood home.

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It's been a pretty shocking week in terms of celebrity deaths, and it was Verne Troyer who topped the list over the weekend when it was revealed that he passed away at the age of 49. He'd only recently been in hospital over his issues with depression and alcoholism, and fans across the world are devastated that he's lost his battle.

Verne Troyer at the premiere for 'Boo! A Madea Halloween'

Less than three weeks after the 'Austin Powers' star was hospitalized under an involuntary psychiatric hold after a concerned friend of his contacted emergency services claiming that he was 'extremely upset, drunk and suicidal', the actor rests in peace after succombing to his troubles.

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Verne Troyer fans are rooting for the star to recover quickly after he was rushed to hospital under an involuntary psychiatric hold earlier this week when his friend told emergency services that he was drunk and suicidal. There's also some suggestion of possible alcohol poisoning.

Verne Troyer at OK Magazine Party

The 'Austin Powers' actor was admitted to hospital on Monday night (April 2nd 2018) on a 5150 hold over concerns that he wanted to harm himself, according to The Blast, after a pal of his called emergency services to his North Hollywood home. 

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Verne Troyer has informed his concerned fans that he is “voluntarily” checking into a rehab clinic in order to battle an addiction to alcohol, following reports that he had been admitted to hospital.

Earlier this week, TMZ had reported that the 48 year old Austin Powers star and former contestant on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ had checked into a hospital in the San Fernando Valley over a week ago. Now, Troyer has taken to social media to clarify the situation, saying that he plans to “continue to get the help” he needs.

“I’ve been hearing from some concerned fans, so I’d like to address a very personal situation,” he wrote on Instagram on Thursday (April 7th).

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Verne Troyer has assured fans he’s feeling fine, after he was taken to the hospital following a seizure on Saturday. The Mini-Me actor was making an appearance at the Heart of Texas Comic Con in Waco when he suffered the seizure, during a meet and greet with fans.

Verne Troyer has assured fans he's feeling fine

“Everything's ok guys. Thanks for the concern,” the actor wrote on Twitter, later adding “Thanks again guys! See you tomorrow at @thehotcon.” The 2feet 8inch star then posted a video showing him recuperating in his hotel.

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