Raised in Centreville, Michigan

Made film debut as a stunt player in the comedy-adventure "Baby's Day Out"

Performed stunts in "Jingle All the Way"

Appeared in the sci-fi comedy "Men in Black"

Was a stunt player in the comedy "My Giant"

Played a waiter in Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

Breakthrough role as Mini-Me, a miniature clone of Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

Cast as a series regular on the UPN comedy "Shasta McNasty"

Played Napoleon Bonaparte in the short-lived syndicated series, "Jack of All Trades"

Appeared in Ron Howard's live-action adaptation of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

Appeared in the skewed romantic comedy "Bubble Boy"

Featured in "Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone"

Reprised role of Mini-Me in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"

Appeared on the fourth season of the VH1 reality series, "The Surreal Life"

Featured in Uwe Boll's "Postal"

Re-teamed with Mike Myers for the comedy, "The Love Guru"